MaxPreps Texas Top 25 high school football rankings

DeSoto, No. 1 in MaxPreps Texas Top 25, is scoring at a 55.3 per game clip, best in the Dallas area for Class 5A teams.

No. 8 Coppell leads Dallas' 5A area in fewest average points allowed, 13.6.

The two will collide in a Division I Region I area playoff at 2 p.m. Saturday in the second of a quadruple-header at Arlington's AT&T Stadium.

DeSoto quarterback Desmon White has thrown for 3,280 yards and 33 touchdowns. Oklahoma State pledge Chris Lacy has 55 receptions for 1,080 yards and 16 touchdowns.



But it is not only the pass that must concern DeSoto opponents. The Eagles (11-0) compliment their 303-yard passing average with a 285-yard rushing yards per game.

Coppell, which hasn't allowed any points in the second half of six straight games, is holding opponents to an average of 110 rushing and 142 passing yards per game. Solomon Thomas, a 6-3, 263-pound senior defensive end, is a big reason why. Thomas is the target of a nationwide recruiting battle.

The only blemish on Coppell's 9-1 record is a 31-10 road loss to No. 2 Allen.

DeSoto defeated Coppell, 42-14, in the same playoff round a year ago. But the Cowboys were missing several injured offensive linemen that day.

In some other intriguing area-round matchups of Top 25 teams this weekend:

*No. 9 Steele (Cibolo) takes on No. 16 Reagan (San Antonio) in Class 5A Division II on Friday night at San Antonio's Comalander Stadium.



*No. 11 Skyline (Dallas) faces No. 18 Sachse in Class 5A Division I playoff set for 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Dallas' historic Cotton Bowl.

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Here's the MaxPreps Texas Top 25 following the first week of the playoffs.

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1. DeSoto 11-0 (Last week 1)
After running roughshod on Dallas area teams, the Eagles ventured to the state's central area to hammer 6-5 Copperas Cove 67-21 in a bi-district playoff. Desmon White threw for 394 yards and three touchdowns. Jaimon Peterson contributed 197 yards on 18 carries and scored four times. Chris Lacy had seven catches for 168 yards and two scores. Up next is a 5A-I area playoff against No. 8 Coppell (9-1) set for 2 p.m. Saturday at AT&T Stadium.

2. Allen 11-0 (2)
No complaints from coach Tom Westerberg concerning his team's pass defense after holding 5-6 Lake Highlands (Dallas) without a completion in a 63-6 bi-district landslide. Meanwhile, Eagles quarterback Kyler Murray threw for four touchdowns and Jaelen Barlow rushed for 120 yards and two scores. Up next is 9-2 Horn (Mesquite) in a 5A-I area playoff set for Friday night at Dallas' Cotton Bowl.



3. Katy 11-0 (3)
Rodney Anderson, Kyle Porter and B.J. Brooks each scored a pair a touchdowns in the Tigers' 70-0 mauling of 4-7 Madison (Houston). Just getting back to the line of scrimmage on running plays proved difficult for Madison against the Katy defense, which recorded its fifth shutout of the season. Madison gained 27 total yards and three first downs. Up next, the Tigers host 8-3 Cy-Woods (Cypress) Friday night in a 5A-II area playoff.

4. Carroll (Southlake) 10-1 (4)
The emphasis was on the running game in the Dragons' 56-14 bi-district elimination of 7-4 Bowie (Arlington). A.J. Ezzard piled up 164 yards and four touchdowns, part of Carroll's 351 rushing yards. Quarterback Ryan Agnew failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season, but ran for two. Up next is a 5A-I area playoff against 9-2 Lee (Midland) set for 7:30 p.m. Friday night at Saginaw's Chisholm Trail Stadium.

5. North Shore (Houston) 11-0 (5)
After a tentative state, Maciah Long rallied the Mustangs to a 41-6 pounding of 5-6 Dobie (Pasadena). Long threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more. Darius Mouton provided insurance with a 2-yard touchdown return of a blocked kick early in the fourth quarter. Up next is 8-3 Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City) is a 5A-I area playoff set for 1 p.m. Saturday in Deer Park.

