{"id":181227,"date":"2026-02-26T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/181227\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:02:10","slug":"chaos-in-6a-division-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/181227\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos in 6A Division I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are five thoughts from the bi-district round of the UIL boys basketball playoffs<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Chaos in 6A Division I Region I<\/p>\n

Yes, state No.2 North Crowley took care of business with a 68-50 win over Hurst L.D. Bell, and No. 24 Allen handled Denton Braswell 61-51 in the first round.<\/p>\n

But wilder things happened in the Region I bracket of the 6A Division I playoffs.<\/p>\n

Unranked Coppell upset Plano East,<\/a> which won the 6A state title in 2024 and was state-ranked throughout this season, 69-56 on Monday night. Arlington Martin won a 62-57 thriller over Lake Highlands on Tuesday, and Northwest Eaton stunned Mansfield Lake Ridge 70-55 the same day. Lake Ridge, a 6A state semifinalist in 2024, entered the playoffs as the state\u2019s 16th-ranked 6A team. Eaton was unranked.<\/p>\n

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Big area round matchups<\/p>\n

The first round offered exciting matchups early in the playoffs, but more are on the way.<\/p>\n

Carter, the state\u2019s top-ranked 4A team, will face No. 23 Frisco Panther Creek in the area round. The former has looked like a favorite to win the 4A Division II state title and Panther Creek boasts one of the state\u2019s leading scorers<\/a> in junior Rodney Wagner, who was averaging 30.2 points per game ahead of the playoffs and dropped 33 in a 119-18 win over Hampton Prep on Monday.<\/p>\n

The 5A Division I Region bracket might have the biggest second round matchup, with state-ranked teams Denton and Mansfield Timberview set to clash on Friday. Denton, on a historic run<\/a>, entered the playoffs as the state\u2019s third-ranked Class 5A team. Timberview ranks 12th in the state.<\/p>\n

McKinney Boyd makes history <\/p>\n

Boyd, which went 10-6 in District 6-6A, arguably had the upset of the first round \u2014 and made history while doing so.<\/p>\n

The program beat defending 6A Division II state champion Denton Guyer 46-37 on Tuesday, winning its first playoff game in program history. Boyd held Guyer to seven points in the fourth quarter and pulled away late on free throws. The school opened in 2006. <\/p>\n

Tight games<\/p>\n

The thrillers came early this year, as several teams survived close contests in the first round. <\/a><\/p>\n

Seagoville edged W.T. White 67-64 and South Oak Cliff outlasted Woodrow Wilson 73-69 in two games that pit Dallas ISD programs against each other. Frisco Reedy edged Frisco 68-65, Crowley bested Southlake Carroll 64-62 and state-ranked South Grand Prairie survived Richardson 42-39.<\/p>\n

Lopsided wins <\/p>\n

Several Dallas-area teams enjoyed blowout victories in the first round.<\/p>\n

Kimball, the defending 4A Division I state champion<\/a>, began its title defense with a 71-30 win over Alvarado. Celina routed Irving North Hills Prep 118-46. District 11-6A had a strong showing in the Region II bracket of the 6A Division I playoffs, with defending 6A Division I state champion Duncanville blowing out Temple 74-38 and Waxahachie dominating Copperas Cove 91-54.<\/p>\n

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