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North Texas High School Football Preview - Regional Semifinals

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CLASS 6A

Division I


Region I

Midland Lee 55, Arlington Lamar 49

Southlake Carroll 37, DeSoto 15

Arlington Martin 71, Odessa Permian 28

Duncanville 59, Flower Mound 13

Regional Semifinals

Midland Lee (11-1) vs Southlake Carroll (12-0), 5 p.m. Saturday at Abilene's Shotwell Stadium

SOUTHLAKE CARROLL LEADS SERIES 6-0 SINCE 2004

LAST MEETING:  Southlake Carroll 52, Midland Lee 14 (9/11/15)

Midland Lee:

HAS WON 2 STRAIGHT...Led Arlington Lamar 35-0 in the first half last week, had to hold on late...QB Mikey Serrano threw for 374 yards and 5 TD, ran for 136 and 3 TD

Southlake Carroll:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT...Shut down powerful DeSoto offense in area round win...Soph. QB Quinn Ewers threw for 363 yards and 5 TD

Arlington Martin (11-1) vs Duncanville (12-0), Noon Friday at Arlington's AT&T Stadium

ARLINGTON MARTIN LEADS SERIES 3-1 SINCE 2004

LAST MEETING:  Martin 34, Duncanville 9 (10/19/07)

Arlington Martin:

HAS WON 9 STRAIGHT...Meeting fellow power Duncanville for first time in a dozen years...Jr. QB Zach Mundell threw for 197 yards and 4 TD in area round rout of Odessa Permian...RB Jaden Miles had four carries for 89 yards and 3 TD (7, 14, 64)...Martin's last loss to Duncanville came in 2004

Duncanville:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT...Top-ranked Panthers could be facing the biggest challenge of the season...RB Trysten Smith had nine carries for 179 yards and 2 TD in area domination of Flower Mound...Duncanville ran for 531 as a team last week...defense held Flower Mound to 47 rush yards, intercepted four passes last week (two by James Roberts, Jr.

Region II

Rockwall 60, Allen 59

Klein Oak 41, Cypress Ranch 7

Prosper 45, Mesquite 18

The Woodlands 34, Cypress Woods 28 3OT

Regional Semifinals

Rockwall (10-2) vs Klein Oak (10-2), 1 p.m. Saturday at Waco's McLane Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Rockwall:

HAS WON 7 STRAIGHT...Last week's 60-59 thriller with Allen may have been the best game of the year in Texas...Soph. QB Braedyn Locke threw for 411 yards and 6 TD...WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 15 passes for 252 yards and 5 TD, also ran for TD...Last reached quarterfinals in 2015...Last week's game-winning two-point conversion came on "Scottie" play, which burned Rockwall in Highland Park game...Rockwall dealt Allen only their fourth loss in the last 116 games...Has faced Houston-area opponents Spring, Montgomery, and The Woodlands since 2015 (all wins)

Klein Oak:

HAS WON 2 STRAIGHT...Last faced a DFW-area opponent in December 2014, lost to Dallas Skyline

Prosper (10-2) vs The Woodlands (8-4), 7 p.m. Saturday at Waco's McLane Stadium

FIRST MEETING

Prosper:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...QB Jackson Berry threw for 245 yards and 4 TD last week...Sr. WR Hayden Metcalf had three catches in the area round win, two went for touchdowns...Prosper has no meetings vs. Houston-area schools since 2004...Balanced Prosper attack ran for 206, threw for 245 last week

The Woodlands:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...Lost to Allen in the third round last year

Division II

Region I

Arlington 34, El Paso Americas 14

Denton Guyer 50, Cedar Hill 41

Amarillo Tascosa 45, Arlington Bowie 37

Flower Mound Marcus 36, Richardson Lake Highlands 27

Regional Semifinals

Arlington (9-3) vs Denton Guyer (11-1), 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Frisco's Ford Center

FIRST MEETING

Arlington:

HAS WON 2 STRAIGHT...Jr. RB BJ Rogers led the balanced Colts offense with 168 yards rushing and 2 TD last week...Jr. QB Kris Sims threw for 262 yards and 2 TD...WR Charles Brown had seven receptions for 161 yards and 2 TD

