Texas High School Football Playoffs Entering the Semifinals

Only two weeks of Texas High School football remain, and now only four teams are left in each district.

The story of the quarterfinals was no doubt in 5A-Division II. South Oak Cliff defeated Lucas-Lovejoy 42-21 at the Ford Center in Frisco to advance to the state semifinals for the first time since 1970. South Oak Cliff is looking to become the first Dallas ISD team to win a state championship since 1958 when Booker T. Washington High School won in the Prairie View Interscholastic League.

South Oak Cliff used a huge first half to propel itself to the victory. Lovejoy entered the game having lost just one game all season and with a high-powered offense, but they were held scoreless the first two quarters while South Oak Cliff scored 28 points. In the second half, South Oak Cliff built its lead to as wide as 42-7 before Lovejoy added two touchdowns once the game was well past decided.

South Oak Cliff, which finished the regular season fifth in the statewide rankings, will play fourth-ranked Lubbock-Cooper in the semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Abilene’s Shotwell.

In 6A-Division I, a matchup between two traditional powerhouses did not live up to the hype. Third-ranked Southlake Carroll beat Allen decisively 47-21 at Denton’s Apogee Stadium. Allen took a quick 7-0 lead, but Carroll responded with 34 straight points to take complete control of the game.

Carroll has now won 26 of its last 27 games, with its only loss in that period coming in last year’s state title game to Austin Westlake.

Carroll will face fellow DFW team and fourth-ranked Duncanville in the semifinal at 4 p.m. Saturday at McKinney ISD Stadium. Duncanville defeated Desoto 38-20 in the quarterfinals.

In 5A-Division I, Mansfield Summit pulled off the upset and avenged a loss in district play by defeating fourth-ranked Colleyville-Heritage 21-9 at the Birdville Fine Arts/Athletics Complex in North Richland Hills.

Summit lost three games in the regular season, including a 35-34 loss to Heritage, and did not finish the season with a ranking. Now they are making their second consecutive appearance in the semifinals. Last season Summit lost 49-35 to eventual state champions Denton Ryan.

Summit is looking to become the first-ever Mansfield ISD team to win a state title. Their opponent in the semifinal is second-ranked and undefeated College Station, which eliminated the defending champions Denton Ryan, who was the top-ranked 5A team in the quarterfinal. The game will be played at 7 p.m. Friday at Hewitt’s Panther Stadium.

A complete list of state semifinal matchups with their times and locations is below. Other results from the quarterfinals are also listed. The full bracket is available at UILTexas.org.

Semifinal Matchups:

Class 6A Division I  

Southlake Carroll (14-0) vs. Duncanville (12-1), 4 p.m. Saturday at McKinney ISD Stadium

Galena Park North Shore (13-1) vs. Lake Travis (12-2), 3 p.m. Saturday at Round Rock’s Reeves Stadium

Class 6A Division II

Denton Guyer (13-1) vs. Tomball (11-3), 7 p.m. Saturday at Waco’s McLane Stadium

Katy (14-0) vs. Austin Westlake (14-0), 2 p.m. Saturday at Waco’s McLane Stadium

Class 5A Division I  

Mansfield Summit (11-3) vs. College Station (14-0), 7 p.m. Friday at Hewitt’s Panther Stadium

Katy Paetow (13-1) vs. Corpus Christi Flour Bluff (12-2), 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Heroes Stadium

Class 5A Division II  

Lubbock Cooper (13-1) vs. South Oak Cliff (12-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Abilene’s Shotwell Stadium

Crosby (12-2) vs. Liberty Hill (12-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bryan’s Green Stadium

Class 4A Division I  

Wichita Falls Hirschi (12-2) vs. Stephenville (14-0), 7 p.m. Friday at Frisco’s Ford Center

Tyler Chapel Hill (11-3) vs. Austin LBJ (14-0), 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Frisco’s Ford Center

Class 4A Division II  

Celina (12-1) vs. Gilmer (13-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Prosper’s Children’s Health Stadium

China Spring (14-0) vs. Cuero (13-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Round Rock’s Reeves Stadium

Other Quarterfinal Results:

Class 6A Division I 

Duncanville 38, DeSoto 20

Galena Park North Shore 44, Humble Atascocita 20

Lake Travis 42, San Antonio Brennan 17

Class 6A Division II  

Denton Guyer 25, Prosper 22

Tomball 48, Cypress Bridgeland 13

Katy 34, Humble Summer Creek 31

Austin Westlake 70, Austin Vandegrift 7

Class 5A Division I  

College Station 26, Denton Ryan 21

Katy Paetow 35, Fort Bend Hightower 12

Corpus Christi Flour Bluff 13, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial 7

Class 5A Division II  

Lubbock Cooper 22, Wichita Falls Rider 0

Crosby 14, Texarkana Texas High 7

Liberty Hill 43, Alamo Heights 33

Class 4A Division I  

Wichita Falls Hirschi 32, Springtown 6

Stephenville 24, Melissa 21

Tyler Chapel Hill 31, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 14

Austin LBJ 45, Fredericksburg 25

Class 4A Division II  

Celina 34, Aubrey 0

Gilmer 36, Texarkana Pleasant Grove 15

China Spring 31, West Orange-Stark 14

Cuero 35, Geronimo Navarro 28