West Texas: First Round Playoff Recap, Second Round Look Ahead

High school football playoffs are underway in West Texas. Dozens of First Round (Bi-District) games were played in the region last Thursday and Friday as teams battled to advance as far as they can through the Region I brackets, and hopefully reach AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX for the state championship game in their respective classifications (or wherever the state title game is being played). Second Round (Area) games will be played this weekend with most games scheduled for Friday night.   Class 6A, D1   First Round Scoreboar<a>d</a>   Odessa Permian 26, EP Pebble Hills 13   Midland Legacy 64, EP Montwood 19   Recap: Juzstyce Lara rushed for 221 yards and 2 TD on a workhorse 43 carries to left Odessa Permian past El Paso Pebble Hills. Permian ran the ball 52 times compared to just 8 passes. The Permian defense held the Pebble Hills offense to just 202 total yards, just 48 through the air. . .Midland Legacy QB [player_tooltip player_id='119032' first='Marcos' last='Davila'] and RB Damien Johnson led the Rebels rout of EP Montwood. Davila, a Purdue commit, completed 17-of-23 passes for 176 yards and 3 TD while Johnson carried 12 times for 162 yards as the Rebels enjoyed the fruits of a balanced offensive attack. Legacy led, 43-7, at halftime.     o       Second Round Schedule   Odessa Permian vs. Fort Worth North Crowley (Fri., 7 p.m.)   Midland Legacy vs. Euless Trinity (Fri., 7 p.m.)   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ECISDAthletics/status/1724150658058584180?s=20 </div></figure>   Class 6A, D2   Scoreboard   Frenship 87, EP Eastwood 58   Midland 31, EP Americas 21   Recap: Frenship senior QB Hudson Hutcheson enjoyed one of the best days of his prolific career by completing 26-of-28 passes for 507 yards and NINE touchdown passes to lead the Tigers to the win in one of the highest scoring playoff games in recent memory. Frenship had 3 wide receivers with 100+ yards, including FBS prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1420687' first='Leyton' last='Stone'], who had 12 receptions for 227 yards and 4 TD. Eastwood QB Evan Minjarez had a great day himself with 271 passing yards and 297 rushing yards. But the Eastwood defense simply couldn't stop Frenship's high-powered offense. Eastwood led, 26-21, after the first quarter but allowed 66 points over the final three quarters. . .Midland won its first playoff game since 2016 as the Bulldogs built an early 14-0 lead by converting a fumble recovery and interception into touchdowns in the first quarter and held off El Paso Americas at Astound Broadband Stadium. Tim Babino fueled Midland's run-dominated attack with 76 yards on 18 carries as leading rusher [player_tooltip player_id='1421038' first='Elijah' last='McCoy'] sat out the first half with an injury sustained last week against Odessa Permian.            Second Round Schedule   Frenship vs. Southlake Carroll (Fri., 7 p.m.)   Midland vs. Trophy Case [player_tooltip player_id='1420652' first='Byron' last='Nelson'] (Fri., 7 p.m.)   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/midlandhighfb/status/1723392547576312226?s=20 </div></figure>   Class 5A, D1   First Round Scoreboard   Tascosa 50, EP Del Valle 25   Abilene 84, EP Hanks 14   Lubbock-Cooper 67, EP Parkland 7   Amarillo 49, EP Bel Air 0   Recap: Tascosa amassed nearly 500 rushing yards and outscored El Paso Del Valle, 29-7, after the Conquistadores led, 21-18, in the third quarter. Rebels sophomore quarterback Coltyn Fulton had the best game of his young career, running for 227 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries. Tascosa won its sixth straight bi-district playoff game. . .Abilene scored on a 47-yard TD run on its first offensive snap and didn't let up in a lopsided victory over El Paso Hanks. The Abilene defense forced four turnovers in the first half. Hanks QB Marcus Porras threw for 208 yards and 2 TD for the Knights. . .Lubbock-Cooper won its seventh game in the last eight as they blew past EP Parkland. The Pirates face unbeaten Aledo (11-0) Friday in the Area Round. . .Amarillo made the long trip to El Paso and crushed Bel Air by one of the largest lopsided margins in school history. RB Pius Vokes carried the load on the ground for the Sandies by rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. QB Will Flaming completed 14-of-22 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns.            Second Round Schedule   Tascosa vs. Justin Northwest (Fri., 7 p.m.)   Lubbock-Cooper vs. Aledo (Fri., 7 p.m.)   Amarillo vs. Red Oak (Fri., 7 p.m.)   