Denton Guyer:

HAS WON 7 STRAIGHT...Beat Cedar Hill with furious comeback after trailing 41-14 in the third period last week...Recovered three onside kicks, with a huge effort from Sr. K Colby Strange...QB Eli Stowers threw for 254 yards, ran for 110, had four total TD...RB Kaedric Cobbs ran for 194 and 3 TD...Guyer's only loss came to Southlake Carroll

Amarillo Tascosa (9-3) vs Flower Mound Marcus (11-1), 3 p.m. Saturday at Wichita Falls' Memorial Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Tascosa:

HAS WON 4 STRAIGHT...QB Joseph Plunk operates Rebels' Flexbone offense to perfection, ran for 243 yards and 3 TD last week...Tascosa had ZERO passing yards and ZERO punts in area round win

Marcus:

HAS WON 11 STRAIGHT...Overcame five turnovers to advance last week...QB Garrett Nussmeier was 31 of 38 for 407 yards and 4 TD...WR Dallas Dudley had nine receptions for 139 yards and 2 TD...Marcus looks to reach quarterfinals after missing playoffs in 2018

Region II

Dallas Jesuit 27, Longview 25

Klein Collins 28, Austin Vandegrift 14

Waco Midway 38, McKinney 27

Spring Westfield 36, Tomball Memorial 26

Regional Semifinals

Dallas Jesuit (8-4) vs Klein Collins (11-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Waco's McLane Stadium

FIRST MEETING

Jesuit:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...Sr. RB EJ Smith ran for 164 yards and 4 TD in a huge upset win over defending state champion Longview...Smith TDs covered 41, 7, 32 and 9 yards...Jesuit defense held Longview QB Haynes King (Texas A&M) to 5 of 17 passing for 118 yards, zero TD and one interception...Jesuit has not faced a Houston-area opponent going back to 2004

Klein Collins:

HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT

Waco Midway (9-3) vs Spring Westfield (11-1), 2 p.m. Saturday at Bryan's Green Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

MIDWAY HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT...SPRING WESTFIELD HAS WON 9 STRAIGHT

CLASS 5A

Division I

Region I

Birdville 41, Lubbock Monterey 23

Colleyville Heritage 31, Amarillo 17

Abilene Cooper 35, Azle 28

Denton Ryan 56, Lubbock Coronado 14

Regional Semifinals

Birdville (9-3) vs Colleyville Heritage (8-4), 11 a.m. Saturday at Frisco's Ford Center

SERIES TIED 2-2

LAST MEETING:  Birdville 32, Colleyville Heritage 31 (11/1/19)

Birdville:

HAS WON 2 STRAIGHT...QB Stone Earle threw for 407 yards and 5 TD in area round win...WR Cooper McCasland caught 11 passes for 221 yards and 3 TD (14, 56, 77)

Colleyville Heritage:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...RB Isaac Shabay ran for 158 and a TD last week, RB Braxton Ash ran for 138 and TD...Winner of this game could get a rematch with Denton Ryan

Abilene Cooper (11-1) vs Denton Ryan (12-0), 3 p.m. Friday at Denton's Collins Athletic Complex

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Abilene Cooper:

HAS WON 2 STRAIGHT

Denton Ryan:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT...Has scored 56 points in each of the first two playoff games...RB Emani Bailey ran for 160 yards and 3 TD last week...QB Seth Henigan was 16 of 20 for 243 yards and a TD...Do-everything performer Drew Sanders scored 3 TD...With a victory, Ryan would get a rematch against Birdville-Colleyville Heritage winner

Region II

Frisco Lone Star 45, College Station 30

Highland Park 63, Magnolia 28

Lancaster 58, McKinney North 28

Frisco Independence 45, Texarkana Texas 30

Regional Semifinals

Frisco Lone Star (12-0) vs Highland Park (11-1), 3:30 p.m. Friday at Arlington's AT&T Stadium

SERIES TIED 1-1

LAST MEETING:  Frisco Lone Star 30, Highland Park 19 (9/13/19)

