Each team has been a title contender the past several season and the rival schools are just 10 miles apart in south suburban Dallas. Duncanville, MaxPreps' No. 1 team in the state and No.

Two teams battling for at least one home game – and maybe a second – in the Division I, Region 3 high school football playoffs face off Friday when Groveport visits Pickerington Central in OCC-Buckeye action.

Weiss football, the No. 4 team in our preseason countdown, is 2-0 after thrashing San Marcos last week and just outside of the MaxPreps' top 100. Texas A&M Consolidated, ranked 26th, is 2-0 after a couple narrow wins over tough Forney and Lake Belton teams.

Watch Westlake vs. Austin High School on NFHS Network Oct. 10, 2024. Key players include Army commit Bryson Batts and Duke commit Elliott Schaper

The Chaparrals are 2-0 after a strong performance over fellow Class 6A contender Prosper to open the season and a runaway 63-7 win over Lake Belton last week. MaxPreps has Westlake has it's No. 8 team in Texas and No. 29 in the nation.

Watch Denton Guyer vs. Coppell on NFHS Network on Oct. 4, 2024. Key players are Longhorns recruit Khyren Haywood and Sooners commit Kevin Sperry.

In this week’s feature, we’re going all around the country, looking at matchups in Texas, Florida, California and Arizona as a part of our top-five matchups of the week.

The Texas high school football game of the year arrives Friday when top-ranked Duncanville takes on district foe DeSoto in a nationally ranked matchup between t