The last four football brackets in the country that haven't started in 2020 will kick off this week when the University Interscholastic League's 6A and 5A playoffs get underway. With eight nationally Top 25 teams in the two classifications, these will likely be the most competitive playoffs of all.
Six of those eight teams are all in the 6A-Division I bracket, including two-time defending champion and second-ranked
North Shore (Houston) (10-0), which takes on
Deer Park (5-5) in Region 3 first-round action. The Mustangs are led by one of the nation's most dynamic quarterbacks in third-year starter and Auburn-bound
Dematrius Davis Jr..
The team North Shore beat both years in the state finals, seventh-ranked
Duncanville (6-1) opens in Region 2 against
Harker Heights (7-3).
State finals in both classifications are slated tentative for the second week in January at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Meanwhile, three of the state's remaining for classifications — 4A, 3A and 2A — continue semifinal action this week, while the 1A finalists are set for title games Dec. 16 at AT&T Stadium. The 1A finals will pit
Sterling City vs.
May in 1A-I and
Balmorhea vs.
Richland Springs in 1A-II.
May pulled out a wild 92-86 semifinal overtime win over defending champion
Blum in a game that featured 1,157 yards and 25 touchdowns according to the
Brownwood News.
Kaden Halk rushed 16 times for 302 yards and five touchdowns for May while Blum's
Koby Clinkscales added 248 rushing yards and six touchdowns.
The 4A-I semifinals feature a pair of teams that pulled out high-scoring tight affairs.
Lindale (12-2) defeated
Kilgore 56-42 in the Region III finals and will now play Region IV champion
LBJ Austin, a 59-54 winner over Miller (Corpus Christi). The other semifinal game pits
Canyon (12-1) against
Argyle (14-0).
This is the 100th season of UIL football.
Read on for a look at brackets, this week's matchups and check back for scores.
BRACKETS: 6A D1 | 6A D2 | 5A D1 | 5A D2 | 4A D1 | 4A D2 | 3A D1 | 3A D2 | 2A D1 | 2A D2 | 6-Man 1A D1 | 6-Man 1A D2