Lone Star:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT...Looks to take down three-time defending state champs for the second time this year...Soph. QB Garret Rangel threw for 422 yards and 4 TD last week...Sr. WR Marvin Mims (Oklahoma commit) had nine receptions for 285 yards and 3 TD in the area round win

Highland Park:

HAS WON 9 STRAIGHT...Out for revenge after losing to Lone Star in September...Scots busted open tight game with 35-point third quarter vs. Magnolia...QB Chandler Morris threw for 281 yards and 5 TD...Morris has five TD passes in a game four times this season...Highland Park has won 20 straight playoff games (last loss was in 2015)

Lancaster (10-2) vs Frisco Independence (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Richardson's Eagle-Mustang Stadium

FIRST MEETING

Lancaster:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...Sr. WR LaTrell Caples (Boise State) caught seven passes for 178 yards and 3 TD last week...Tigers defense forced five turnovers, held powerful McKinney North to half their 56 ppg scoring average

Frisco Independence:

HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT...QB Braylon Braxton ran for 156 yards, had 5 total TD last week...Independence woke up after trailing 10-0 early vs. Texas High...Lancaster defense will be a tough test for explosive Independence offense

Division II

Region II

Aledo 52, Royse City 24

Red Oak 35, Denton Braswell 30

Frisco 18, South Oak Cliff 0

Ennis 17, Burleson Centennial 13

Regional Semifinals

Aledo (11-1) vs Red Oak (11-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Arlington's AT&T Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Aledo:

HAS WON 11 STRAIGHT (only loss to 6A Denton Guyer, 60-57)...Sr. RB Jase McClellan ran for 240 yards and 5 TD last week...Scores covered 51, 7, 3, 52 and 6 yards)...Defending state champs have the edge in experience in this matchup

Red Oak:

HAS WON 11 STRAIGHT...DB Donovan Jemerson sealed area round win with two late interceptions...QB Joshua Ervin threw for 381 yards and 4 TD for Hawks...WR Coby Cavil had seven receptions for 241 yards and 2 TD, including 99-yard catch-and-run

Frisco (11-1) vs Ennis (11-1), 1 p.m. Friday at The Star in Frisco

ENNIS LEADS RECENT SERIES 1-0

LAST MEETING:  Ennis 46, Frisco 25 (11/29/13)

Frisco:

HAS WON 4 STRAIGHT (only loss to Denison, 10-7)...Held South Oak Cliff to 211 total yards in shutout last week...RB Bryson Clemons ran for 111 yards and a TD...DB Chase Lowery had two key interceptions, including one returned for TD...This game looks like a defensive battle on paper

Ennis:

HAS WON 10 STRAIGHT (only loss to Dallas Bishop Lynch, 41-34)...QB Collin Drake ran for 76 yards and 2 TD last week...Lions defense allowed 312 rushing yards but made big stops late

CLASS 4A

Division I

Region I

Springtown 53, Clint 15

Andrews 56, Pampa 40

Dumas 23, Seminole 15

Decatur 69, Clint Mountain View 0

Regional Semifinals

Springtown (11-1) vs Andrews (11-1), 3 p.m. Friday at Brownwood's Gordon Wood Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Springtown:

HAS WON 5 STRAIGHT...First time in the third round since 1995...RB Cameron Rickett ran for 184 yards and 4 TD last week...Porcupines racked up 444 total yards last week...Springtown defense held Clint to 193 total yards, forced key turnovers

Andrews:

HAS WON 11 STRAIGHT (only loss to 5A Lubbock-Cooper)...Built big lead last week, held on to advance

Dumas (12-0) vs Decatur (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday at Lubbock's Lowery Field

DECATUR LEADS RECENT SERIES 1-0

LAST MEETING:  Decatur 48, Dumas 21 (11/16/18)

Dumas:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT

Decatur:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT...Led 62-0 at half last week...QB Roman Fuller (Tulsa commit) had six TD passes in the first half...RB A.J. Martinez had 3 TD...WR Dalton Jackson caught 2 TD passes...Decatur advanced to state semifinals last year in 8-7 season

