What up Texas?

[Frosty4024]

On 8/27/2024 at 5:46 AM, Horsefly said:

This part, KO was 4-6 last year.

I think so too, hopefully Ryan can get back to their old selves and challenge Aledo in D1

Ryan's fate depends on how they handle the QB situation.  The O flowed much better with Mussett at QB (No telling how far Ryan goes last season if he was not injured).  But apparently there is another Henigan on the way.

[DevilDog]

DMN Review and Predictions WK 1.  DFW Games

 

A look at the notable games around the Dallas area heading into Week 1 of the Texas high school football season.

Hot ticket
Aledo at Denton Guyer
Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Denton’s C.H. Collins Complex

This will be the third consecutive time since 2022 that 12-time UIL state champion Aledo and 6A area power Denton Guyer meet in pre-district play. Aledo edged Guyer 48-45 in 2023 and went on to win its second straight 5A Division I state title. Guyer won the contest 44-14 in 2022, handing Aledo its second straight loss of the season. Five-star quarterback Jackson Arnold, now the signal caller at Oklahoma, played a pivotal role in that 2022 victory and led the team to the Class 6A Division II state semifinal. Guyer had a bit of a down year in 2023, when it exited the playoffs in the first round. The program should be back to its dominant ways now that it has added four-star quarterback Kevin Sperry, an Oklahoma pledge ranked 18th in The Dallas Morning News’ top 100 recruits in the Class of 2025.

Taylor’s pick: Denton Guyer 42, Aledo 30

Spotlight on
North Crowley vs. Lancaster
Where: 2 p.m. Saturday at Frisco’s Ford Center at The Star

In a matchup that will be televised on Channel 21, North Crowley and Lancaster will meet for the first time in more than 20 seasons for the fourth annual Jerry Jones Classic. Each of the programs are fresh off deep playoff runs in 2023, with North Crowley advancing to the Class 6A Division I state semifinal and Lancaster appearing in the Class 5A Division I Region II final. Lancaster moved up to Class 6A this season. Both teams boast top recruits that feature in The News’ top 100 recruits in the Class of 2025. Big names include North Crowley’s three-star senior quarterback Chris Jimerson Jr. and Lancaster’s three-star senior receiver Emmanuel Choice.
Taylor’s pick: North Crowley 37,  Lancaster 24

Argyle at Frisco Lone Star
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium

Fresh off district championships last season, Argyle and Frisco Lone Star will meet in a clash between Dallas-area 5A powers. Argyle returns four starters on offense and six on defense, including first-team all-district free safety Nathaniel Bruce, who had 78 tackles and four interceptions last season. Lone Star, which returns nine starters on offense and six on defense, is crawling with talent, including five-star junior running back Davian Groce, The News’ all-area Utility Player of the Year for the 2023 season.

Taylor’s pick: Frisco Lone Star 35,  Argyle 17

Red Oak at Colleyville Heritage
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Mustang-Panther Stadium

Ranked sixth in The News’ preseason Class 5A rankings, Red Oak has a dazzling wide receiver room with four-star Baylor pledge Taz Williams Jr., four-star junior Brayden Robinson and three-star Michigan State pledge Charles Taplin making up the corps. That group of talented wideouts will take on 14th-ranked Colleyville Heritage, which advanced to the Class 5A Division II Region I final last season. Heritage returns six starters on offense and eight on defense, including three-star wide receiver Braden Blueitt and first-team all-district selections in defensive tackle Evan Naeata and linebackers Madden Williams and Dax Hebeisen. Red Oak, a Class 5A Division I regional semifinalist last season, returns seven starters on offense and five on defense.

Taylor’s pick: Red Oak 38, Colleyville Heritage 33

Creekside (Ga.) at DeSoto
Where: 5 p.m. Saturday at DeSoto

Defending 6A Division II state champion DeSoto will headline a slew of Dallas-area teams playing out-of-state opponents in Week 1 when it hosts Georgia’s Creekside High School. Creekside finished 13–2 in 2023 and 7–0 in Georgia’s 5A Region 5. Nationally-ranked DeSoto is the Dallas-area’s top-ranked Class 6A team and, along with Duncanville, leads area programs in top-100 recruits in the senior class with six. Marquee DeSoto players include senior running back Deondrae “Tiger” Riden, a four-star Texas A&M pledge, and senior wide receiver Daylon Singleton, a four-star SMU commit.

