The 2025 Texas high school football season is over, and the champions have been crowned.
A SportsDayHS panel of writers and editors — Jamie Hancock, Ishmael Johnson, Emma Moon, Greg Riddle, Myah Taylor and Demetrio Teniente — voted to decide the top 10 Dallas-area teams in Class 6A and Class 5A and the top five in Class 4A after the final week of the season.
1. DeSoto
2025 record, playoff finish: 13-3, 6A Division II state champion
Preseason ranking: No. 4
After a 3-3 start, DeSoto won its final 10 games of the season to claim its third state title in four years. DeSoto outscored the opposition 563-233 during the winning streak, an average margin of victory of 33 points, and it routed Houston C.E. King 55-27 in the 6A Division II state championship game. SaRod Baker broke DeSoto’s single-season rushing record with 3,096 yards and had 45 rushing touchdowns as a junior, and four-star USC signee Ethan “Boobie” Feaster had 98 catches for 1,777 yards and 21 touchdowns.
2. Duncanville
2025 record, playoff finish: 12-2, 6A Division I state runner-up
Preseason ranking: No. 1
Duncanville’s bid for a third state title in four years ended with a 10-7 loss to Galena Park North Shore in the 6A Division I state championship game. Duncanville beat two state champions this year, defeating 5A Division II champion South Oak Cliff 35-28 in the season opener and defeating 6A Division II champion DeSoto 48-28 in district play. Duncanville also beat five-time state champion Allen 31-9 in the state semifinals. Four-star junior wide receiver Trenton Yancey accounted for 19 touchdowns — 10 rushing, eight receiving and one passing.
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3. Southlake Carroll
2025 record, playoff finish: 14-1, 6A Division II state semifinalist
Preseason ranking: No. 2
Southlake Carroll was ranked No. 3 in the nation by MaxPreps when it lost 57-44 to eventual 6A Division II state champion DeSoto in the state semifinals. Carroll was stopped just inches short of the goal line on a fourth-down play with four seconds left, with DeSoto leading by seven at that point. Pittsburgh signee Angelo Renda had one of the greatest seasons in Carroll history, throwing for 4,266 yards and 46 touchdowns, and Ohio State signee Brock Boyd and junior Blake Gunter combined for 155 catches for 2,702 yards and 36 touchdowns.
4. Allen
2025 record, playoff finish: 14-1, 6A Division I state semifinalist
Preseason ranking: No. 5
Five-time state champion Allen reached the state semifinals for the first time since 2018 before falling to Duncanville. Allen had the No. 1 scoring defense among area 6A teams, allowing 11.4 points per game, and it ranked in the top five in total defense, run defense and pass defense. Allen had two 1,000-yard receivers, as senior Carter Harris had 43 catches for 1,193 yards and 10 touchdowns and Arizona signee Caleb Smith had 91 receptions for 1,006 yards and eight touchdowns.
5. Waxahachie
2025 record, playoff finish: 11-2, 6A Division I regional finalist
Preseason ranking: No. 9
Waxahachie beat three-time state champion Duncanville 28-27 in district play, the only loss for Duncanville until the state championship game. The two teams met again in the regional final, and Waxahachie nearly rallied from a 22-point third-quarter deficit before losing 35-27. TCU pledge Jerry Meyer III threw 33 touchdown passes as a junior, Texas signee Kohen Brown had 71 catches for 1,210 yards and 19 touchdowns and sophomore running back Taylen Strange rushed for 1,231 yards and nine touchdowns.
6. North Crowley
2025 record, playoff finish: 12-2, 6A Division I regional finalist
Preseason ranking: No. 3
A year after winning the 6A Division I state title, North Crowley made another deep playoff run and lost 33-21 to Allen in a regional final. North Crowley’s biggest win of the season came in Week 2, when it beat eventual 6A Division II state champion DeSoto 36-27. The toughest challenge for North Crowley will be replacing head coach Ray Gates, who left to become the defensive line coach for North Texas. Gates was 54-4 in four seasons at North Crowley, winning at least 12 games every season.
7. Denton Guyer
2025 record, playoff finish: 11-3, 6A Division II regional finalist
Preseason ranking: No. 6
Guyer nearly beat two powerhouses this season, losing 21-14 to 12-time state champion Aledo and falling 28-27 to 2024 6A Division I state champion North Crowley. This was the sixth time in seven years that Guyer won at least 10 games.
8. Prosper
2025 record, playoff finish: 11-2, 6A Division II regional semifinalist
Preseason ranking: No. 7
Prosper gave nationally ranked Southlake Carroll its closest game of the season up to that point, losing 49-31 in a regional semifinal. Prosper had one of the most prolific offenses in the state, averaging 51.1 points and 498.6 yards of total offense. Braeden Imhoff threw for 3,736 yards and 44 touchdowns, Lathon Latiolais had 65 catches for 1,547 yards and 22 touchdowns and Bryce Robinson ran for 1,451 yards and 17 touchdowns.
9. Forney
2025 record, playoff finish: 10-3, 6A Division II regional semifinalist
Preseason ranking: No. 12
In its second season in Class 6A, Forney made huge strides, winning 10 games in 2025 after a 5-6 record in 2024. Four-star Notre Dame signee Javian Osborne was one of the premier running backs in Texas, running for 2,157 yards and 33 touchdowns and breaking school records for most career rushing yards and most career touchdowns. He ran for 6,602 yards and 107 touchdowns during his time at Forney and had two 2,000-yard seasons.
10. Coppell
2025 record, playoff finish: 10-2, 6A Division I regional semifinalist
Preseason ranking: No. 16
Coppell won at least 10 games for the third straight season and is 34-4 in that span. Carter Zingelmann had a stellar season at quarterback, throwing for 1,875 yards and 16 touchdowns and running for 728 yards and 14 touchdowns.
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