GRIDIRON GRADES: WEEK 6

With five weeks of the 2024 Texas high school football season in the books, check out the current records, Week 5 scores & Week 6 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 fifth weekend of the 2024 Texas high school football season with excitement and surprises under the Friday night lights. This week, most Class 3A teams will have open dates, while district races are starting to 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 6 schedule.

Moving into the sixth week of the 2024 Texas high school football season, seven Heart of Texas squads rank 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.

Although the region does not have a state-ranked team in Class 3A, the Class 2A, DI’s Hamilton Bulldogs (5-0) broke into the rankings for the first time at No. 10 by staying undefeated with a 40-21 win over San Saba, and Class 2A, DII’s top-ranked Mart Panthers (3-1) solidified their ranking with a 28-22 district opening victory over previously fourth-ranked Bremond.

Teams ranked in the six-man football Top 10 include Class 1A, DI’s second-ranked Abbott Panthers (5-0) held its spot with an impressive 88-38 win over Borden County, sixth-ranked Jonesboro Eagles (4-1) dominated Stephenville faith, 59-0, and the eighth-ranked Aquilla Cougars (5-0) buried Hillsboro Hill County, 63-6.

In the Class 1A, DII poll, Iredell Dragons (3-2) dropped five spots with a resounding 62-14 loss to Class 1A, DI’s fourth-ranked May Tigers (5-0), while Oglesby Tigers (3-2) climbed a spot to No. 4 by knocking off Coolidge, 54-8. Class 1A, DII Sidney Eagles (3-1) fell out of the poll from No. 6 after suffering a 60-14 loss to third-ranked Cherokee (4-0).

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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.