Taylor’s pick: DeSoto 55, Creekside 27

Lake Highlands at Forney
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Forney’s City Bank Stadium

A 5A Division I state semifinalist last year, Forney will make its debut in Class 6A against Lake Highlands after moving up to the UIL’s highest classification in realignment. Forney, ranked 10th in The News’ preseason Class 6A rankings, returns five starters on offense and five on defense. Four-star running back Javian Osborne should be a main contributor on offense after rushing for 2,231 yards and 39 touchdowns during his sophomore season in 2023, while four-star Texas A&M commit Kelvion Riggins will help lead the defense. Lake Highlands enters its season opener after a 9–3 record in 2023 and a trip to the second round of the playoffs. Three-star safety Ayden Webb features on the Lake Highlands defense.

Taylor’s pick: Forney 30, Lake Highlands 20

South Oak Cliff at Galena Park North Shore
Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Galena Park North Shore

South Oak Cliff, a 2023 5A Division II state finalist, begins its tough non-district schedule this week against Galena Park North Shore, which lost to Duncanville in last year’s Class 6A Division I state championship. Taking on the five-time state champion should be a challenge for SOC, which is trying to win its third state championship since 2021 this season. But if anything, the game will be a showcase of top talent. SOC claims four players in The News’ top 100 recruits in the Class of 2025, including four-star defensive lineman Kamauryn Morgan, a Baylor pledge.

Taylor’s pick: Galena Park North Shore 32, South Oak Cliff 15

McKinney at Frisco Emerson
Where: 7 p.m. Thursday at Frisco’s Ford Center at The Star

Nate Leonard, who replaced Marcus Shavers, will coach his first McKinney game since taking over the program earlier this year. His team will go up against a Frisco Emerson team that was a 5A Division II state semifinalist last season. McKinney returns five starters on offense and six on defense, including five-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn and defensive lineman Jordan Covington, an Oklahoma State pledge.

Taylor’s pick: McKinney 34, Frisco Emerson 27

Lubbock Cooper at Lovejoy
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Lovejoy.

Todd Dodge, who won four state championships at Southlake Carroll and three at Austin Westlake, will make his debut as Lovejoy’s new coach as the team opens its season against Lubbock Cooper. Dodge unretired in January to lead the program, which possesses four-star wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon. McCutcheon is a Florida State commit who ranks 10th in The News’ top 100 recruits in the senior class. Lovejoy, a Class 5A Division II Region II finalist in 2023, returns four starters on offense and five on defense.

Taylor’s pick: Lovejoy 45, Lubbock Cooper 33

Midland Legacy at Allen
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Allen’s Eagle Stadium.

Midland Legacy will visit Eagle Stadium this week after losing to Allen 52-35 in the third round of the 2023 playoffs. Allen went on to the Class 6A Division I Region I final, where it lost to North Crowley. Hoping to build off the momentum from last season, Allen returns six starters on offense and five on defense, including junior cornerbacks Kai Wheaton and LeBron Bauer. Running back Micah Ellis, who rushed for 1,082 yards and 16 touchdowns last season, also returns.

Taylor’s pick: Allen 49, Midland Legacy 31

Oakland (Tenn.) at Anna
Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Anna

Anna welcomes Oakland, Tennessee’s fourth-ranked team according to Max Preps, on Friday. Oakland finished 12–3 last season and will take on the 2023 Class 4A Division I champion that moved up to Class 5A in realignment. Anna returns eight offensive starters and two starters on defense. Junior quarterback Ziondre Williams threw for 2,930 yards and 39 touchdowns, while rushing for 844 yards and eight scores when he was a sophomore in 2023. He’ll be handing off to running back Edward Chumley. Chumley rushed for 1,069 yards and 20 touchdowns last fall.

