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Waxahachie running back Taylen Strange (4) reacts with offensive lineman Ju’Lee Gee (57) after a touchdown during the first half of a nondistrict high school football game against Coppell on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Waxahachie.<\/p>\n
El\u00edas Valverde II\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the notable games around the Dallas area in Week 7 of the Texas high school football season.<\/p>\n
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North Crowley at Waxahachie<\/p>\n
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Waxahachie\u2019s Lumpkins Stadium<\/p>\n
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This might be the game of the year in Texas<\/a>, as two state-title contenders go head-to-head in a clash that will likely decide the District 11-6A champion. Waxahachie (5\u20130), the state\u2019s top-ranked 6A team<\/a>, welcomes state No. 3 North Crowley (5\u20130), the 6A Division I state champion in 2024.<\/p>\n Their meeting at Lumpkins Stadium should be a shootout, as Waxahachie averages 505.4 yards of offense per game and North Crowley averages 433.6.\u00a0<\/p>\n Three-star South Carolina pledge Jerry Meyer III has passed for 1,306 yards and 16 touchdowns for Waxahachie and is one of several top recruits in the program, which also includes five-star Texas A&M pledge JayQuan Snell at safety. North Crowley also has top prospects, with a secondary that includes four-star UCLA pledge Jerry Outhouse Jr. and three-star Arizona State pledge Elijajuan Houston.<\/p>\n North Crowley has arguably played one of the toughest schedules in the state so far this season, beating 12-time state champion Aledo, eight-time state champion Southlake Carroll, three-time state champion Duncanville and state-ranked Humble Summer Creek.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: North Crowley 49, Waxahachie 40<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n RELATED: North Crowley-Waxahachie could end season-long debate over Texas HS football’s best team<\/a><\/p>\n Spotlight on<\/p>\n Lovejoy at Argyle<\/p>\n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Argyle ISD Stadium<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n This matchup between two of the state\u2019s top-ranked 5A Division II teams will likely decide the District 3-5AII champion. Before they became district mates after the latest UIL biennial realignment, Argyle and Lovejoy met in the playoffs the last two seasons. Argyle handily won both matchups, but this year could be different.<\/p>\n Lovejoy (6\u20130), the state\u2019s eighth-ranked 5A Division II team<\/a>, is averaging \u00a0521.17 yards and 51.33 points per game behind junior quarterback Nixon Slaughter, who has passed for 1,639 yards and 18 touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Coleman Reaugh has recorded 42 catches for 811 yards and seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n Argyle (5\u20131), ranked third among the state\u2019s 5A Division II teams, leads 5A area teams with an average of 524 yards per game and ranks second in scoring with an average of 54.33 points per game. Junior quarterback Hayes Hackney has thrown for 1,842 yards and 25 touchdowns, while four-star Texas Tech pledge Julian Caldwell has recorded 34 catches for 732 yards and 14 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Argyle 42, Lovejoy 35<\/p>\n Coppell at Plano<\/p>\n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Plano\u2019s Clark Stadium<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n State-ranked Coppell<\/a> is on a three-game winning streak, averaging 401.2 yards per game and 45.8 points per game. Quarterback Carter Zingelmann has thrown for 1,439 yards and 18 touchdowns with no interceptions. He\u2019s also rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns. Plano has won two straight games after starting 2026 0\u20133.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Coppell 45, Plano 10<\/p>\n Denton Guyer at Lewisville<\/p>\n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Lewisville\u2019s Max Goldsmith Stadium<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Two of the state\u2019s top-ranked 6A teams<\/a> will clash in a matchup that could decide the District 5-6A title. Both Guyer and Lewisville have started district play 2\u20130 and are two of the area\u2019s highest-scoring 6A teams, averaging 37.6 and 46.4 points per game, respectively. They\u2019re also strong on defense, with Lewisville allowing an average of 229.2 yards per game and Guyer allowing 237.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Denton Guyer 44, Lewisville 37<\/p>\n DeSoto at Lancaster<\/p>\n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Lancaster\u2019s Humphrey Tiger Stadium<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Both programs moved down to Class 5A Division I after the latest biennial realignment and are former members of District 11-6A. DeSoto, the 6A Division II state champion in 2025<\/a>, has beaten Lancaster in district play the last two seasons and hopes to make it three in row \u2014 but in District 8-5AI this time. DeSoto (3\u20132) is on a three-game winning streak and Lancaster (4\u20131) has won four straight.