A look at the notable games around the Dallas area in Week 10 of the Texas high school football season.
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Melissa at Prosper Walnut Grove
7 p.m. Friday at Children’s Health Stadium
This game will decide the District 4-5A Division II title, and it’s a matchup of two of the top teams in the state, with Walnut Grove ranked No. 7 and Melissa ranked No. 8. Both teams have been dominant all season, with Walnut Grove (8-0, 6-0) winning by an average of 39 points and Melissa (6-1, 6-0) owning an average margin of victory of 39.7 points. Walnut Grove running back Cam Newton leads area Class 5A players in rushing yards (1,507) and rushing touchdowns (25), and he has two games with more than 250 yards and six other 100-yard games. Walnut Groe’s Hayes Hackney is tied for third among area 5A quarterbacks in passing touchdowns with 25, while Melissa’s Brett Holloway is tied for fifth with 24. Holloway, a transfer from Allen, threw for 378 yards and seven touchdowns in last week’s 54-21 win over Frisco Emerson. Walnut Grove won last year’s matchup 37-28 as Hackney threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns.
Riddle’s pick: Prosper Walnut Grove 45, Melissa 41
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Lewisville at Denton Guyer
7 p.m. Friday at C.H. Collins Complex
Denton Guyer, ranked No. 11 in the state in Class 6A, can wrap up the District 5-6A title by beating a Lewisville team that is ranked No. 13 in the Dallas area. Guyer (6-2, 5-0) has won five in a row, and a big reason is running back/linebacker Kaedyn Cobbs, an Illinois pledge who has run for 1,042 yards and 18 touchdowns. Lewisville’s Tre Williams has thrown for 1,922 yards and 25 touchdowns and is averaging three touchdown passes per game. He will be facing one of the area’s best scoring defenses, as Guyer allows 16.9 points per game. Lewisville won last year’s matchup 27-17 despite being outgained 377 yards to 244.
Riddle’s pick: Denton Guyer 31, Lewisville 21
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Waxahachie at Lancaster
7 p.m. Friday at Beverly D. Humphrey Tiger Stadium
Waxahachie star wide receiver Kohen Brown, committed to Texas, has been on a tear and has 17 catches for 401 yards and nine touchdowns in the last four games while averaging 23.6 yards per catch. Waxahachie hasn’t allowed a point in the last two games and can clinch a playoff berth with a win. It beat Lancaster 31-20 last year as TCU pledge Jerry Meyer III threw three touchdown passes. Meyer has 20 touchdown passes this year for a 6-1 team that is part of a three-way tie for first in District 11-6A.
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Riddle’s pick: Waxahachie 35, Lancaster 14
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Carrollton Newman Smith at West Mesquite
7 p.m. Friday at Mesquite Memorial Stadium
West Mesquite has won seven in a row and can clinch the top seed in District 6-5A Division I with a win. West Mesquite has one of the top rushing attacks among area 5A teams, averaging 242.5 yards per game as three players have more than 400 yards on the ground, led by Damarian Robinson with 939 yards and 10 touchdowns. West Mesquite beat Newman Smith 20-13 last year as Robinson scored what ended up being the winning touchdown. Neither team has been tested in district play, with West Mesquite winning by an average of 51.2 points and Newman Smith winning by 49.5 points per game.
Riddle’s pick: West Mesquite 42, Carrollton Newman Smith 24
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Lake Highlands at Richardson
7 p.m. Friday at Eagle-Mustang Stadium
Lake Highlands has won seven in a row, with all but one by 14 points or more. Lake Highlands quarterback Chuck Smith, a transfer from Highland Park, has thrown for 2,125 yards and 25 touchdowns for a 7-1 team and has only three interceptions while completing 66% of his passes. He has spread the ball around, as five players have more than 200 yards receiving, but Ollor Osarollor has been the big play threat and is averaging 28.8 yards per catch and has 17 receptions for a team-high 490 yards and four touchdowns. Richardson is a game behind District 7-6A leader Lake Highlands and has its own star receivers in Texas State pledge Dameon Crowe and Jacob Watson, who combined for 11 catches for 249 yards and three touchdowns in last week’s 28-27 win over Jesuit.
