GRIDIRON GRADES: WEEK 5

With four weeks of the 2024 Texas high school football season in the books, check out the current records, Week 4 scores & Week 5 schedules for Class 3A, 2A & 1A teams across the Heart of Texas region

Across the Heart of Texas, the Class 3A, 2A and 1A six-man football shined during the fourth weekend of the 2024 Texas high school football season with excitement and surprises under the Friday night lights. This week, the first set of district games will hit the gridiron. So with that in mind, check out the current team records for football programs across the 10-county Heart of Texas region, along with last week’s scores and the upcoming Week 5 schedule.

Moving into the fifth week of the 2024 Texas high school football season, six Heart of Texas squads remain among the state’s Top 10 teams in Class 3A, 2A and 1A, where 42 regional teams battle in 16 districts across the three classifications.

Coming out of the first four weekends of the season, the Heart of Texas region claimed 10 teams among the state’s best, including Class 2A, DII’s top-ranked Mart Panthers (2-1) coming off a open date before embarking on district competition.

Teams ranked in the six-man football Top 10 include Class 1A, DI’s second-ranked Abbott Panthers (4-0), sixth-ranked Jonesboro Eagles (3-1), and the eighth-ranked Aquilla Cougars (4-0) climbing into the poll for the first time following a 52-6 victory over Milford.

In the Class 1A, DII poll, fourth-ranked Iredell Dragons (3-1) posted an impressive 54-8 victory over Gorman, fifth-ranked Oglesby Tigers (2-2) eased to a 60-12 win over Waco Methodist Children’s Home, while sixth-ranked Sidney Eagles (3-1) held its spot with a 56-30 victory over Bluff Dale.

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CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A: SIX-MAN

Once again this season, THE SPORTS BUZZ will provide award-winning coverage of the 2024 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.

Don’t forget to check in with THE SPORTS BUZZ every Monday morning for the Gridiron Grades standings for all high school football teams in the Heart of Texas.