6. Westfield (Houston) 11-0 (6)
Courtland Greenwood ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw for one in the Mustangs' 52-21 pummeling of 7-4 Oak Ridge (Conroe). Latevius Downs and Rayquan Jones each scored twice for Westfield and Jeremiah Smith returned a punt 34 yards for a score. Up next is 8-3 Cedar Ridge (Round Rock) in 5A-I area playoff Friday night in Bryan.

7. Lamar (Houston) 10-0 (7)
Darrell Colbert, an SMU commit, threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, pacing the Redskins' 38-14 bi-district victory over 7-4 Morton Ranch (Katy). Ronnie Wesley led the rushing attack with 114 yards and two touchdowns. Up next is 8-3 Alief Taylor (Houston) in a 5A-I area playoff set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Houston's Delmar Stadium.

8. Coppell 9-1 (8)
The Cowboys for the sixth straight game allowed no points in the second half in a 56-8 bi-district taming of 6-5 Irving. Coppell's defense accounted for the game's first score, a 32-yard interception return by Kilian Bresnahan. Sophomore running back Charles West scored three times and Skyler Bonneau threw three touchdown passes. Up next is a 5A-I area rematch with 11-0 DeSoto set for 2 p.m. Saturday at AT&T Stadium.



9. Steele (Cibolo) 10-1 (9)
Texas Tech pledge Justin Stockton rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns in a 52-6 bi-district elimination of 5-6 Clark (San Antonio). L.G. Williams hooked up with D'Angelo Wallace on a pair of scoring passes. The win sets up a showdown with 11-0 Reagan (San Antonio) in a 5A-II area playoff Friday night at San Antonio's Comalander Stadium.

10. Manvel 10-1 (10)
Sophomore quarterback Deriq King threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns and added 128 yards on the ground and three more scores in a 45-21 bi-district elimination of 5-6 La Porte. Up next is 9-2 Fort Bend Bush (Richmond) in a 5A-II area playoff Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pasadena.

11. Skyline (Dallas) 10-1 (12)
Junior Sederian Copeland threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score in a 28-14 bi-district triumph over 7-4 Plano. Daleon Ward scored twice for the Raiders and the Skyline defense forced four turnovers. Up next is 11-0 Sachse in a 5A-I area playoff set for 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Dallas' Cotton Bowl.

12. Aledo 11-0 (13)
Jess Anders rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns and caught another score to help the Bearcats to a 76-6 rout of 6-5 Burleson in the playoff's opening round. Luke Bishop threw for three touchdowns and the Aledo defense limited the Elks to 124 yards and seven first downs. Up next is 8-3 Boswell (Fort Worth) in a 4A-II area playoff set for Friday night at North Richland Hills' Birdville Fine Arts Athletic Complex.

13. Cedar Hill 9-2 (15)
Trailing by 16 points in the final minute of the third quarter, the Longhorns rallied to score the game's final 20 points in a 39-35 nail biter over 7-4 Temple. Damarkus Lodge made nine catches for 246 yards and two scores. Aca'cedric Ware rushed for 120 yards and four scores, including both of the Longhorns touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Up next is 8-3 Hebron in a 5A-II area playoff set for 8 p.m. Saturday at AT&T Stadium.

14. Pearland 10-1 (16)
JaColbie Butler rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Oilers to a 42-20 bi-district elimination of 4-6-1 Deer Park. Kalen Johnson ran for one score and threw for another. Up next is 6-5 Fort Bend Austin (Sugar Land) in a 5A-I area playoff set for Friday night at Sugar Land's Hall Stadium.



15. Cedar Park 10-1 (17)
Quarterback Nate Grimm accounted for five touchdowns in a 64-7 bi-district elimination of 6-4 Travis (Austin). Grimm threw for 331 yards and four scores and added 64 rushing yards and one touchdown. Bill Estevanott had four catches for 103 yards and three scores. Up next is 7-4 Tivy (Kerrville) in a 4A-II area playoff Friday night at San Antonio's Farris Stadium.

16. Reagan (San Antonio) 11-0 (18)
Ty Summers, a Rice pledge, rushed for three touchdowns and threw another to lead the Rattlers to a 49-21 bi-district elimination of 7-4 Canyon (New Braunfels). Kash Knutson rushed for one score and added a touchdown reception. Up next is 10-1 Steele (Cibolo) in a 5A-II area playoff showdown Friday at San Antonio's Comalander Stadium.

