Below you’ll find The Dallas Morning News’ coverage of Week 5 of Texas high school football. Game stories, highlights, top performers, photos and more!
Friday’s Recaps
Final scores: See who won in matchups across the state
Highlights: Melissa QB has eight TD passes; Kimball wins thriller
5 things we learned: Major cross-town wins, Panther Creek earns first victory
How top teams fared: How area- and state-ranked teams fared in Texas high school football this week
Game Stories
Lake Bennett’s versatility on full display in Rockwall’s victory over rival Rockwall-Heath
Fast start sees Prosper pitch a shutout for bragging rights over Prosper Rock Hill
Late comeback attempt? No problem for DeSoto, as it stands strong to beat Waxahachie 42-24
‘Respect’ earned: Frisco Wakeland snaps eight-game losing streak vs. Frisco Lone Star
Parish Episcopal uses big plays to beat China Spring in matchup of state champions
Coppell outlasts Plano West in offensive shootout for its best start in nine seasons
Flower Mound Marcus kicks it up a notch on special teams to hold off Hebron comeback
‘They made no mistakes’: Plano follows balanced game plan to finish off win vs. Plano East
North Crowley takes down Trinity to begin season 5-0 for first time since 2005
Photos
Arlington Martin vs. South Grand Prairie
Frisco Liberty vs. Frisco Reedy
North Mesquite vs. West Mesquite
North Crowley vs. Euless Trinity
Thursday’s coverage
Photos
Mesquite Horn vs. North Forney
Preview material
Schedule of games: View matchups here
Players to watch: Ten players from different area schools are represented
Dallas-area rankings: 6A, 5A, 4A teams make statement wins
Dallas-area stat leaders: See the top performers in each classification
Offensive player of the Week: Prosper Rock Hill QB Kevin Sperry Jr.
Defensive player of the week: Jesuit LB Luke Buckner
Storylines to know: Five interesting storylines to keep an eye on
Notable games: Previews and predictions for games
Pick ‘Em: Here’s who our experts are taking
Stories to know
At Woodrow Wilson, deaf football players are thriving and teaching their teammates
Woodrow Wilson, which serves as a regional school for students who are deaf, has three deaf players on the school’s football team.
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From foster care to Friday night lights, Celina’s Gabe Gayton continues to rise above
How Gayton escaped the drugs, violence and uncertainty that surrounded him from a young age growing up in the foster system in Olean, N.Y.
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More must read stories
Early hard-fought wins helping Prestonwood Christian find identity under Donnie Yantis
With four 4-0 teams, District 3-5AII race remains one of DFW’s tightest
Four things to know about 8-6A teams ahead of district play
Strong offense has Sanger unified, motivated to keep unbeaten streak going
Frisco Reedy overcomes tough schedule, establishes itself as new frontrunner in Frisco ISD
See why 6A Division I playoff bracket will be so tough and which teams could end up there
Texas AP high school football poll (9/19): Byron Nelson strengthens area’s presence in 6A
The Denton Guyer bump: How playing DFW’s top team has hardened its opponents
Best Dallas-area non-district wins of the 2022 season
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