High School Football Preview: Allen-Lake Travis matchup highlights Texas state finals

By Adam Wire | Posted 12/21/2017

(photo via sportsday.dallasnews.com)

Only one state is still playing high school football, and as expected, the Texas high school football season figures to go out with a bang this weekend.

It all culminates Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Here’s the complete schedule and ticket information.

The most highly anticipated matchup, arguably, is the 6A D1 championship game, set for 3 p.m. Saturday, featuring Allen and Lake Travis. Allen (15-0) is ranked fourth nationally by MaxPreps and fifth by USA Today, while Lake Travis is 12th by MaxPreps and 24th by USA Today.

Lake Travis is fresh off an upset of Katy in the state semifinals. Katy entered that game ranked sixth nationally by MaxPreps and 12th by USA Today. Allen, meanwhile, cruised to a 28-7 win over Cedar Ridge in their semifinal game.

On the individual side, the Dallas Morning News has compiled a list of 10 players to watch, across the divisions, in this weekend’s state finals.

In the Allen-Lake Travis matchup, Allen linebacker Jace Waters, quarterback Grant Tisdale and wide receiver Theo Wease and Lake Travis quarterback Matthew Baldwin, who signed Wednesday to play at Ohio State, are among the 10 players the article lists.

In all, Allen had seven players sign their college football letters of intent Wednesday, including three (Brock Sturges, Arizona State; Trey Stratford, Stanford and Carson Schleker, Iowa State) to Power Five conference programs.

The following teams already have won state championships this week:

6-Man 1A D1: Borden County defeated Jonesboro on Wednesday, 60-22.

6-Man 1A D2: Strawn defeated Balmorhea on Wednesday, 78-42.

2A D1: Mart defeated Refugio on Wednesday, 34-21.

The remaining state championship game schedule:

2A D2: Muenster vs. Tenaha, 11 a.m. today

3A D1: Brock vs. Rockdale, 3 p.m. today

3A D2: Gunter vs. Newton, 7 p.m. today

4A D1: Kennedale vs. Carthage, 11 a.m. Friday

4A D2: Pleasant Grove vs. West Orange-Stark, 3 p.m. Friday

5A D1: Highland Park vs. Manvel, 7 p.m. Friday

5A D2: Aledo vs. College Station, 11 a.m. Saturday

6A D1: Allen vs. Lake Travis, 3 p.m. Saturday

6A D2: Midway vs. Cy-Fair, 7 p.m. Saturday

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