Taylor’s pick: Anna 36, Oakland 20

Little Rock Parkview (Ark.) at Melissa
Where: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Melissa

Parkview, Arkansas’ top-ranked team brimming with Division I talent, visits 5A power Melissa for Week 1. The Little Rock-based school is a defending state champion that went 15–0 in 2023. Its roster includes four-star Oklahoma commit Omarion Robinson at safety and three-star athlete Quentin Murphy, an Arkansas pledge. Melissa replaced graduated quarterback Trever Ham, who threw 86 touchdown passes over the last two years, with junior Noah Schuback, a three-star recruit with eight college offers. All five offensive linemen have college offers, including Oklahoma pledge Owen Hollenbeck.

Taylor’s pick: Little Rock Parkview 29, Melissa 21

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[Horsefly]

40 minutes ago, DevilDog said:

DMN Review and Predictions WK 1.  DFW Games

 

A look at the notable games around the Dallas area heading into Week 1 of the Texas high school football season.

Hot ticket
Aledo at Denton Guyer
Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Denton’s C.H. Collins Complex

This will be the third consecutive time since 2022 that 12-time UIL state champion Aledo and 6A area power Denton Guyer meet in pre-district play. Aledo edged Guyer 48-45 in 2023 and went on to win its second straight 5A Division I state title. Guyer won the contest 44-14 in 2022, handing Aledo its second straight loss of the season. Five-star quarterback Jackson Arnold, now the signal caller at Oklahoma, played a pivotal role in that 2022 victory and led the team to the Class 6A Division II state semifinal. Guyer had a bit of a down year in 2023, when it exited the playoffs in the first round. The program should be back to its dominant ways now that it has added four-star quarterback Kevin Sperry, an Oklahoma pledge ranked 18th in The Dallas Morning News’ top 100 recruits in the Class of 2025.

Taylor’s pick: Denton Guyer 42, Aledo 30

Spotlight on
North Crowley vs. Lancaster
Where: 2 p.m. Saturday at Frisco’s Ford Center at The Star

In a matchup that will be televised on Channel 21, North Crowley and Lancaster will meet for the first time in more than 20 seasons for the fourth annual Jerry Jones Classic. Each of the programs are fresh off deep playoff runs in 2023, with North Crowley advancing to the Class 6A Division I state semifinal and Lancaster appearing in the Class 5A Division I Region II final. Lancaster moved up to Class 6A this season. Both teams boast top recruits that feature in The News’ top 100 recruits in the Class of 2025. Big names include North Crowley’s three-star senior quarterback Chris Jimerson Jr. and Lancaster’s three-star senior receiver Emmanuel Choice.
Taylor’s pick: North Crowley 37,  Lancaster 24

Argyle at Frisco Lone Star
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium

Fresh off district championships last season, Argyle and Frisco Lone Star will meet in a clash between Dallas-area 5A powers. Argyle returns four starters on offense and six on defense, including first-team all-district free safety Nathaniel Bruce, who had 78 tackles and four interceptions last season. Lone Star, which returns nine starters on offense and six on defense, is crawling with talent, including five-star junior running back Davian Groce, The News’ all-area Utility Player of the Year for the 2023 season.

Taylor’s pick: Frisco Lone Star 35,  Argyle 17

Red Oak at Colleyville Heritage
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Mustang-Panther Stadium

Ranked sixth in The News’ preseason Class 5A rankings, Red Oak has a dazzling wide receiver room with four-star Baylor pledge Taz Williams Jr., four-star junior Brayden Robinson and three-star Michigan State pledge Charles Taplin making up the corps. That group of talented wideouts will take on 14th-ranked Colleyville Heritage, which advanced to the Class 5A Division II Region I final last season. Heritage returns six starters on offense and eight on defense, including three-star wide receiver Braden Blueitt and first-team all-district selections in defensive tackle Evan Naeata and linebackers Madden Williams and Dax Hebeisen. Red Oak, a Class 5A Division I regional semifinalist last season, returns seven starters on offense and five on defense.

