Texas state 7-on-7 high school football tournament<\/a> wrapped up pool play for Division I on Friday. Sixty-four programs from 5A-6A competed in 16 groups of four; each team played four games.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\")
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The top 32 teams after pool play advance to the championship bracket, a single-elimination tournament that begins on Saturday at 8:45 a.m. The championship game is scheduled to begin at noon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As for the other 32 teams, they\u2019ll play in a consolation tournament starting at 8 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Roughly a quarter of the teams that competed on Friday are from the Dallas area. Here\u2019s how they did and who they\u2019ll face tomorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Allen<\/p>\n
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Allen player Andre Jackson (30) reacts after scoring a touchdown during a 7-on-7 football game against Cy Fair at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station, TX on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Rhonda Taormina\/Special Contributor<\/p>\n
The largest school in Texas earned control of Pool B, finishing 3-0. It beat Cy Fair 33-26 in the game, followed by a 42-20 win over Laredo Nixon. Allen wrapped up the day with a 36-25 win over Westlake.<\/p>\n
Allen will take on Palo Duro in the championship bracket Round of 32. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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Arlington<\/p>\n
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Arlington quarterback Braden Elkins (10) passes the ball during a 7-on-7 football game against Cy Ranch at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station, TX on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Rhonda Taormina\/Special Contributor<\/p>\n
Arlington handled business in group play, going 2-1 by beating Anderson 27-20, then knocking off Mercedes 40-12. It lost 30-14 in the final game of the day to\u00a0Cy Ranch, which went undefeated in Pool O.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arlington will take on The Woodlands on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Arlington Lamar<\/p>\n
Arlington Lamar had a rough go of things on Friday, going 0-3 and finishing last in its group. Lamar lost 20-14 to Dickinson and repeated a 20-14 defeat to Ellison. Its final game was a 30-18 loss to\u00a0PSJA North.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Lamar will play Shoemaker in the first round of the consolation bracket.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cedar Hill<\/p>\n
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Cedar Hill player Caydan Ethridge (2) gains extra yards during a 7-on-7 football game against Lake Travis at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station, TX on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Rhonda Taormina\/Special Contributor<\/p>\n
Pool D was one of the most competitive groups of the day. All six games finished within a one-score deficit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cedar Hill finished 2-1, despite losing its first game to Cooper 21-20. Cedar Hill tacked on consecutive wins against High Tower, 27-19, and Lake Travis, 13-6.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Cedar Hill will play Cedar Ridge in the first round on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Coppell<\/p>\n
Coppell scored 25 points in all three games on Friday and finished 3-0 in Pool\u00a0H. They beat Economedes 25-7, then Grand Oaks 26-19, capped off by a 26-14 win over Tyler Legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Coppell will play in a fun Dallas-area matchup against DeSoto in the Round of 32 on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DeSoto<\/p>\n
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Desoto player Rickshown Hanks (7) on defense during a 7-on-7 football game against Harker Heights at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station, TX on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Rhonda Taormina\/Special Contributor<\/p>\n
DeSoto finished 2-1 in Pool P, defeating EP Eastwood 25-20, then Gregory-Portland 14-6. DeSoto’s final game of the day ended in a 27-6 loss to Harker Heights.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The reigning 6A Division II state champions will take on Coppell on Saturday in a Dallas-area showdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Frisco Panther Creek<\/p>\n
Panther Creek went 2-1 in Pool G, beating Laredo United 27-15, then falling 40-31 in a shootout against The Woodlands. Its final game ended in a 31-21 win over Temple.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Panther Creek will play Cy Ranch in the first round of the Champions bracket.<\/p>\n
Keller Central<\/p>\n
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Keller Central player Jerry Dillard (2) pulls down a pass during a 7-on-7 football game against SA Johnson at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station, TX on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Rhonda Taormina\/Special Contributor<\/p>\n
Keller Central went 2-1 after falling 25-20 to Klein in the opening game. Central knocked off Round Rock in a narrow 13-12 battle, then handled\u00a0SA Johnson 23-12.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Central will play\u00a0Bastrop in the Round of 32.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lake Highlands<\/p>\n
Lake Highlands was riding high, beating Shoemaker 18-13, then EP Andres 26-12, but with a chance to go 3-0, it lost 26-24 to Huntsville, a school that was 0-2 entering the last game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, Lake Highlands went 2-1 and face\u00a0PSJA North.<\/p>\n
Mansfield Timberview<\/p>\n
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Timberview quarterback Steven Hall (17) passes the ball during a 7-on-7 football game against Waller at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station, TX on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Rhonda Taormina\/Special Contributor<\/p>\n
Mansfield Timberview went just 1-2 in Pool\u00a0J, losing 28-22 to Waller and 34-33 to WF Legacy, but it did notch a 38-21 win over West Brook.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fortunately for\u00a0Timberview, Waller went 3-0 while West Brook and WF Legacy also finished 1-2.\u00a0Timberview finished second despite having a losing record based on point differential.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Wolves will play Dripping Springs in the Championship bracket.\u00a0<\/p>\n
North Forney<\/p>\n
North Forney struggled, going 0-3 on Friday. Its first loss was a 19-13 defeat to College Park, then a 19-14 loss to Tyler. The final game was a 25-0 blowout defeat against Palo Duro.\u00a0<\/p>\n
North Forney plays Westlake in the consolation bracket.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Plano<\/p>\n
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Plano quarterback CJ Smith (21) passes the ball during a 7-on-7 football game against Willis at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station, TX on Friday, June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Rhonda Taormina\/Special Contributor<\/p>\n
Like Mansfield Timberview, Plano finished 1-2 in a group where three out of four schools finished 1-2. Unfortunately, the Plano beat Beaumont United 27-25, then lost consecutive games to Willis, 26-13, and\u00a0WF Memorial, 21-19.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Plano will play Eastlake in the consolation bracket.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Desoto quarterback Patrick Harris (13) passes the ball during a 7-on-7 football game against Harker Heights at Veterans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1304,2291,125464,1235,27,29,28,107576,87907,106827,88944],"class_list":["post-352225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-desoto","tag-high-school-sports","tag-high-school-sports-football","tag-keller-central-school","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-tp-allen-school","tag-tp-arlington","tag-tp-mansfield-timberview-school","tag-tp-plano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}