WEEK 6: Defending state champion Grandview avenges 2019’s only loss to district rival Whitney
Avenging their only loss during the 2019 Class 3A, Division I state championship campaign, the second-ranked Grandview Zebras made an emphatic statement with a dominating 65-8 victory over the defending District 7-3A, DI champion Whitney Wildcats last Friday night, while the West Trojans opened district by blanking Dallas Life Oak Cliff, 55-0.
In District 11-3A, DI, the McGregor Bulldogs came up short in a heartbreaking 45-42 loss to Little-River-Academy, while the Troy Trojans surprised the Lorena Leopards, 49-41, last Friday night. But the marquee game of the week proved to be no contest at all as the Rockdale Tigers crushed the Cameron Yoe Yoemen, 42-9, in the 66th Annual Battle of the Bell.
While most of District 5-3A, DII remained idle with an open week before beginning league play, District 13-3A, DII’s seven-team race began to take shape as seventh-ranked Franklin rolled over the Riesel Indians, 63-21, while the Buffalo Bison remained undefeated with a convincing 61-26 victory over Florence, and the Roger Eagles ran past the Clifton Cubs, 43-7.
Once again this season, THE SPORTS BUZZ provides award-winning coverage of the 2020 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.
Within the Heart of Texas region, THE SPORTS BUZZ covers nine Class 3A schools spread out across four districts in two divisions. Be sure to check back every week for our Friday Flashback roundups, district standings, scores and upcoming matchups for all nine Class 3A teams in the area.
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