West Texas: Week 9 Recap, Scores, Standings and Look Ahead

Week 9 of the West Texas high school football season is complete and we now look forward to Week 10. Here is a recap of Week 9 with scores, top performers, notes, latest polls + look ahead to Week 10.   PANHANDLE   Key Week 9 Scores   Canyon 48, Randall 7   Tascosa 63, Caprock 24   Stratford 69, Sanford-Fritch 0   Panhandle 65, West Texas 0   West Plains 72, Perryton 6   Canadian 56, Friona 7   Bushland 35, Shallowater 3   Dumas 56, Pampa 7   Childress 28, Spearman 21   Wichita Falls Rider 49, Palo Duro 20   Farwell 56, Highland Park 32   Muleshoe 48, River Road 6   Gruver 42, Sunray 41   Borger 36, Levelland 28   Notes: After uncharacteristically losing five straight games, Tascosa has now won two straight after the big win over Caprock. The Rebels face Lubbock-Cooper in Week 10 in a key District 5A-2, Div. 1 matchup.  Beyond undefeated Abilene (5-0 in district), the three remaining playoff spots are still up for grabs. . .#1 Canadian (8-0, 3-0) continued to steamroll opponents and appears headed towards an undefeated regular season. . .West Plains (8-1, 3-0) took a commanding lead in District 4A-2, Div. 2 with a lopsided win over Perryton. After a bye in Week 10, West Plains can claim the undisputed district championship with a victory over Borger on Nov. 3. Wolves QB Reid Macon threw for 275 yards and 5 Td in the win over Perryton. . .Based on the Week 9 results, the four playoff teams from District 2A-1, Div. 1 will likely be Stratford, Panhandle, Farwell and West Texas. The first three aforementioned teams all won handily in Week 9. . .In a five-team district (District 4A-3, Div. 1), Canyon (7-1, 2-0) boosted their title hopes with a convincing victory over Randall. Canyon rushed for 521 yards on 55 carries and had three rushers with 100+ yards apiece led by Ryan Rivera with 141 yards on 13 carries. The four playoff teams from the district appear to be Canyon, Randall, Dumas and Hereford. . .District 3A-2, Div. 1 leaders Bushland (3-0 in district) and Dalhart (2-0) square off in a showdown for first place in Week 10 while Muleshoe and Shallowater will battle for third place.                          Look Ahead (Week 10)     Game of the Week: Dalhart (7-1) at Bushland (8-1)   Lubbock-Cooper at Tascosa   Amarillo at Abilene   Hereford at Randall   Canyon at Dumas   Stratford at Highland park   Friona at Spearman   Tulia at Canadian   Palo Duro at Abilene Wylie   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-24-at-17-10-43-4A-1-Region-I-District-3-Football-Standings.png?w=808" alt="" class="wp-image-1060609" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>   SOUTH PLAINS   Key Week 9 Scores   Frenship 46, Odessa Permian 44   Lubbock-Cooper 48, Lubbock Monterey 27      Brownwood 35, Estacado 14   Abilene 63, Lubbock Coronado 10   Dallas First Baptist 47, Lubbock Christian 22   Idalou 14, Lubbock Roosevelt 0   New Deal 56, Olton 21   Abilene Wylie 52, Lubbock 7   Abernathy 48, Littlefield 0   Abilene Cooper 31, Plainview 14   Notes: If it seems like every Frenship game goes down to the wire, you're right, the Tigers kept their playoff hopes alive with a much-needed 46-44 victory over Odessa Permian at historic Ratliff Stadium. Frenship PK Drew Cox booted a 32-yard field goal with 2:32 left for the game-winning points before the Tigers defense stopped Permian with a third down sack and a deflected pass on fourth down. Frenship (6-2, 1-2) is tied for fourth with Permian in District 6A-2 behind Midland, Midland Legacy and Odessa. . .Three teams could be tied for second place in District 5A-2, Div. 1 after the Week 10 games are completed if Tascosa beats Lubbock-Cooper and Amarillo deals Abilene its first district loss. Abilene currently leads the district standings with a 5-0 mark with Lubbock-Cooper (3-1), Amarillo (3-1) and Tascosa (2-2) behind them. . .Idalou controls its own destiny in District 3A-4, Div. 2 with a 3-0 district mark after blanking Lubbock Roosevelt. Idalou can clinch the district title with a Week 10 victory over Littlefield on the road. Roosevelt and Littlefield are currently tied for second with 2-1 district marks.           