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: DeSoto 38, Lancaster 24<\/p>\n Flower Mound Marcus at Flower Mound\u00a0<\/p>\n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Flower Mound\u2019s Wilson Jaguar Stadium<\/p>\n Another year, another rendition of the annual Mound Showdown. Flower Mound has not beat Marcus in the crosstown rivalry since 2021, when it won 17-14. But maybe that changes this year. Flower Mound is 4\u20131 to start the season and boasts one of the top 6A defenses in the area with an average of 268.40 yards and 19.4 points allowed per game.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Flower Mound 24, Flower Mound Marcus 17<\/p>\n \n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Bedford\u2019s Pennington Field<\/p>\n Trinity has the opportunity to improve to 3\u20130 in District 8-6A this week after wins over Irving and South Grand Prairie to open district play. MacArthur shut out Irving 45-0 last week and looks to win its second game in a row. Trinity\u2019s defense is allowing an average of 173 yards per game and 21.8 points per game.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Euless Trinity 30, Irving MacArthur 17<\/p>\n \n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Denton\u2019s Carrico Stadium<\/p>\n Braswell started 4\u20130 on the season before losing to state-ranked Denton Guyer last week, and Little Elm has lost two straight. Both teams look to bounce back in Week 7. Braswell and Little Elm have two of the area\u2019s top 6A scoring defenses, with the former allowing an average of 23.6 points per game and the latter 19.4 points.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Denton Braswell 25, Little Elm 20<\/p>\n \n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Argyle Liberty Christian<\/p>\n The two programs have won the last two TAPPS Division I state championships, with Parish Episcopal winning in 2025<\/a> and Liberty Christian in 2024.<\/a> Friday\u2019s matchup will decide the TAPPS 1-I champion, as both Parish and Liberty Christian are undefeated in district play. Sophomore quarterback Logan\u00a0Lucero ranks third among Dallas-area private school passers with 1,397 yards and 13 touchdowns for Parish. Liberty Christian boasts five-star linebacker Cooper Witten, who has also been productive on offense. He recorded five catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns in last Friday\u2019s 65-43 win over Prestonwood Christian.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Argyle Liberty Christian 37, Parish Episcopal 25<\/p>\n Richland at Birdville<\/p>\n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Birdville ISD Athletics Complex<\/p>\n Birdville, which has had a winning record just once in the last six years, started the season 5\u20130 before losing to Garland Naaman Forest last Friday. This week, the program faces crosstown rival Richland, which also dropped its first game of the season last Friday against Highland Park. Birdville quarterback Zach Wells has passed for 1,103 yards and 14 touchdowns, while running back Anthony White has rushed for 628 yards and 13 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Four-star UCLA pledge Jayshon Gibson has already rushed for 1,006 yards and 18 touchdowns for Richland. He also has 12 catches for 257 yards and three scores.\u00a0<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Richland 43, Birdville 27<\/p>\n \n Where: 7 p.m. Thursday at Keller ISD Stadium<\/p>\n Keller is 5\u20130 on the season and looks to improve to 6-0 in what will be a decisive District 4-6A game. Quarterback Matt McCroskey has passed for 1,125 yards and 14 touchdowns, while running back Blake Dyniewski has rushed for 870 yards and 11 scores. Byron Nelson, 3\u20132 this season, and Keller were both playoff teams last season.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Keller 42, Trophy Club Byron Nelson 34<\/p>\n \n Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Wylie ISD Stadium<\/p>\n The crosstown rivals have each started the season 4\u20131, with Wylie ranking among the best 6A teams in the area. Wylie boasts four-star running back Daylon Gordon, a Texas State pledge, who has rushed for 674 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also has 18 catches for 530 yards and five touchdowns. Wylie East won the game 36-28 last season.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s pick: Wylie 30, Wylie East 20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Waxahachie running back Taylen Strange (4) reacts with offensive lineman Ju’Lee Gee (57) after a touchdown during the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-458271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458271","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=458271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Demetrio Teniente<\/p>\n
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Irving MacArthur at Euless Trinity\u00a0<\/p>\nDemetrio Teniente<\/p>\n
Little Elm at Denton Braswell<\/p>\nDemetrio Teniente<\/p>\n
Parish Episcopal at Argyle Liberty Christian<\/p>\nDemetrio Teniente<\/p>\n
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Trophy Club Byron Nelson at Keller<\/p>\nDemetrio Teniente<\/p>\n
Wylie East at Wylie<\/p>\n