The third week of the high school football season kicks off with 10 more states set to begin play. Texas will be among the next set of states to begin the high school football season with a schedule that gets underway Aug. 27 for Class 1A-4A and Oct. 1 for Class 5A-6A. As things stand, the postseason is set to begin Nov. 12 for 1A-4A and Dec. 10 for 5A-6A with championship games scheduled for Dec. 16-19 for 1A-4A and Jan. 11-15 for 5A-6A.
Texas is one of 34 states planning to play football this fall. Sixteen others plus the District of Columbia have moved their respective seasons to 2021.
In Texas, a total of 652 games are set to kick off on Friday.
In advance of season openers, here's a look at what you need to know about Texas football in 2020.
Top 5 Games
Ryan (Denton) at
Guyer (Denton), Oct. 2
DeSoto at
Duncanville, Oct. 16
Carroll (Southlake) at
Martin (Arlington), Oct. 16
Katy at
Tompkins (Katy), Oct. 29
Cedar Hill at Duncanville, Nov. 20
Top Teams
1. Duncanville
2.
North Shore (Houston)3. Guyer (Denton)
4. Ryan (Denton)
5. Katy
Defending Champions
6A I: North Shore (Houston)
6A II:
Westlake (Austin)5A I:
Shadow Creek (Pearland)5A II:
Aledo
Top recruits
National ranking per 247Sports in parenthesis
1.
Tommy Brockermeyer,
All Saints (Fort Worth), (No. 5)
2.
Camar Wheaton,
Lakeview Centennial (Garland), (18)
3.
Donovan Jackson, Episcopal (Bellaire), (20)
4.
Ja’Tavion Sanders, Ryan (Denton), (24)
5.
Tunmise Adeleye, Tompkins (Katy), (30)
Returning Stat Leaders
Passing
Garret Rangel,
Lone Star (Frisco) | 279-403 (69%), 4,855 yds., 50 TD
Rushing
Aaron Dumas,
Americas (El Paso) | 343 car., 3,184 yds., 36 TD
Receiving
Cole Kirkpatrick,
Argyle | 67 rec., 1,688 yds., 28 TD
Daniel Calabrese,
Covenant Christian (Colleyville) | 70 rec., 1,669 yds., 17 TD