Region II

Waco La Vega 35, Celina 13

Melissa 40, China Spring 31

Argyle 63, Stephenville 49

Brownwood 37, Alvarado 35

Regional Semifinals

Waco La Vega (11-1) vs Melissa (9-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Fort Worth's Brewer Bear Stadium

WACO LA VEGA LEADS RECENT SERIES 1-0

LAST MEETING:  La Vega 68, Melissa 21 (11/23/18)

Waco La Vega:

HAS WON 10 STRAIGHT...Their only loss is to Argyle, 49-35, on 9/6

Melissa:

HAS WON 4 STRAIGHT...Sr. QB Brendon Lewis threw for 202 yards and 3 TD last week, also ran for 2 TD...RB Xylohn Posey ran for 112 and a TD

Argyle (12-0) vs Brownwood (11-1), 1:30 p.m. Friday at Waco's McLane Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Argyle:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT...QB Bo Hogeboom threw for 452 yards and EIGHT TD last week...WR Cole Kirkpatrick had 11 receptions for 289 yards and 5 TD...Top-ranked Eagles were tested by Stephenville last week, the game was 42-42 in the fourth period before Argyle pulled away

Brownwood:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...Advanced with a wild area round victory over Alvarado...Lions led 34-7, lost lead, came back to win on 34-yard FG by Zach Strong with :28 left...Brownwood was outgained last week, 447-385

Division II

Region II

Sunnyvale 28, Mexia 17

Texarkana Pleasant Grove 42, Salado 7

Gilmer 56, Fairfield 35

Waco Connally 54, Longview Spring Hill 14

Regional Semifinals

Sunnyvale (12-0) vs Texarkana Pleasant Grove (11-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Frisco's Ford Center

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Sunnyvale:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT...QB Tripp Mcada ran for 131 yards, threw for 116 yards and 3 TD last week...The defense held Mexia to 200 total yards

TPG:

HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT (only loss to Carthage, 35-14, on 10/4)

Gilmer (9-3) vs Waco Connally (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday at Allen's Eagle Stadium

GILMER LEADS RECENT SERIES 1-0

LAST MEETING:  Gilmer 80, Waco Connally 21 (11/21/14)

GILMER HAS WON 4 STRAIGHT...WACO CONNALLY HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT

CLASS 3A

Division I

Region I

Brock 55, Denver City 14

Bushland 34, Whitesboro 10

Wall 35, Shallowater 20

Pilot Point 51, Slaton 0

Regional Semifinals

Brock (10-2) vs Bushland (12-0), 3 p.m. Friday at Iowa Park's Hawk Stadium

FIRST MEETING

Brock:

HAS WON 7 STRAIGHT...Eagles have outscored their first two playoff opponents by a combined 79-14...Brock's special teams have been especially strong...Will look to get off to a hot start against Bushland...RB Cash Jones ran for 206 yards and 3 TD last week

Bushland:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT

Wall (12-0) vs Pilot Point (11-1), 6 p.m. Friday at Graham's Newton Field

WALL LEADS RECENT SERIES 1-0

LAST MEETING:  Wall 20, Pilot Point 0 (11/16/18)

Wall:

TOP-RANKED HAWKS HAVE WON 12 STRAIGHT

Pilot Point:

HAS WON 8 STRAIGHT (only loss to Gunter, 35-0, on 9/20)...This is a big revenge spot after Wall knocked Pilot Point out of playoffs last year...QB Jacob Pitts threw for 252 yards and 3 TD last week, also ran for TD...WR Max Hollar had 2 TD catches

Region II

Pottsboro 47, Sabine 35

Malakoff 53, Jefferson 41

Winnsboro 28, Dallas Madison 20

Gladewater 72, Van Alstyne 43

Regional Semifinals

Pottsboro (12-0) vs Malakoff (11-1), 2 p.m. Friday at Wylie's Wylie ISD Stadium

RECENT SERIES TIED 1-1

LAST MEETING:  Malakoff 63, Pottsboro 35 (11/16/18)

Pottsboro:

HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT

Malakoff:

HAS WON 8 STRAIGHT...Sr. RB De'Dric "Bulldozer" Davis ran for 225 yards and 3 TD last week...Malakoff ran for 419 as a team...QB Darion Peace was 10 of 12 passing with 2 TD

