Week 3 of the Texas high school football season is here.

Check out the Star-Telegram’s five games to watch:

Aledo vs. Euless Trinity, 7 p.m. Friday at Pennington Field

It has been 21 seasons since Aledo (0-2) has lost three consecutive games and the Bearcats will hope to avoid that on Friday against Euless Trinity (1-1) on the road.

In 2005 Aledo opened the season with a win over Forney, but then dropped a 37-27 decision to North Crowley, suffered a 19-9 defeat at the hands of Abilene Wylie before losing 31-14 to then defending state champion Ennis.

Aledo went 5-5 during that regular season, but went four rounds deep in the playoffs to finish 8-6. Aledo opened 2026 with a 26-0 loss to Class 6A No. 3 North Crowley and, in Week 2, suffered a 28-21 setback against Waco Midway.

Trinity began 2026 with a win over Richardson Berkner, but took it on the chin 35-10 against Class 6A No. 15 Austin Westlake last week. This will be the final tune up for both schools before district play begins.

The Trojans get the week off next week before starting District 8-6A play. Aledo, which has a 135-game district winning streak, will play its first district game in Class 6A when the Bearcats begin District 3-6A play in Week 4 at Granbury.

Allen vs. Southlake Carroll, 7 p.m. Friday at Dragon Stadium

Southlake Carroll (1-1) has had as tough a non-district schedule as any team in the state and will continue that against Class 6A No. 4 Allen (2-0) on Friday night at home. Carroll dropped from No. 6 in Class 6A to No. 18 in the latest Dave Campbell’s state poll after dropping a 40-10 decision to No. 3 North Crowley.

The Dragons squeaked past Oklahoma perennial power Jenks to open the season. Carroll will likely need to continue to lean on quarterback Hudson Tomcheck (175 yards passing last week) and a quality corps of receivers including Blake Gunter (6 receptions, 146 yards last week) and Brody Knowles.

Allen, ranked No. 10 in the country according to MaxPreps, has dominated two power-house Texas programs in 6A No. 16 Duncanville (26-7) and previously 5A-DI No. 1 DeSoto (50-6) to start the season. The Dragons will have to try to slow down Allen’s dynamic, 4-star, sophomore quarterback Ty Snell.

Houston Summer Creek vs. North Crowley, 7 p.m. Friday at Crowley ISD Stadium

Class 6A No. 3 North Crowley (2-0) is another team that has played a stout non-district slate. The Panthers face their third consecutive Class 6A team in Dave Campbell’s Class 6A Top 25 in No. 17 Houston Summer Creek.

The North Crowley run defense, and defense overall, has been stellar allowing minus-17 yards on 40 carries against then 6A No. 16 Aledo in a 26-0 win, as well as stifling then No. 6 Southlake Carroll’s rushing game last week to help in a 40-10 victory.

Summer Creek opened the season with a loss to 6A No. 15 Pearland Shadow Creek to open the season before thumping Houston Strake Jesuit 36-6 last week.

Graham at Paradise, 7 p.m. Friday

A battle of lower classification power houses will take place on Friday as Class 3A Division I No. 3 Paradise (2-0) will host Class 4A DII No. 10 Graham (2-0). Both teams have faced and defeated Godley with Paradise taking a 50-29 win last week and the Steers winning 42-12 to open the season.

Graham jumped into the state rankings after blasting Fort Worth Eagle Mountain 48-0 last week. The Panthers will be pressed to contain Graham quarterback Cooper Corley and running back Dylan Cox.

Paradise opened the season with a 42-32 win over Ponder. Quarterback Ayden Olalde and running back Elijah Jennings had big games for the Panthers in the win over Godley last week.

Duncanville vs. DeSoto, noon Saturday at Cotton Bowl

A pair of tradition-rich schools that sit only 8.5 miles apart in southern Dallas County get together, this time in a non-district game as Class 6A No. 16 Duncanville (1-1) takes on DeSoto (0-2) in the inaugural Roland Parrish Classic at the Cotton Bowl.

There will be a double header at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday as Class 5A Division II No. 1 and defending state champion South Oak Cliff (0-1) will take on 6A No. 2 Houston North Shore (2-0), the defending 6A DI champ, at 4 p.m.

DeSoto, the reigning Class 6A Division II state champion, dropped down a classification to Class 5A DI, but has still played a tremendously difficult schedule. The Eagles faced two teams ranked in the top ten in the nation according to MaxPreps in No. 1 Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas, a 38-14 loss, and No. 10 Allen, a 50-6 setback.

DeSoto was ranked No. 1 in Class 5A DI to start the season and even remained No. 1 after the loss to St. Thomas Aquinas, but the Eagles dropped out of the top ten after the blowout loss to Allen, which is No. 4 in Class 6A in Texas. DeSoto couldn’t overcome numerous miscues, turnovers and big plays against Allen and failed to get 4-star running back and Texas Tech commit SaRod Baker going.

Duncanville opened the season getting drubbed by Allen 26-7 before bouncing back with a 34-7 win over Cedar Hill last week. Quarterback Maximus The Great Denson and receiver Trenton Yancy provide most of the offensive punch for the Panthers.