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November 18, 2021

POSTSEASON MATCHUPS: WEEK 2

2 years ago in Schedules/Scores/Standings/Stats

Under the Friday night light: Heart of Texas Class 3A, 2A & 1A teams move into round two of the 2021 Texas high school football postseason with host of matchups this weekend

As the 2021 Texas high school football season moves into the second round of the playoffs, many of the Class 3A, 2A and 1A teams across the Heart of Texas will be hitting the road for long trips to a neutral location for their postseason matchups.

With THE SPORTS BUZZ Games of the Week featuring two six-man playoff games this week, the Class 1A, Division I’s second-ranked Jonesboro Eagles (11-0) will be taking on the top-ranked and 2020 state finalist May Tigers (11-0) in a Regional matchup at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Bob & Norma Cervetto Stadium in Dublin, before the Class 1A, DII perennial powerhouse Richland Springs Hornets (8-1) will face the Oglesby Tigers (8-2) in a Regional playoff for the second straight season at 7 p.m. Friday in Comanche’s Indian Stadium.

Once again this season, THE SPORTS BUZZ will provide award-winning coverage of the 2021 Texas high school football season, focusing on Class 3A, 2A and 1A schools in the 10-county Heart of Texas region — which includes Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan and Somervell counties.

Be sure to check in with THE SPORTS BUZZ every Thursday to find the complete schedule for teams from the Heart of Texas region. Then follow THE SPORTS BUZZ for up-to-the-minute final scores as they become available throughout the weekend.

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GRIDIRON GURUS: WEEK 13

2 years ago in Predictions

PUTTING IT ON THE LINE: Picking Heart of Texas high school football playoff games, NCAA college football games in Texas, as well as the Cowboys & the Texans

As we advance to the second round of the 2021 Texas high school football playoffs with a full slate of games scheduled at all levels of high school, college and professional football, THE SPORTS BUZZ Gridiron Gurus pick’ems panel must sort out the high school postseason brackets across the Heart of Texas, solve the puzzle of college teams bouncing up and down the national rankings, and figure out which NFL team will win on any given Sunday.

Throughout the rest of the 2021 football season, THE SPORTS BUZZ Gridiron Gurus pick’ems panel will test their luck picking a slate of high school football games across the Heart of Texas, a selection of Texas college football games, as well as matchups involving the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans.

Joining THE SPORTS BUZZ Gridiron Gurus pick’ems panel this season will be Toney Rogers, a local business owner in the Heart of Texas, while Don Nicholas, Field Representative for U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Meridian Yellowjacket football head coach Wade Morton and The Sports Buzz’ Brett Voss return from last year.

Last week, the Gridiron Gurus picked a record 58 games, the most ever in a single week for The Sports Buzz. Don (44-14) continued to set the pace while Brett (44-14) managed to keep up with him. Toney (40-18) surged ahead of Wade (33-25) in the overall standings as the ole coach and defending pick’ems champion had a rough week in both high school and college games.

Join us every Thursday throughout the 2021 football season as THE SPORTS BUZZ Gridiron Gurus pick their winners for a select group of the week’s high school games, your favorite college teams from the NCAA Div. I, Div. II and Div. III, as well as the state’s two NFL teams, the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans.

Be sure to make your picks as well! ©2021 Southern Cross Creative, LLP. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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