Taylor’s pick: Red Oak 38, Colleyville Heritage 33

Creekside (Ga.) at DeSoto
Where: 5 p.m. Saturday at DeSoto

Defending 6A Division II state champion DeSoto will headline a slew of Dallas-area teams playing out-of-state opponents in Week 1 when it hosts Georgia’s Creekside High School. Creekside finished 13–2 in 2023 and 7–0 in Georgia’s 5A Region 5. Nationally-ranked DeSoto is the Dallas-area’s top-ranked Class 6A team and, along with Duncanville, leads area programs in top-100 recruits in the senior class with six. Marquee DeSoto players include senior running back Deondrae “Tiger” Riden, a four-star Texas A&M pledge, and senior wide receiver Daylon Singleton, a four-star SMU commit.

Taylor’s pick: DeSoto 55, Creekside 27

Lake Highlands at Forney
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Forney’s City Bank Stadium

A 5A Division I state semifinalist last year, Forney will make its debut in Class 6A against Lake Highlands after moving up to the UIL’s highest classification in realignment. Forney, ranked 10th in The News’ preseason Class 6A rankings, returns five starters on offense and five on defense. Four-star running back Javian Osborne should be a main contributor on offense after rushing for 2,231 yards and 39 touchdowns during his sophomore season in 2023, while four-star Texas A&M commit Kelvion Riggins will help lead the defense. Lake Highlands enters its season opener after a 9–3 record in 2023 and a trip to the second round of the playoffs. Three-star safety Ayden Webb features on the Lake Highlands defense.

Taylor’s pick: Forney 30, Lake Highlands 20

South Oak Cliff at Galena Park North Shore
Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Galena Park North Shore

South Oak Cliff, a 2023 5A Division II state finalist, begins its tough non-district schedule this week against Galena Park North Shore, which lost to Duncanville in last year’s Class 6A Division I state championship. Taking on the five-time state champion should be a challenge for SOC, which is trying to win its third state championship since 2021 this season. But if anything, the game will be a showcase of top talent. SOC claims four players in The News’ top 100 recruits in the Class of 2025, including four-star defensive lineman Kamauryn Morgan, a Baylor pledge.

Taylor’s pick: Galena Park North Shore 32, South Oak Cliff 15

McKinney at Frisco Emerson
Where: 7 p.m. Thursday at Frisco’s Ford Center at The Star

Nate Leonard, who replaced Marcus Shavers, will coach his first McKinney game since taking over the program earlier this year. His team will go up against a Frisco Emerson team that was a 5A Division II state semifinalist last season. McKinney returns five starters on offense and six on defense, including five-star linebacker Riley Pettijohn and defensive lineman Jordan Covington, an Oklahoma State pledge.

Taylor’s pick: McKinney 34, Frisco Emerson 27

Lubbock Cooper at Lovejoy
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Lovejoy.

Todd Dodge, who won four state championships at Southlake Carroll and three at Austin Westlake, will make his debut as Lovejoy’s new coach as the team opens its season against Lubbock Cooper. Dodge unretired in January to lead the program, which possesses four-star wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon. McCutcheon is a Florida State commit who ranks 10th in The News’ top 100 recruits in the senior class. Lovejoy, a Class 5A Division II Region II finalist in 2023, returns four starters on offense and five on defense.

Taylor’s pick: Lovejoy 45, Lubbock Cooper 33

Midland Legacy at Allen
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Allen’s Eagle Stadium.

Midland Legacy will visit Eagle Stadium this week after losing to Allen 52-35 in the third round of the 2023 playoffs. Allen went on to the Class 6A Division I Region I final, where it lost to North Crowley. Hoping to build off the momentum from last season, Allen returns six starters on offense and five on defense, including junior cornerbacks Kai Wheaton and LeBron Bauer. Running back Micah Ellis, who rushed for 1,082 yards and 16 touchdowns last season, also returns.

