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TOP SCORING TEAMS – WEEK 6
Perrin-Whitt 81
Rockwall Heritage 78
Western Hills 76
Prosper 72
Westlake Academy 72
North Forney 71
Walnut Grove 70
Keene 68
Irving Faustina 66
Garland Christian 66
West Mesquite 65
Arl. Heights 65
Argyle 65
Wolfe City 64
Anna 63
Carroll 63
Pantego 62
Scurry-Rosser 62
Richardson 61
Irving Highlands 60
Berkner 58
Mercy Culture 58
Decatur 57
Leonard 56
Midlothian 56
Grapevine Faith 56
Lake Dallas 56
Azle Christian 56
Lone Star 55
Gainesville 55
Springtown 55
SOC 55
Blooming Grove 55
MW Community 54
Frisco Legacy 52
Mans. Legacy 52
Highland Park 52
Lakeview Cent. 51
Panther Creek 51
Lucas Christian 50
SHUTOUTS
CH Trinity
Blooming Grove
Springtown
Weatherford Christian
SOC
West Mesquite
Lake Highlands
Alvord
Berkner
Lewisville
Wakeland
Sunset
Keene
Arl. Heights
WEEK 6 NOTES
Aledo erased a 14-2 deficit to beat Denton Ryan in the De facto District 3-5A D1 championship game, 15-14. With the win, the Bearcats kept their national record district winning streak intact – 131 straight victories, a streak that started in 2007.
Hebron scored the final 35 points including 29 in the fourth quarter to storm back and stun the home crowd at FM Marcus. The Hawks won 49-42.
South Oak Cliff picked up its third straight district shutout and extended its district shutout streak to five games. The Golden Bears have allowed just seven points in district play over the past two seasons. They have won 44 straight district games.
FW Western Hills defeated FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis 76-6. Since MaxPreps began tracking scores in 2004 – the Cougars have scored 70 or more points just three times, 70 in 2003 and 72 in 2006.
North Crowley opened District 3-6A with a 68-0 win over Mansfield Legacy. The Panthers have won 22 straight games in district play.
Highland Park beat Red Oak 52-35 – improving to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in District 7-5A D1. Over the past three games, the Scots have scored 180 points – averaging 60 per contest.
FW Arlington Heights opens the season 6-0 with five of those wins via a shutout. The Yellowjackets have allowed just 14 points in six games. In all five shutout wins, they have scored at least 56 points.
Gainesville put up 55 points in its win over Bonham – the last time the Leopards scored 55+ in a game came Sept. 13, 2019 against Castleberry.
Pilot Point upset state ranked Palmer – improving to 5-1 on the season and 2-0 in district. The team won four games last season and went 0-10 in 2023. The Bearcats open district 2-0 for the first time since 2021.
Tom Bean is 6-0 for the first time since 2008 when the Tomcats went 8-3. They went 6-4 in each of the past two seasons. One more win will give them 7+ wins for the first time in 17 years.
Four teams through Class 6A-4A scored 70+ points (Prosper Walnut Grove, North Forney, Prosper, FW Western Hills). DFW only had one team with 70 points in Week 5 (Highland Park).
Mineral Wells Community Christian is 6-0 with four of those wins scoring 70+ points. The Warriors play in TAIAO 6-man (Texas Association of Independent Athletic).
TOP GAMES IN WEEK 7
Thursday
Terrell vs Mid. Heritage
Ar. Martin vs Arl. Bowie
Byron Nelson vs Keller
Dallas Lincoln vs Dallas Kimball
Friday
DeSoto vs Duncanville
Mans. Timberview vs Mans. Summit
Denton Ryan vs Richland
Dallas Bishop Lynch vs Frisco Legacy Christian
Santo vs Era
Grapevine Faith vs FW All Saints
Lindsay vs Muenster
Keller Central vs Justin Northwest
Brock vs Eagle Mountain
Palmer vs Pottsboro
Sulphur Springs vs Celina
Rockwall-Heath vs North Forney
Forney vs Longview
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Kaedyn Cobbs, Denton Guyer: During the Wildcats’ upset over Coppell, Cobbs recorded a pass, rush and catch. He threw for one touchdown, but did his damage on the ground with 32 carries, 176 yards and four touchdowns.
Brady Taylor, Justin Northwest: In the Texans’ win over previously undefeated LD Bell, Taylor played a big part on defense with two interceptions.
Anthony Jackson, Pantego: Jackson led the Panthers past FM Coram Deo with 310 yards and four touchdowns. He also made two tackles and one interception.
Carter Massey/Baron Sampson, Flower Mound: The duo led the Jaguars’ passing attack against Little Elm – connecting 15 times for 258 yards and two touchdowns. Massey also threw for one touchdown while Sampson finished with 24 of 34 passing for 371 yards and five total scores.
Donnie Hooten, Tom Bean: During the Tomcats’ win over Tioga, Hooten passed for 316 yards, rushed for 30 more and accounted for five touchdowns. Hooten ranks in the Top 3 in passing yards and passing touchdowns this season among DFW players.
Brysan Muller, Wylie East: In the Raiders’ win over Sachse, Muller recored 17 tackles including three for loss.
Angelo Renda, SL Carroll: In a win over Keller, the Pitt commit went 21 of 26 for 401 yards and five touchdowns (Fun Fact: The next win for the Dragons will be #100 for head coach Riley Dodge).