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/sandiefootball/status/1723426268790538323?s=20 </div></figure>   Class 5A, D2   First Round Scoreboard   Canutillo 28, Amarillo Palo Duro 7   Wichita Falls Rider 57, EP Burges 6   Abilene Wylie 55, EP Andress 7   Abilene Cooper 42, EP Chapin 27   Recap: El Paso's 5A schools (D1 and D2) went a combined 0-7 in the First Round as the only region team to win was Canutillo, which rushed for 250 yards on 41 carries to beat Palo Duro in the bi-district round for the second straight year. The Eagles threw the ball just 13 times. Rene Huerta rushed for 130 yards and 2 TD on 22 carries. The Canutillo defense forced seven turnovers.        Second Round Schedule   Canutillo vs. McKinney Emerson (Fri., 7 p.m.)   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CanutilloISD/status/1723125905336205455?s=20 </div></figure>   Class 4A, D1   First Round Scoreboard   EP Riverside 49, Big Spring 20   Springtown 42, Hereford 7   Brownwood 56, San Elizario 0   Amarillo Randall 48, Burkburnett 21   Canyon 51, Wichita Falls 33   Lubbock Estacado 45, EP Bowie 3   Decatur 45, Dumas 14   Andrews 40, EP Austin 7      Recap: Riverside was one of the few El Paso schools to emerge unscathed from the first round as they ran the ball 49 times for 280 yards in the win over Big Spring. Noah Ramirez led the way with 155 yards on a workhorse 32 carries. .  .Amarillo Randall built a 34-0 halftime lead over Burkburnett and cruised to the win as the Raiders rushed for 331 yards and averaged 9.5 yards per carry. Dylan Ray led the Raiders with 147 yards and 3 touchdowns on 11 carries while Tryston Sanchez had 136 yards and 3 TD on 11 carries. . .Canyon rushed for 474 yards on a staggering 63 carries as they beat Wichita Falls. Ryan Rivera led the way with 165 yards rushing on 16 carries while Christian McGuire had 155 yards on 22 carries. . .Lubbock Estacado rushed for 326 yards on 29 carries as the Matadors literally ran past El Paso Bowie. Estacado averaged over 11 yards per attempt. Estacado faces Canyon Friday night at West Texas A&M's stadium.     Second Round Schedule   EP Riverside vs. Springtown (Thur., 6 p.m.)   Amarillo Randall vs. Brownwood (Fri., 7 p.m.)   Canyon vs. Lubbock Estacado (Fri., 7 p.m.)   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PlayForTheC/status/1723384882162712978?s=20 </div></figure>   Class 4A, D2   First Round Scoreboard   Monahans 64, Borger 14   West Plains 41, Clint 14   Seminole 77, Pecos 14   Perryton 58, Fort Stockton 27   Recap: Monahans improved to 11-0 with the 50-point win over Borger. . .West Plains QB Reid Macon passed for 187 yards, completing 13-of-17 passes, and 3 TD as the Wolves dominated Clint. . .Seminole amassed 578 yards in total offense as the Indians routed Pecos. QB Wyatt Holmstrom completed 17-of-21 passes for 244 yards and 5 TD. Sophomore RB Caton Creamer rushed 11 times for 80 yards. . . Perryton shocked Forst Stockton as QB Cooper Schilling, who took over at quarterback midseason, completed 31-of-40 passes for 461 yards and seven touchdowns. WR Gordo Estrada had nine catches for 168 yards and three touchdowns, and Julian Cervantes had eight catches for 179 yards and three scores.     Second Round Schedule     Monahans vs. Sweetwater (Fri., 7 p.m.)   West Plains vs. Graham (Fri., 7 p.m.)   Seminole vs. Wichita Falls Hirschi (Fri., 7 p.m.)   Perryton vs. Glen Rose (Fri., 7 p.m.)   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/WPHSbooster/status/1723835115581690098?s=20 </div></figure>   Class 3A, D1   First Round Scoreboard   Dalhart 40, Denver City 28   Bushland 59, Brownfield 13   Shallowater 52, Slaton 0   Muleshoe 56, Lamesa 20   Class 3A, D2   First Round Scoreboard   Crane 56, San Angelo Leadership Charter Academy 0   Lubbock Roosevelt 35, Friona 14   Wall 66, Tornillo 0   Childress 28, Abernathy 6   Canadian 65, Littlefield 7    Idalou 34, Spearman 0   Alpine 29, Brady 23   Class 2A, D1   First Round Scoreboard   Stratford 61, Sundown 6   Stamford 42, Forsan 6   New Deal 58, West Texas 0   Farwell 42, Olton 21   Hawley 63, Anthony 18   Panhandle 93, Tahoka 54   Class 2A, D2   First Round Scoreboard   Gruver 49, Shamrock 14   Ralls 28, Ropes 13   Clarendon 46, Boys Ranch 6   Seagraves 42, Sudan 20   Wellington 44, Vega 6   New Home 48, Hale Center 2   Sunray 66, Wheeler 16   Wink 43, Cross Plains 0   Roscoe 60, McCamey 26   Miles 48, Sterling City 0

High school football playoffs are underway in West Texas. Dozens of First Round (Bi-District) games were played in the region last Thursday and Friday as teams battled to advance as far as they can through the Region I brackets, and hopefully reach AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX for the state championship game in their respective classifications (or wherever the state title game is being played). Second Round (Area) games will be played this weekend with most games scheduled for Friday night.