Arlington Heights Head Coach Curtis James watches the game against Cleburne from the sidelines on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 at Farrington Field in Fort Worth.
Abigail Dollins
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH
The Arlington Heights Yellow Jackets (8-0, 4-0 District 4 5A-1) continued their dominant season Thursday night, overwhelming the Trimble Tech Bulldogs (4-3, 2-2 District 4 5A-1) 72-0 to remain undefeated.
The win sets up a clash against Fort Worth Wyatt, also undefeated, in Week 10. The game, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Farrington Field, could determine the district champion.
“We don’t really look at the record; we keep our head down and keep climbing,” Arlington Heights head coach Curtis James said.
Both teams opened the game with strong defensive efforts, trading hard hits and forcing stalled drives early. Arlington Heights broke through with 5:25 remaining in the first quarter when Jack Evans scored the game’s first touchdown to give the Yellow Jackets an 8-0 lead.
Arlington Heights quickly added to its advantage. Carson James found the end zone with 1:53 left in the opening quarter, extending the lead to 16-0. The Yellow Jackets carried that momentum into the second quarter as James scored again, and Isaiah Schuman added the extra point to push the lead to 23-0 with 10:04 remaining in the half.
“The biggest thing that we do is that we work hard, and we believe in our hard work,” coach Curtis James said.
Trimble Tech continued to battle defensively, but Arlington Heights’ offense proved too much to contain. James appeared to break free for a long touchdown run midway through the quarter, but the play was wiped out by a penalty. The setback was short-lived, as James scored again with 4:09 before halftime to give the Yellow Jackets a commanding 30-0 lead at the break.
The second half was more of the same. James added another touchdown with 9:17 remaining in the third quarter to make it 37-0. Carlos Harris followed with a touchdown run at the 6:43 mark, extending the lead to 44-0. Harris scored again later in the quarter, giving Arlington Heights a 51-0 advantage entering the fourth quarter.
The Yellow Jackets continued to pour it on in the final quarter. James scored once more early in the quarter, and Jordan Cooper added a touchdown run to increase the lead to 65-0. Arlington Heights capitalized on a Trimble Tech turnover moments later when quarterback Drake Morton found the end zone, capping the scoring and sealing the runaway victory.
James led a balanced Arlington Heights attack with multiple touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets controlled all phases of the game from start to finish.
“[This game] keeps us in shape, get us ready and lets us know what we need to fix and where we need to fix it,” Carson James said.
Trimble Tech will return to Scarborough-Handley Field Oct. 29 to take on Brewer.
Editor’s note: This story was produced by members of FW Southwest High School’s advanced media program.