Winnsboro (8-4) vs Gladewater (9-3), 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant's Parker Field

GLADEWATER LEADS RECENT SERIES 2-0

LAST MEETING:  Gladewater 16, Winnsboro 12 (9/27/19)

WINNSBORO HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...GLADEWATER HAS WON 5 STRAIGHT

Region III

Whitney 27, Franklin 7

Troy 50, Crockett 33

Cameron Yoe 21, Diboll 6

Grandview 43, East Chambers 29

Regional Semifinals

Whitney (11-1) vs Troy (11-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hewitt's Panther Stadium

TROY LEADS RECENT SERIES 4-0

LAST MEETING:  Troy 33, Whitney 8 (8/28/09)

WHITNEY HAS WON 8 STRAIGHT...TROY HAS WON 9 STRAIGHT

Cameron Yoe (11-1) vs Grandview (11-1), 1p.m. Friday at Waco's Waco ISD Stadium

YOE LEADS RECENT SERIES 1-0

LAST MEETING:  Cameron Yoe 42, Grandview 28 (11/27/15)

Yoe:

HAS WON 8 STRAIGHT...The only loss is to Troy

Grandview:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...The only loss is to Whitney...Sr. RB Tremayne Gullatte carried 27 times for 234 yards and 2 TD last week...Zebras Jr. QB Dane Jentsch was 10 of 14 passing for 203 yards and 2 TD...Jentsch also ran for 2 TD intercepted a pass on defense

Division II

Region II

Gunter 27, Clifton 14

Rogers 46, Jacksboro 14

Holliday 17, Palmer 14

Lexington 28, Wichita Falls City View 7

Regional Semifinals

Gunter (11-1) vs Rogers (11-1), 2 p.m. Friday at Corsicana's Tiger Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

GUNTER HAS WON 9 STRAIGHT (only loss to 12-0 Pottsboro, 27-14, on 9/6)

ROGERS HAS WON 2 STRAIGHT (only loss to Clifton, 27-21, on 11/8)

Holliday (9-3) vs Lexington (5-7), 6 p.m. Friday at Burleson's Burleson ISD Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Holliday:

HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT

Lexington:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...Started season 0-6...RB Jarred Kerr ran for 178 yards and 3 TD last week...Eagles defense held WF City View to 144 total yards last week

CLASS 2A

Division I

Region II

Valley View 41, Italy 20

Crawford 35, Honey Grove 18

San Saba 54, Collinsville 6

Bogota Rivercrest 28, De Leon 19

Regional Semifinals

Valley View (10-2) vs Crawford (9-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bedford's Pennington Field

CRAWFORD LEADS RECENT SERIES, 1-0

LAST MEETING:  Crawford 44, Valley View 26 (11/24/17)

Crawford:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT

Valley View:

HAS WON 9 STRAIGHT...In the third round for the first time since 1992...The offense is led by workhorse Sr. RB Luis Morales and Fr. QB Logan Lewis

San Saba (12-0) vs Bogota Rivercrest (11-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mansfield's Newsom Stadium

FIRST RECENT MEETING

SAN SABA HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT

BOGOTA RIVERCREST HAS WON 5 STRAIGHT

Division II

Region III

Muenster 42, Lovelady 6

Dawson 34, Mount Enterprise 22

Mart 53, Detroit 0

Grapeland 54, Cumby 22

Regional Semifinals

Muenster (10-2) vs Dawson (10-2) 2 p.m. Friday at North Richland Hills' Birdville Fine Arts/Athletic Complex

FIRST RECENT MEETING

Muenster:

HAS WON 7 STRAIGHT

Dawson:

HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT...Jakoby Moore scored 3 TD (2 runs, 1 punt return) last week

Mart (9-3) vs Grapeland (10-2), 2 p.m. Friday at Fairfield's Eagle Stadium

MART LEADS RECENT SERIES 2-0

LAST MEETING:  Mart 64, Grapeland 22 (11/30/18)

MART HAS WON 7 STRAIGHT...GRAPELAND HAS WON 3 STRAIGHT