Taylor’s pick: Allen 49, Midland Legacy 31

Oakland (Tenn.) at Anna
Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Anna

Anna welcomes Oakland, Tennessee’s fourth-ranked team according to Max Preps, on Friday. Oakland finished 12–3 last season and will take on the 2023 Class 4A Division I champion that moved up to Class 5A in realignment. Anna returns eight offensive starters and two starters on defense. Junior quarterback Ziondre Williams threw for 2,930 yards and 39 touchdowns, while rushing for 844 yards and eight scores when he was a sophomore in 2023. He’ll be handing off to running back Edward Chumley. Chumley rushed for 1,069 yards and 20 touchdowns last fall.

Taylor’s pick: Anna 36, Oakland 20

Little Rock Parkview (Ark.) at Melissa
Where: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Melissa

Parkview, Arkansas’ top-ranked team brimming with Division I talent, visits 5A power Melissa for Week 1. The Little Rock-based school is a defending state champion that went 15–0 in 2023. Its roster includes four-star Oklahoma commit Omarion Robinson at safety and three-star athlete Quentin Murphy, an Arkansas pledge. Melissa replaced graduated quarterback Trever Ham, who threw 86 touchdown passes over the last two years, with junior Noah Schuback, a three-star recruit with eight college offers. All five offensive linemen have college offers, including Oklahoma pledge Owen Hollenbeck.

Taylor’s pick: Little Rock Parkview 29, Melissa 21

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Those are reasonable scores/picks.

[pied]

7 hours ago, DevilDog said:

DMN Review and Predictions WK 1.  DFW Games

...

Argyle at Frisco Lone Star
Where: 7 p.m. Friday at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium

Fresh off district championships last season, Argyle and Frisco Lone Star will meet in a clash between Dallas-area 5A powers. Argyle returns four starters on offense and six on defense, including first-team all-district free safety Nathaniel Bruce, who had 78 tackles and four interceptions last season. Lone Star, which returns nine starters on offense and six on defense, is crawling with talent, including five-star junior running back Davian Groce, The News’ all-area Utility Player of the Year for the 2023 season.

Taylor’s pick: Frisco Lone Star 35,  Argyle 17

...

 

 

Argyle picked up a nice transfer from Grapevine Faith, Matt Rotella.  Played RB/LB at Fith but think he'll play on the offensive side of the ball in Argyle. May not be the difference in this game, but think he'll help out some. 

[SOCIntellectualProperty]

18 hours ago, Horsefly said:

Do you know how desoto looked in their scrimmage? 

im hearing absolutely dynamic...

 

im expecting them to easily beat Duncanville this year

[Horsefly]

37 minutes ago, SOCIntellectualProperty said:

im hearing absolutely dynamic...

 

im expecting them to easily beat Duncanville this year

So the North Crowley game may not be as close as I thought it would be.  lol 

[SOCIntellectualProperty]

47 minutes ago, Horsefly said:

So the North Crowley game may not be as close as I thought it would be.  lol 

I'd imagine a 17 point victory

 

maybe 10-14 point victory over Duncanville

 

[Frosty4024]

I forgot Todd got kicked out the house again. 

[Horsefly]

24 minutes ago, Frosty4024 said:

I forgot Todd got kicked out the house again. 

What you mean? 

[Frosty4024]

58 minutes ago, Horsefly said:

What you mean? 

Dodge coaching Lovejoy.

[Horsefly]

18 minutes ago, Frosty4024 said:

Dodge coaching Lovejoy.

Gotcha!  I think they’ll be solid this year but it’s next year I think we start to see the Todd effect if there’s going to be one 

[Edison69]

For the best high school football teams in America, such as Duncanville and DeSoto, lining up early season games has become like using a dating app. But it’s a third party who is swiping through potential out-of-state opponents for a head coach to choose from.

Thirteen Dallas-area UIL and TAPPS schools are playing out-of-state opponents in the first four weeks this season, including DeSoto, Anna, Melissa and First Baptist in their season openers this week. Prep Gridiron Logistics sets up interstate matchups all over the country and lined up back-to-back Class 6A Division II state champion DeSoto to host Georgia 5A state runner-up Creekside on Saturday and for Duncanville to host St. Frances (Md.) in a battle of nationally ranked teams Sept. 14.

