West Texas: Second Round Recap; Regional Round Ahead

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school football playoffs are underway in West Texas. Second (Bi-District) Round &nbsp;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&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, TX for the state championship game in their respective classifications (or wherever the state title game is being played). Regional Round games will be played this weekend with most games scheduled for Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 6A, D1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second (Area) Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Crowley 63, Odessa Permian 10 &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Legacy 57, Euless Trinity 55 (2OT) &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recap: </strong>Midland Legacy RB <strong>Damien Johnson</strong> rushed for 350 yards (second highest single game total in school history) and 4 TD on 26 carries as the Rebels outlasted Euless Trinity in double OT at Pennington Field in Bedford. Legacy QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='119032' first='Marcos' last='Davila']</strong> completed a 2-point pass to <strong>Jordan Williams</strong> for the game-winning points. Johnson scored on a 26-yard run to tie the score at 55-55. Trinity scored on their possession in second OT but failed to convert the 2-point conversion. Legacy advances to the Regional Semifinals for the first time since 2019. . .North Crowley totaled 477 offensive yards, 272 on the ground, to beat Odessa Permian at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Midland Legacy vs. Allen, Fri. 11/24 (at Shotwell Stadium, Abilene)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 6A, D2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second (Area) Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southlake Carroll 49, Frenship 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trophy Club [player_tooltip player_id='1420652' first='Byron' last='Nelson'] 35, Midland 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recap</strong>: Facing relentless pressure from the Southlake Carroll defense, Frenship QB <strong>Hudson Hutcheson</strong> and the Tigers offense struggled to get anything going. But the Frenship defense struggled as well as Southlake Carroll QB [player_tooltip player_id='276130' first='Graham' last='Knowles'] completed 20-of-21 passes for 223 yards and the Dragons scored touchdowns on six consecutive possessions in one stretch. . .Midland scored its only TD of the game midway through the first quarter on a short TD run by RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1421038' first='Elijah' last='McCoy']</strong>. But those were the only points scored by the Bulldogs as [player_tooltip player_id='1420652' first='Byron' last='Nelson'] scored 35 unanswered points at Astound Broadband Stadium. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No Games</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 5A, D1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second (Area) Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Justin Northwest 41, Tascosa 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aledo 48, Lubbock-Cooper 31</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Red Oak 35, Amarillo 28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recap</strong>: Amarillo jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead over Red Oak but they couldn't sustain the early momentum. Red Oak recovered to score 28 points before halftime. The Sandies rallied in the second half to tie the score at 28-28 before the Red Oak QB ran for a 60-yard TD with just 1:15 remaining to hand Amarillo a heartbreaking loss. . .Justin Northwest rushed for 329 yards in the shutout win over Tascosa. . .Defending state champions Aledo scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull away from Lubbock-Cooper. Aledo rushed for 357 yards on 40 carries and scored 6 TD on the ground. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No Games</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 5A, D2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McKinney Emerson 44, Canutillo 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recap</strong>: Canutillo drove into the red zone four times against McKinney Emerson but failed to capitalize each time. Emerson led, 27-0, at halftime. Canutillo was shut out for the first time this season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No Games</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 4A, D1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Springtown 62, EP Riverside 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brownwood 37, Amarillo Randall 10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Estacado 42, Canyon 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recap</strong>: Lubbock Estacado became the lone West Texas school to advance to the Regional Semifinals as the Matadors snapped a 21-21 tie by scoring three touchdowns in the final seven minutes to beat Canyon. Estacado RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='923475' first='Bobby' last='Ross']</strong> had 152 yards rushing on 14 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Estacado vs. Decatur, Fri. 11/24, 1 p.m. (Shotwell Stadium, Abilene)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/mmeeks11/status/1726342929889845622?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/mmeeks11/status/1726342929889845622?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 4A, D2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monahans 56, Sweetwater 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Plains 35, Graham 17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole 37, Wichita Falls Hirschi 36</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Glen Rose 70, Perryton 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Recap</strong>: Three of the four West Texas schools won their second round games. Monahans saw Sweetwater score the first TD of the game but it was all Loboes after that as they scored two TDs off turnovers to take a 22-7 lead. .&nbsp; .West Plains QB <strong>Reid Macon</strong> completed 12-of-17 passes for 218 yards and <strong>Jordi Hernandez</strong> rushed for 102 yards as the Wolves beat Graham. . .Seminole rallied from a 30-7 halftime deficit to stun WF Hirschi on a last-second field goal. [player_tooltip player_id='953376' first='Caton' last='Cramer'] rushed for 167 yards and 3 TD on 29 carries. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monahans vs. West Plains, Fri. 11/24, 7 p.m. (at Lubbock-Cooper HS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seminole vs. Glen Rose, Fri. 11/24, 2:30 p.m. (at Abilene Christian)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/king_tallant/status/1726669253993205883?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/king_tallant/status/1726669253993205883?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A, D1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paradise 61, Dalhart 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland 60, Whitesboro 19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clyde 26, Shallowater 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brock 76, Muleshoe 13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bushland vs. Paradise, Fri. 11/24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A, D2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Roosevelt 20, Crane 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wall 21, Childress 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canadian 77, Early 22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Idalou 64, Alpine 18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lubbock Roosevelt vs. Wall, Fri. 11/24 &nbsp;(at Sweetwater, TX)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canadian vs. Idalou, Fri. 11/24 (at Amarillo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A, D1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stratford 22, Stamford 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Deal 52, Cisco 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sonora 42, Farwell 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hawley 59, Panhandle 16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stratford vs. New Deal, Fri. 11/24, 7 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A, D2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Second Round Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gruver 49, Ralls 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clarendon 56, Seagraves 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wellington 70, Morton 0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunray 28, New Hope 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Muenster 42, Wink 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regional Round Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gruver vs. Clarendon, Fri. 11/24, 2 p.m. (at Borger HS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wellington vs. Sunray, Fri. 11/24 , 6 p.m. (at Canyon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SHSIndianFB/status/1726085220267696559?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SHSIndianFB/status/1726085220267696559?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->