Top Texas high school football games of the week

By Staff Report Oct 3, 2012, 12:19pm

Skyline heads to Dallas to take on Lake Highlands Friday in Texas' top game of the week.

Here is a list of the best games in the state for this week, Oct. 4-6, as determined by the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings.
No. 7 Skyline faces fellow 3-1 team Lake Highlands Friday in one of the top games of the week in Texas.
No. 7 Skyline faces fellow 3-1 team Lake Highlands Friday in one of the top games of the week in Texas.
Photo by Dan Wozniak
Top Texas High School Football Games of the Week

1. Skyline (Dallas) [3-1] at Lake Highlands (Dallas) [3-1]

Game date:
Friday
Skyline's state rank:
7
Lake Highlands' state rank:
55
Projected:
Skyline 35, Lake Highlands 21

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2. Mesquite [5-0] at Rockwall-Heath [4-1]
Game date:
Friday
Mesquite's state rank:
6
Rockwall-Heath's state rank:
121
Projected:
Mesquite 35, Rockwall-Heath 10

3. Cooper (Abilene) [4-1] at Abilene [5-0]
Game date:
Friday
Cooper's state rank:
43
Abilene's state rank:
16
Projected:
Abilene 35, Cooper 21

4. A&M Consolidated (College Station) [3-2] at The Woodlands [3-2]
Game date:
Thursday
A&M Consolidated's state rank:
38
The Woodlands' state rank:
44
Projected:
A&M Consolidated 38, The Woodlands 31

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5. Temple [3-1] at Midway (Waco) [4-0]
Game date:
Friday
Temple's state rank:
76
Midway's state rank:
28
Projected:
Midway 38, Temple 31

6. Rouse (Leander) [4-1] at Leander [4-1]

Game date:
Friday
Rouse's state rank:
136
Leander's state rank:
35
Projected:
Leander 24, Rouse 7

7. MacArthur (Irving) [3-1] at Trinity (Euless) [2-2]

Game date:
Friday
MacArthur's state rank:
224
Trinity's state rank:
13
Projected:
Trinity 41, MacArthur 13

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8. Kilgore [4-0] at Bullard [4-0]
Game date:
Friday
Kilgore's state rank:
58
Bullard's state rank:
174
Projected:
Kilgore 28, Bullard 13

9. Waxahachie [3-1] at Lancaster [4-0]
Game date:
Friday
Waxahachie's state rank:
93
Lancaster's state rank:
25
Projected:
Lancaster 31, Waxahachie 21

10. Dallas Christian (Mesquite) [4-0] at Parish Episcopal (Dallas) [4-0]
Game date:
Friday
Dallas Christian's state rank:
29
Parish Episcopal's state rank:
291
Projected:
Dallas Christian 35, Parish Episcopal 14