TX HS Playoffs

Want to give a shout out to my adopted hometown.  They didn't live up to billing and had to battle the 2nd half of the season.  But, they pulled out all the close games and ran the table in district 8-5A, winning their 6th straight district title.  Going back to 2004, Allen is an amazing 51-3 in district play, going up against Plano and Lewisville schools.  During the run of 6 straight titles, they are 39-1.

Now, playoffs.  The Texas UIL continues to do a disservice to the schools and fans by pre-arranging the playoff brackets.  Because of it, many of the best games will take place early on.  Should Allen beat a tough Keller Central (8-2), they will face Trinity yet again.  Skyline and Desoto are also on course for a 2nd round clash.  That's 4 of the top 5 5A schools in the state playing which will eliminate 2 of them before round 3.  Southlake landed in Div I and have a fairly easy path to the regional where they would get Allen or Trinity.  I think McKinney Boyd could give Skyline a first-round test.

In 5A Div II, Longview has what looks like a good chance to advance to regionals.  Lufkin could be waiting for them in the regional finals.  Watch Colleville Heritage and Flower Mound Marcus.  They are both 9-1 with Marcus losing to Allen on the game's final play, and Heritage losing to Trinity in overtime.  They should play in round 2.  Katy is the class of their side of the Div II bracket, with Steele likely waiting for them in the state semi's.  You could potentially have Longview, Marcus, Steele, and Katy in the semi's in Div II.  Stout.

In 4A, Highland Park landed in Div I along with Lake Travis and Denton Ryan, all of the state's top 3 teams.  The good thing is that they are all in separate quarters of the bracket and could meet up in the state semi's.

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