MaxPreps Top 10 Texas High School Football Games of the Week

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Longview owns a 20-game winning streak as well as last year's Class 6A-D2 state championship trophy and a winning tradition in home games at Lobo Stadium.

But Friday night foe Rockwall presents a stern challenge in the District 11-6A opener, and MaxPreps Texas Game of the Week, even for a Longview program riding high at this moment.

Rockwall (3-1) brings the state's top receiver in senior Ohio State pledge Jaxon Smith-Njigba (759 yards) and the top passer in sophomore Braedyn Locke (1,573 yards). The point-a-minute Yellowjackets of coach Rodney Webb are actually scoring above that clip at 53 points per game.

That sets up a strength-against-strength confrontation because Longview's defense, led by linebacker Tyshawn Thompson and safety Malik Cannon, is allowing only seven points per game. Two Lobos opponents failed to score at all. (MaxPreps Texas Top 25 ranking included).

• • 3
    Rockwall
  • 49
    Longview

  9/27 Final

Top players

Rockwall: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (6-1, 195), QB Braedyn Locke (6-1, 180), RB Zach Henry (5-11, 195), FS Tyler Ashworth (5-9, 170), DB Corey Kelley (5-10, 180).

Longview: QB Haynes King (6-3, 185), RB Kaden Meredith (5-9, 185), WR Kyas Moore (5-8, 155), LB Tyshawn Taylor (5-10, 175), SS Malik Cannon (5-11, 165).

Rockwall (3-1) does not mind getting into scoring contests with its talent at the skill positions. Longview (4-0), the defending Class 6A-2 state champion, depends on the passing of Texas A&M pledge King, the son of Lobos head coach John King.

Vandegrift (Austin) at Vista Ridge (Cedar Park)

• • 31
    Vandegrift
  • 12
    Vista Ridge

  9/27 Final

Vandegrift: QB Dru Dawson (5-10, 175), RB Bowen Lewis (5-11, 170), WR/CB Trey Mongauzy (5-8, 155), LB Jivon Parker (5-8, 155), DT/FB Jordan Cochran (5-10, 210).

Vista Ridge: QB Kyle Brown (6-1, 180), RB Matt Thomas (5-6, 190), WR Adam Fogg (6-2, 185), Jake Robertson (6-0, 187), MLB/RB Jay White (6-0, 200).

In this District 13-6A matchup of 4-0 teams, Vista Ridge has scored the most points (169) among the nine league members and Vandegrift has allowed the fewest (28).

• • 42
    Shadow Creek
  • 14
    Angleton

  9/27 Final

Shadow Creek: QB Kyron Drones (6-2, 200), RB Jayveon Bell (5-10, 190), LB Terrence Cooks II (6-3, 210), WR Seth Jones (6-2, 185), DL De'vante Johnson (6-0, 200).

Angleton: QB Justus Mayon (6-0, 210), RB Jordan Jones (5-11, 190), FB/DE JT Anderson (5-11, 212), S/WR Anthony Jackson (6-1, 175), TE/DE Landris White (6-0, 210).

Shadow Creek's smallest winning margin in its 3-0 start has been 49 points. Angleton is 2-0 and has not allowed more than seven points in a game, making for an interesting storyline for the District 10-5A D1 encounter.

• • 10
    Keller Central
  • 49
    Guyer

  9/26 Final

Guyer: QB Eli Stowers (6-4, 200), RB/SS Kaedric Cobbs (5-10, 213), WR/CB Seth Meador (5-11, 175), LB/RB Johnathan Jones (5-9, 182), DL/OL Dotun Olanipekun (5-10, 250).

Central: QB Gavyn White (6-1, 210), RB Andrew Paul (6-0, 200), WR Landon Walker (6-1, 180), LB Miles Skinner, DE Colton David (5-11, 185).

Central started 0-4 a year ago on the way to a 2-8 season, but is already 3-0 against the same teams on the schedule. Guyer has made amends for its 0-2 start a year ago with nail-biting wins over Aledo and Cedar Hill.

• • 8
    Lamar
  • 39
    Martin

  9/27 Final

Lamar: QB Jack Dawson (6-0, 185), RB Caleb Phillips (6-0, 200), MLB Jayvieon Moore (5-8, 196), LB/SS James Grando (6-02, 185), CB Kobe Long (5-10, 150).