Look Ahead (Week 10)   Game of the Week: Lubbock-Cooper at Tascosa   Odessa at Frenship   Idalou at Littlefield   Denver City at Lamesa   Lubbock Coronado at Lubbock Monterey   Lubbock Estacado at Big Spring   Shallowater at Muleshoe   New Deal at Sundown   Lubbock Roosevelt at Coahoma   Wichita Falls Rider at Plainview   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-24-at-17-08-05-5A-1-Region-I-District-2-Football-Standings.png?w=799" alt="" class="wp-image-1060608" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>   PERMIAN BASIN   Key Week 9 Scores   Midland 59, Odessa 28   Midland Legacy 66, San Angelo Central 24   Frenship 46, Odessa Permian 44   Monahans 72, Faben 7   Big Spring 63, Lakeview 43   Pecos 27, Clint 21   Brownfield 52, Kermit 23   Wink 52, McCamey 21   Fort Stockton 38, El Paso Mountain View 21   Midland Christian 52, Fort Worth Christian 21   Notes: Just when you thought District 6A-2 couldn't get any crazier, it did. With both teams battling for their playoff lives, Frenship won a shootout over Odessa Permian with a late field goal, 46-44. . .Meanwhile, unbeaten Midland (8-0) continued to punish opponents with their powerful running game as they rushed for 410 yards on 39 carries in a 59-28 win over Odessa. [player_tooltip player_id='1421038' first='Elijah' last='McCoy'] ran for 195 yards on 21 carries. The Bulldogs have rushed for 355+ yards in six of eight games this season, including 388+ yards in the last four games. . .Midland Legacy kept pace with its crosstown rival with a blowout win over San Angelo Central. When the smoke cleared, Midland remained atop the district standings with a 3-0 mark with two games left with Midland Legacy (2-1) and Odessa (2-1) one game behind. Midland, which didn't earn a 6A playoff spot in 2022,  can clinch the district title with a win over Midland Legacy Friday night at Astound Broadband Stadium. . .Unbeaten Monahans (8-0, 3-0) controls its destiny in District 4A-1, Div. 2 after destroying Fabens. Pecos (2-1) and Fort Stockton (2-1) are one game behind. But Monahans has already beaten both teams. Their remaining two district games are against Mountain View And Clint.                    Look Ahead   Game of the Week: Midland (8-0) at Midland Legacy (6-2)   Odessa at Frenship   San Angelo Central at Odessa Permian   Lubbock Roosevelt at Coahoma   Andrews at Brownwood   El Paso Mountain View at Monahans   Fort Stockton at Pecos   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-24-at-17-05-51-6A-Region-I-District-2-Football-Standings.png?w=813" alt="" class="wp-image-1060607" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>   FAR WEST TEXAS   Key Week 9 Scores   Eastwood 48, Montwod 41   Pebble Hills 54, Franklin 14   EP Coronado 28, Americas 24   Bel Air 48, Parkland 42   Del Valle 49, Hanks 16   Canutillo 21, Chapin 14   El Dorado 52, Socorro 35   Andress 29, Jefferson 0   Ysleta 41, Horizon 7   Riverside 29, Austin 20   Burges 61, El Paso 42   Notes: As the only team in District  6A-1 with fewer than two district losses, Eastwood (7-1 overall, 6-0 district) continued its march towards the district championship with a shootout win over Montwood. Eastwood QB Evan Minjarez has been stellar all season and he continued his outstanding campaign by throwing for 278 yards and 1 TD. Eastwood rushed for 335 yards and 6 TD with Minjarez and Max Mancilla doing all of the damage on 52 carries, 34 by Mancilla. . .It's a dogfight between five schools behind Eastwood in the district standings. Those five teams all have two or three losses. Pebble Hills currently holds down second place with a 5-2 district mark but the Spartans are only one-half game ahead of Montwood (4-2) and one game in front of Americas (4-3). If the season ended after Week 9, those would be the four playoff teams. . .In the six-team District 5A-1, Div. 1, Del Valle controls its own destiny with a 3-0 conference mark after trouncing Hanks. QB [player_tooltip player_id='1305508' first='Jake' last='Fette'] threw for 322 yards and 5 TD on 15-of-24 passing. The Conquistadores will be tested by Ysleta (2-1 in district) in Week 10 while Bel Air (3-1) is a heavy favorite over struggling Horizon. . .Canutillo (6-2, 3-0) stayed unbeaten in District 5A-1, Div. 2 with a hard-fought 21-14 victory over Chapin. Canutillo can clinch the district title with a victory over winless Jefferson. Chapin (2-1) and Andress (2-1) both have just one district loss. However, both have lost to Canutillo.          Look Ahead (Week 10)   Game of the Week: Franklin at Eastwood   Eastlake at Pebble Hills   Del Valle at Ysleta   Montwood at El Dorado   Socorro at EP Coronado   El Paso at Chapin   Hanks at Parkland   Horizon at Bel Air   Bowie at Austin   Jefferson at Canutillo   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-24-at-16-41-23-6A-Region-I-District-1-Football-Standings.png?w=789" alt="" class="wp-image-1060606" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>

Week 9 of the West Texas high school football season is complete and we now look forward to Week 10. Here is a recap of Week 9 with scores, top performers, notes, latest polls + look ahead to Week 10.