Aledo runs onto the field before the game against North Crowley on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 at Crowley ISD Stadium in Fort Worth.
Abigail Dollins
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The playoff race is tightening across Fort Worth-area high school football as eligibility rulings, dominant performances and community support stories shape Week 10. Here’s a rundown of the biggest developments heading into the final stretch of the regular season.
Here are key takeaways:
The Week 10 schedule for Fort Worth-area teams has game times and locations all in one place. See what’s next for your team.Argyle junior quarterback Hayes Hackney was ruled ineligible in a 6-0 vote by the District 3-5A Division II Executive Committee after transferring from Prosper Walnut Grove, with Argyle ISD planning to appeal at the state level.Fans can vote for the Week 9 Player of the Week through 3 p.m. Friday, with top candidates highlighted from MaxPreps and Star-Telegram stats.Week 10 standings show the playoff race heating up across UIL, TAPPS and SPC districts through games played Oct. 24.Euless Trinity jumped three spots to No. 5 in the area rankings after Keller fell to previously winless Northwest, while Burleson Centennial debuted at No. 10 in Class 5A.Millsap junior running back Braun Johnson scored six touchdowns and rushed for 326 yards in a 63-0 win over Eastland the same day his father, head coach Jacob Johnson, died at age 45.Argyle sophomore quarterback Cobe Wilson stepped in for Hackney and passed for 218 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-35 district title-clinching win over Colleyville Heritage.Blue Ridge football was banned from the UIL playoffs after a district executive committee determined the program used six ineligible players.The Aledo Bearcat community rallied around Arlington senior Sam Soto, raising more than $3,000 in $18 Venmo donations to support the third-generation Arlington player undergoing cancer treatment for a spot found in his brain.The UIL State Executive Committee restored Lewisville quarterback Laykon Brassfield’s eligibility in a 6-0 vote, determining he established residence in Lewisville ISD’s zone after earlier residency questions forced forfeits.Burleson Centennial four-star linebacker Aston Whiteside flipped his commitment from Texas A&M to Miami, joining a Hurricanes 2027 class ranked No. 4 nationally with five five-star recruits.
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