17. Lake Travis (Austin) 9-1 (19)
The Cavaliers saw their 30-game playoff victory string end in the bi-district round last year, but Dominic De Lira made sure there would be no repeat. The quarterback threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in a 52-7 bi-district elimination of 4-7 Westwood (Round Rock). The Cavs defense had 12 sacks and limited Westwood to 14 total yards. Up next is 10-1 Atascocita (Humble) in a 5A-II area playoff set for 2 p.m. Saturday in Bryan.

18. Sachse 11-0 (20)
A 15-yard touchdown run by Devine Ozigbo with 27 seconds remaining carried the Mustangs to a wild 63-56 bi-district victory over 5-6 Mesquite. Ozigbo finished with four touchdowns and 224 total yards. Sachse quarterback Kent Myers threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns. Up next is No. 12 Skyline (Dallas) in a 5A-I area playoff set for 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Dallas' Cotton Bowl.

19. Longview 10-1 (21)
Travin Howard and Laurent Johnson turned two of the six turnovers forced by the Lobos into touchdowns in a 46-21 bi-district elimination of 4-7 Rowlett. Dezmond Chumley threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns. Up next is 7-4 Boyd (McKinney) in a 5A-II area playoff set for 4 p.m. Saturday at Dallas' Wildcat-Ram Stadium.

20. Summer Creek (Houston) 11-0 (22)
The Bulldogs were scoring from distance in a 24-9 bi-district victory over 6-5 Central (Beaumont). Aaron Sharp connected with Torrey Johnson on a 98-yard scoring pass and Sharp broke an 80-yard touchdown run a little later. Up next is 8-3 Magnolia West (Magnolia) in a 4A-I area playoff set for Friday night at Shenandoah's Woodforest Stadium.



21. Brandeis (San Antonio) 10-1 (23)
Brian Chapman connected with Larry Stephens on touchdown passes of 53 and 82 yards in the Broncos' 23-7 victory over 4-6 Carroll (Corpus Christi) in a 5A D-II bi-district playoff. Stephens finished with three catches for 146 yards. Up next is 9-2 Johnson (San Antonio) in a 5A-II area playoff Friday at San Antonio's Heroes Stadium.

22. Cy-Fair (Cypress) 10-1 (24)
Drew Tobler caught a pair of touchdown passes and ran for a score in the Bobcats' 38-10 bi-district elimination of 4-7 Alief Hastings (Houston). Cy-Fair quarterback Clayton Kopecky threw three touchdown passes. Up next, the Bobcats will host 9-2 Cinco Ranch (Katy) in a 5A-I area playoff on Friday night.

23. Martin (Arlington) 9-2 (25)
Spencer Evans kicked field goals of 49 and 56 yards to help the Warriors squeeze past 5-6 Central (Keller) 21-16 in a bi-district playoff. Sophomore Nic Smith paced Martin with 192 rushing yards. Up next is 6-5 Odessa in a 5A-I area playoff set Friday at UT-Arlington's Maverick Stadium.

24. Johnson (San Antonio) 9-2 (NR)
Braedon Williams' 5-yard touchdown run with 1:07 remaining capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive that sent the Jaguars to a 49-45 bi-district upset of 10-1 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch). Elijah Lloyd's interception sealed the win. Hunter Rittimann threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns for the Jags, who advance to face 10-1 Brandeis (San Antonio) in a 5A-II area playoff Friday at San Antonio's Heroes Stadium.

25. Trinity (Euless) 9-2 (NR)
Christian Hammack threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in the Trojans' ninth straight victory, a 49-21 bi-district elimination of 2-9 Marcus (Flower Mound). Isaac Ellsworth rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown for Steve Lineweaver's team. Up next is 8-3 Timberview (Mansfield) in a 5A-I area playoff set for 5 p.m. Saturday at AT&T Stadium.

Dropped out: No. 11 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), No. 14 Hendrickson (Pflugerville).



On the bubble
A&M Consolidated (College Station) 9-2, Atascocita (Humble) 10-1, Cinco Ranch (Katy) 9-2, San Angelo Central 10-1, George Ranch (Richmond) 11-0, Judson (Converse) 9-2, Midway (Waco) 9-2, Texas City 11-0, Westlake (Austin) 7-4, The Woodlands 9-2