Riddle’s pick: Lake Highlands 38, Richardson 21
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Frisco vs. Frisco Reedy
7 p.m. Friday at David Kuykendall Stadium
Frisco Reedy has won four in a row and is 5-1 in District 5-5A Division I, but it still needs a win this week to clinch a playoff berth. Frisco, 4-2 in district, needs a win this week or it could find itself in a winner-take-all matchup with McKinney North in Week 11 that could decide the district’s final playoff berth. Reedy relies heavily on quarterback Lincoln Harn, who has thrown for 1,631 yards and 23 touchdowns. Reedy also ranks No. 1 among area 5A teams in scoring defense, allowing 10.3 points per game.
Riddle’s pick: Frisco Reedy 28, Frisco 14
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Longview at North Forney
7:30 p.m. Friday at Better Life Stadium
North Forney and Longview are part of a four-way tie for first in District 10-6A, and all four teams have a loss to one of the teams they are tied with. Longview is coming off a 31-7 win over Rockwall-Heath, which was ranked No. 5 in the Dallas area at the time, and it allowed just 150 total yards and 43 yards rushing. North Forney will present an even bigger challenge, as it leads area 6A teams in total offense (509.5 yards per game) and rushing offense (369.3 yards per game) and ranks No. 3 in scoring (52.3 points per game). North Forney’s top three rushers — quarterback Legend Bey and running backs Cordai Woodard and Andikan Asuquo — have combined to run for 2,702 yards and 38 touchdowns.
Riddle’s pick: Longview 38, North Forney 35
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Rockwall vs. Rockwall-Heath
7:30 p.m. Friday at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium
This rivalry game produced a couple of thrillers recently, with Heath winning 31-28 last year and 79-71 in double overtime in 2021. Heath (6-2, 3-1) can clinch a playoff berth with a win, while a win by Rockwall (4-4, 2-2) could create some chaos in District 10-6A. Both teams have impressive wins, with Rockwall-Heath having beaten six-time state champion Highland Park and area No. 6-ranked North Forney and Rockwall owning a win over defending 6A Division I state champion North Crowley. Heath standout quarterback Prosper Neal, who has 16 touchdown passes, was injured early in last week’s 31-7 loss to Longview and did not return.
Riddle’s pick: Rockwall 28, Rockwall-Heath 24
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Mansfield Lake Ridge vs. Mansfield Legacy
7 p.m. Friday at Vernon Newsom Stadium
Lake Ridge (6-2, 3-1) needs a win or a Fort Worth Boswell loss to earn its first playoff berth since 2018. Legacy (4-5, 2-2), meanwhile, needs one more victory to have its most wins in a season since 2018. Lake Ridge dual-threat quarterback Deshawn Edwards has accounted for 26 touchdowns and 2,334 yards of total offense while averaging 291.8 yards per game, and running back Jaiden Cotton has run for 764 yards and eight touchdowns for an offense that averages 37.4 points. That is after Lake Ridge averaged just 17.6 points during last year’s 1-9 season.
Riddle’s pick: Mansfield Lake Ridge 42, Mansfield Legacy 21
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Prosper Rock Hill at Plano
7 p.m. Friday at Clark Stadium
These two teams are part of a logjam in the District 6-6A standings, as places third through seventh are all within one game of each other in the loss column. Plano (5-3, 4-3) is trying to make the playoffs for the second time in the last eight years, while Rock Hill (4-3, 3-3) is trying to reach the postseason for the second time in its six seasons of playing varsity football.
Riddle’s pick: Prosper Rock Hill 24, Plano 21
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Red Oak at Midlothian
7 p.m. Friday at Midlothian ISD Stadium
These two teams are tied for second in District 7-5A Division I, one game behind Highland Park. Midlothian can still earn the district’s top seed in the playoffs, as it plays Highland Park in the final week of the regular season. Midlothian beat Red Oak 45-41 last year, scoring the winning touchdown with 1:11 left. Red Oak four-star wide receiver Brayden Robinson is averaging 107.5 receiving yards per game and has 62 catches for 860 yards and five touchdowns.
Riddle’s pick: Red Oak 35, Midlothian 28
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Keller Central at Southlake Carroll
7 p.m. Friday at Dragon Stadium
Carroll, ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 10 nationally, needs a win to complete its sixth undefeated regular season in eight years. Carroll’s closest district game so far was a 63-28 win over Keller, and for the season Carroll is outscoring the opposition 470-71, an average margin of victory of 44.3 points. Pittsburgh pledge Angelo Renda has thrown for 2,811 yards and 25 touchdowns for a 9-0 team, and wide receivers Blake Gunter and Ohio State pledge Brock Boyd are both headed toward 1,000 seasons, as Gunter has 883 yards and Boyd has 865 yards.
Riddle’s pick: Southlake Carroll 49, Keller Central 7
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