 “I’m like Match.com for high school football. I put together hundreds of games each year,” said Joe Maimone, owner and operator of Prep Gridiron Logistics, a New Jersey-based company. “[Coaches] say I have this date open, this is the travel stipend, and I put it in a database and hit one button and then that opportunity goes out to over 400 high school football coaches around America.”

It doesn’t take long to find a match.

“What used to take weeks or months to do now takes hours and days with our technology,” Maimone said. “I wait a week for the inquiries to start coming back to me, see who is interested and then create a list and send that to the head coach. He approves which one, two or three he wants to pursue.”

A rising number of Dallas-area teams are playing out-of-state opponents, and many are out of necessity because no one will play them. That doesn’t sit well with the Texas High School Coaches Association.

“I don’t think you have to go outside of Texas to have competition, no matter who you are, but some of our schools and coaches refuse to play, so they get in a bind,” said Joe Martin, executive director of the THSCA. “I wish they didn’t have to do it and I wish they wouldn’t do it. I think the majority of the coaches in our state understand what our association’s stance is and that we would just like to promote playing each other and keeping Texas high school football as pure and as fresh as it can be.”

The THSCA is particularly opposed to its schools playing out-of-state private schools, Martin said, because it worries that Texas athletes will be recruited by their opponents.

Allen, DeSoto and Duncanville — schools that have combined to win 11 state titles — have played out-of-state teams frequently in recent years. Allen is 5-1 in those games since 2014, DeSoto is 8-2 since 2010, and Duncanville has gone 4-2 while playing an out-of-state team each of the last six seasons.

Last year, Duncanville went without a scrimmage because no one wanted to face a team that was No. 8 in the MaxPreps preseason national rankings. This year, coming off back-to-back 6A Division I state titles and ranked No. 7 nationally, Duncanville doesn’t have a Week 1 game.

“We couldn’t get a game,” Duncanville coach Reginald Samples said in July at the THSCA’s convention and coaching school. “Right now, I actually feel better this year. Last year, we didn’t have a scrimmage and we played the first game and then we didn’t have a second game. This year, we actually got a scrimmage, but we don’t have a Week 1, so we have St. Frances [from Maryland] as a Week 3 and we play South Oak Cliff Week 2.”

Anna is 35-5 in three seasons with Seth Parr as coach, it won the 4A Division I state title last year, and as it moves up to 5A this season, it suddenly struggles to find nondistrict opponents. Fort Worth Southwest dropped Anna from its 2024 schedule in May after two other schools backed out of facing Anna in 2023.

Unable to find a Texas school that wanted to play Week 1, Parr turned to Brian Hercules, a third party who sets up out-of-state matchups for Texas schools, including home games this season for Fort Worth All Saints against opponents from Missouri and California. Going off parameters provided by Parr, Hercules came up with a home date Friday for Anna against Oakland (Tenn.), which won Tennessee state titles in three of the last four years and was a state runner-up last season.

“I didn’t want a private school, I didn’t want IMG [in Florida] or anything like that,” Parr said. “I wanted a public school with some success, but the same amount of enrollment. It was kind of like matching us on a dating app, and they swiped right and they must have liked us.”

Melissa also ended up with a heavyweight opponent this week and will host back-to-back Arkansas 5A state champion Little Rock Parkview on Saturday in the Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer Classic. Melissa coach Matt Nally thinks matchups like these will become more commonplace for Texas schools, and he took on a game against an out-of-state team for the first time because it’s a chance to raise money for a good cause.

Coaches said that scouting an out-of-state opponent can be difficult beyond what information is available online and that the quality of game film that is exchanged isn’t always equal. In DeSoto’s case, it hasn’t played a regular-season game yet while Creekside has, and that caused problems because DeSoto coach Claude Mathis doesn’t exchange scrimmage film.