Martin: QB Zach Mundell (5-8, 150), RB D'wayne Williams (5-6, 161), WR Cal Robinson (5-10, 170), LB Morice Blackwell (6-1, 196), DT Cooper Evans (6-1, 258).

Two of the favorites District 4-6A favorites meet in a league opener. Martin (2-1) defeated Lamar (3-0) soundly for four straight years until 2018 when it was the Vikings' turn to roll, 58-5, stretching its all-time record in district openers to 38-10. The average margin of victory in the last five games of the series is 30 points. Is this the year we finally see a close one?

• • 20
    King
  • 27
    West Brook

  9/27 Final

King: FS Bryson Washington (6-2, 195), DE Jessie Evans (6-4, 225), CB Josiah Ruano (5-11, 160), TE/DE Van Wells (6-3, 237), QB Kameron Kincheon (6-0, 165).

West Brook: QB Troy Yowman (6-0, 205), RB Jordan Guidry (5-8, 195), WR Thad Johnson (6-0, 185), WR Joey Pierre (5-10, 150), FS Bryce Anderson (6-0, 185).

King (3-0) finished third in a very tough District 21-6A a year ago that was home to Class 6A-D1 state champion North Shore (Houston) and the 6A D2 state runner-up in West Brook (3-0). King was not competitive against West Brook last year, losing 55-7, and hopes to make a much better showing this time.

• • 24
    A&M Consolidated
  • 14
    Huntsville

  9/27 Final

A&M Consolidated: WR Devin Price (6-3, 175), CB/WR Nate Floyd (6-1, 170), WR/RB Brian Darby (6-0, 185), LB Makel Williams (6-0, 180), WR Valen Jones (6-0, 175).

Huntsville: QB Matthew Southern (5-11, 185), CB/WR Kobe Lewis (5-11, 160), SB Cameron Myers (5-7, 155), WR Jordan Woodberry (5-11, 166), LB Jordan Brown (6-1, 195).

Huntsville (2-1) went undefeated in District 10-5A D2 last year and A&M Consolidated (3-0) finished runner-up because of the Hornets' 27-7 head-to-head victory. Some experts are predicting another 1-2 finish this year.

• • 28
    Fort Bend Elkins
  • 56
    Fort Bend Travis

  9/26 Final

Elkins: QB Cameron George (6-0, 175), RB/LB Issiah Nixon (6-1, 205), WR Jacory Lee (5-6, 168), LB/DE Alvin Williams ll (5-10, 225), LB/RB Bryce Bradley (5-10, 207).

Travis: QB Eric Rodriguez (5-11, 185), RB Aundre Smith (5-8, 175), WR Parker Washington (5-11, 185), WR/SB Jarrell Farr (5-7, 144), DE/LB John Henderson (6-3, 225).

Both teams made the playoffs from District 20-6A a year ago and bring 3-0 records into this matchup. Travis has a 6-3 edge in recent meetings including a 40-21 triumph last year.

• • 40
    Andress
  • 7
    Austin

  9/27 Final

Andress: QB Jeremiah Tosky (6-0, 155), RB/LB Travon Ware (5-10, 267), RB/DB Keandre Jones (5-6, 160), LB Kiante Liggins (6-1, 200), WR CB Jeremiah Cooper (6-0, 155).

Austin: RB/LB William Rodriguez III (5-8, 180), RB/QB Isiah Witterstauter (5-11, 159), OL Christian Valles (5-11, 245).

Both squads posted 9-3 records a year ago and advanced to the second playoff round. Andress defeated Austin 30-12 in the regular-season meeting that ultimately decided the District 2-5A D2 title. The similarities of the teams extend to 3-1 records so far this season.

• • 21
    Madison
  • 42
    Sunnyvale

  9/27 Final

Madison: QB Jaylin Thibodeaux (5-10, 165), OL/DL Ruben Bowman (6-4, 320), CB Dakari Lee (5-8, 165), RB Joseph Gatlin (5-8, 155), LB Kabrin Fox (6-0, 180).

Sunnyvale: QB/LB Tripp McAda (5-10, 170), RB/LB Alex Luna (5-10, 195), RB/DE Emmanuel Arinze (6-2, 205), SS/QB Max McAda (6-0, 176).