Below you’ll find The Dallas Morning News’ coverage of Week 3 of Texas high school football. Game stories, highlights, top performers, photos and more!
Final scores: See who won in matchups across the Dallas area.
5 things we learned: Flower Mound wins another thriller; 11-6A’s depth is on display
Top performers: See which athletes led the Dallas area in rushing, receiving and passing stats from the second week of the season.
How top teams fared: Find results for games played Sept. 12-14.
Statewide scores: Scores and results for games across the Lone Star State.
Friday’s Coverage
Stories
— Southlake Carroll gets best of rival Byron Nelson to cap big day for coach Riley Dodge
— Another 4-TD game from WR Quentin Gibson powers North Crowley past Denton Guyer
— Rockwall outlasts Lewisville by scoring on fourth down with only seconds left in the game
— Colleyville Heritage’s big-play defense leads the way in dominant win over The Colony
— Waxahachie holds off Forney to avoid another heartbreaker
— Highland Park piles up yards in dominant win over former district rival Jesuit
Photos
— Trophy Club Byron Nelson vs. Southlake Carroll
— Denton Guyer vs. North Crowley
— Richardson Pearce vs. Flower Mound Marcus
Thursday’s coverage
Stories
— Freshman quarterback leads Prosper Walnut Grove to thrilling upset of Frisco Emerson
Photos
— Prosper Walnut Grove vs. Frisco Emerson
Week 3 preview content
Schedule of games: View matchups here
Players to watch: Byron Nelson vs. Carroll full of stars
Storylines to know: District play begins, how will DeSoto respond?
Notable games: Previews and predictions for games
Pick ‘Em: Here’s who our experts are taking
Stat leaders: See top performers in each classification
Area rankings: New No. 1 team in Class 6A
State rankings: 6A shakeup after North Crowley’s win over DeSoto
Notable reads
Duncanville vs. St. Frances (Md.) is latest matchup between a D-FW power and nation’s best
For the seventh straight season, Duncanville will play an out-of-state opponent, hosting St. Frances Academy from Maryland at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Both teams are ranked in the top 25 in the nation by MaxPreps, with Duncanville (1-0) at No. 4 and St. Frances (2-1) at No. 22. The game will be loaded with major-college recruits.
Duncanville has the No. 1 wide receiver in the nation in the Class of 2025 with five-star Oregon pledge Dakorien Moore, and he is catching passes from five-star Alabama pledge Keelon Russell, the nation’s third-ranked quarterback in that same class. St. Frances’ top senior recruit is four-star Auburn pledge Blake Woodby, rated the 13th-best cornerback in the nation, and four-star safety Byron Baldwin is committed to Indiana.
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Dual-threats: Dallas-area high school quarterbacks show off their wheels early
Through Week 2 of the Texas high school football season, plenty of Dallas-area quarterbacks have shown their versatility, making plays through the air and on the ground.
Click here for a look at some area quarterbacks who have displayed dual-threat capabilities early this season.
More must-read stories
— Mansfield’s Braxton Van Cleave keeping up family football tradition — for now
— How Dallas Covenant’s defense is defying the odds to start the season
— Rockwall star quarterback Landyn Locke suffers season-ending torn ACL
— Some of the Dallas area’s top RBs are posting huge numbers in versatile new roles
— Southlake Carroll, district mates boast top 10 offenses among Dallas-area 6A teams
— Arlington Seguin offense shines under Joe Gordon in team’s first 2-0 start since 2015
— North Crowley win over DeSoto among biggest upsets in recent years. What are the others?
— Week 2 Ozarka defensive player of the week: Richland CB Jaylen Gordon
— Week 2 Ozarka offensive player of the week: North Crowley WR Quentin Gibson
Find more high school sports coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