Rockwall-Heath had an area team back out of a Week 3 game, and the closest potential replacement that coach Rodney Webb could find in Texas was Del Rio, about seven hours away. So he instead used a third party to set up a game against defending Georgia 3A state champion Cedar Grove on Sept. 13, and like nine of the other 13 D-FW schools playing interstate games, Rockwall-Heath will be playing at home.

“The cost for us is just providing travel for the team to come in, and they are actually traveling here by bus. We are buying them a postgame meal, and I think we foot the bill for the hotel as well. We keep all of the gates,” Webb said. “Financially it’s not a bad deal when your alternative is to play somebody in Texas on the other side of the state and play a neutral-site game that is going to have a very low gate and it’s costing a lot to get all of your people there.”

Melissa’s game against Parkview was put together by Kris Cumnock, who has experience with out-of-state matchups after bringing in 13-time Alabama state champion Hoover and national powerhouse St. John Bosco from California to play at five-time state champion Allen and its $59.6 million home stadium in the Tom Landry Classic in 2016 and 2022, respectively. He sees more matchups like that on the horizon.

 “There are a lot of coaches out there that don’t want to play somebody really tough in Week 1, so you wind up with Duncanville with no game and DeSoto and Melissa having to go out of state,” Cumnock said. “I don’t see it getting better. But teams are willing to come to Texas to play because that’s all they have heard about is Friday night lights in Texas.”

Texas vs. the Nation

A look at matchups this season involving Dallas-area UIL and TAPPS teams and out-of-state opponents the first four weeks of the season.

WEEK 1

Buckeye Union (Ariz.) at First Baptist, 7 p.m. Friday

Oakland (Tenn.) at Anna, 7:30 p.m. Friday

Creekside (Ga.) at DeSoto, 5 p.m. Saturday

Little Rock Parkview (Ark.) at Melissa, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

WEEK 2

Jesuit at Jesuit New Orleans (La.), 6 p.m. Sept. 6

Hillcrest at Elgin (Okla.), 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6

Kimball at Pine Bluff (Ark.), 11 a.m. Sept. 7

WEEK 3

Lift for Life (Mo.) at Fort Worth All Saints, 7 p.m. Sept. 12

Cedar Grove (Ga.) at Rockwall-Heath, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium

Little Rock Catholic (Ark.) at Fort Worth Nolan, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 14

Bishop McGuinness (Okla.) at Bishop Lynch, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 14

St. Frances (Md.) at Duncanville, 7 p.m. Sept. 14

WEEK 4

Cherry Creek (Colo.) at Highland Park, 7 p.m. Sept. 20

[Frosty4024]

Off-Topic...

But Bruh:

Lancaster adds six girls basketball transfers, including four who began last season at state champ Duncanville.

Ex-Duncanville coach LaJeanna Howard now coaches Lancaster.

Two transfers came from state semifinalist Lincoln.

Source was DFW Paper.

[Horsefly]

18 minutes ago, Frosty4024 said:

Off-Topic...

But Bruh:

Lancaster adds six girls basketball transfers, including four who began last season at state champ Duncanville.

Ex-Duncanville coach LaJeanna Howard now coaches Lancaster.

Two transfers came from state semifinalist Lincoln.

Source was DFW Paper.

Yeah they went ham on transfers. lol 

[Frosty4024]

21 minutes ago, Horsefly said:

Yeah they went ham on transfers. lol 

That woman got the job and went full Colorado.

[Champa]

Quote

“I wish they didn’t have to do it and I wish they wouldn’t do it. I think the majority of the coaches in our state understand what our association’s stance is and that we would just like to promote playing each other and keeping Texas high school football as pure and as fresh as it can be.

Oh God, I wish they'd shut up already with this. Times change. The old days ain't coming back. The more I hear some of these coaches speak, the more I am for open enrollment.

 

[DevilDog]

On 8/26/2024 at 8:56 PM, Horsefly said:

Mine in bold 

Here are my picks in Bold:  I am very interested in LIberty HIll vs. Top 10 6A Steele.  Almost went with the upset.  Wished I would have Included 6A Mckinney vs. 5A Frisco Emerson @Frosty4024 @Horsefly we know what city Both of them are in 😁

6A vs. 5A  

#3 NS vs  5AII #2 SOC playing up 2 Divisions 

#10 Cibolo Steele vs. 5AII #8 Liberty Hill up 2 Divisions

#22 Guyer vs. 5AI #1 Aledo

Klien Oak vs. 5AII #1 PNG

Tyler Legacy vs. 5AII #5 Texas High

#15 Red Oak vs. # 5AII #6 Colleyville Heritage.

5AI vs. 5AII

#6 Lone Star vs #3 Argyle 

5A vs 4A

#15 5AII Midlothian Hert. vs. 4AI #1 Stephenville 

4AI vs. 4AII

#4 Celina vs. #3 Bellville

#5 Kilgore vs. #1 Carthage

#8 Decatur vs. #6 Brock 1st year in 4A

4A vs. 3A   This is the best cross classifications IMHO this weekend. 

4AII #18 Cuero vs. 3AI #2 Columbus

4AII #20 China Spring vs. 3AI #3 Franklin 

4AII #12 Glen Rose vs. 3AI #8 Grandview

4AII #19 WOS vs. 3AII #3 Newton

4A#9 Oklahoma Elk City vs. 3AII  #4 Canadian 

 

Mine in bold 

[Champa]

In case anyone needs a Thursday fix

 

[DevilDog]

10 hours ago, pied said:

 

 

Argyle picked up a nice transfer from Grapevine Faith, Matt Rotella.  Played RB/LB at Fith but think he'll play on the offensive side of the ball in Argyle. May not be the difference in this game, but think he'll help out some. 

Bro:  You're our Private Guru

[DevilDog]

I have a feeling NDSU and SDSU is gonna be a handful vs Colorado and Okie Lite.  SDSU defending FBS Champs 20+ game winning streak.  NDSU been a handful for FCS teams.  I'm predicting one of them winning.  These are Heckuva programs and physical.  Colorado gonna catch hell. he'll.

Buffaloes vs Bisons

[SeaShells21]

2 hours ago, Champa said:

Oh God, I wish they'd shut up already with this. Times change. The old days ain't coming back. The more I hear some of these coaches speak, the more I am for open enrollment.

 

I wonder if there’s a change in perspective amongst younger coaches vs. the older coaches?

[Champa]

14 minutes ago, SeaShells21 said:

I wonder if there’s a change in perspective amongst younger coaches vs. the older coaches?

Maybe. I think a lot of them are just worried about themselves. My team had kids that had to miss an entire year cause of the coaches and current rules. We could have used those kids when we were getting steamrolled by Belville last year. Might have only lost by 4 TDs or something.

 

 

 

Also, Manvel looks terrible. Down 28 - 6 at halftime. I thought they were supposed to be getting it back together or something.

[SeaShells21]

16 minutes ago, Champa said:

Maybe. I think a lot of them are just worried about themselves. My team had kids that had to miss an entire year cause of the coaches and current rules. We could have used those kids when we were getting steamrolled by Belville last year. Might have only lost by 4 TDs or something.

 

 

 

Also, Manvel looks terrible. Down 28 - 6 at halftime. I thought they were supposed to be getting it back together or something.

I really hate to hear that and it is such a poor outcome for these students, who have put so much time and work into it😔 I feel this will begin to change for the better, and at this point it at least looks like it’s moving towards a more freely operative UIL. 

and that is pretty normal from Manvel. Sadly, it is kind of fitting that their welcoming party back to 6A looks like this.

[SeaShells21]

28 minutes ago, Champa said:

Also, Manvel looks terrible. Down 28 - 6 at halftime. I thought they were supposed to be getting it back together or something.

I just saw who they were playing 🤦🏻‍♀️ Poor Manvel

They had to have just lost all of their talent to Shadow; and Pearland or something, because Really?!?

Ball?!?

[DevilDog]

Upset alert 5AII #10 FBM losing to 5AI #42

4th Quarter

Friendswood 23

Fort Bend Marshall 20