Upsets and Revenge in Crazy Rounds of Texas Playoffs

SAN ANGELO, TX— It was revenge week in the Texas High School Football Playoffs as 20 of the 42 games being played were rematches from earlier in the season.

Don’t get mad, get even.

It was a crazy weekend for Texas High School football. Nearly half of the games played were revenge games and of the 20 rematches, 10 were won by the team that lost during the regular season.

The 20 games were:

• Water Valley 68 – Rankin 20
• Muenster 49 – Lindsay 28
• Stratford 40 – Gruver 27
• San Augustine 28 – Joaquin 21
• Tidehaven 59 – East Bernard 6
• Wall 35 – Idalou 21
• Gunter 44 – Leonard 0
• Columbus 28 – Yoakum 10
• Paradise 21 – Peaster 15
• Cuero 56 – Sinton 55
• Waco La Vega 44 – West Orange-Stark 20
• Carthage 61 – Athens 56
• Boerne 37 – Alamo Heights 35
• Richmond Randle 49 – Iowa Colony 42
• Smithson Valley 27 – New Braunfels 14
• Aledo 15 – Denton Ryan 14
• Dripping Springs 41 – Austin Vandegrift 29
• Sheldon C.E. King 42 – Humble Summer Creek 28
• Waxahachie 28 – Duncanville 27

10 teams got revenge:

• Rankin 56 – Water Valley 46
• Gruver 19 – Stratford 14
• Joaquin 35 – San Augustine 24
• East Bernard 34 – Tidehaven 31
• Yoakum 20 – Columbus 14
• Peaster 17 – Paradise 14
• Sinton 45 – Cuero 42
• West Orange-Stark 35 – Waco La Vega 20
• Austin Vandegrift 27 – Dripping Springs 20
• Duncanville 35 – Waxahachie 27

Not only that, but there were upsets as well. In San Angelo LIVE!’s final state rankings article:

• Humble Summer Creek (14) - Sheldon C.E. King (16)
• Dripping Springs (12) - Austin Vandegrift (NR)
• Waco La Vega (6) - West Orange-Stark (NR)
• San Antonio Davenport (5) - La Vernia (8)
• Cuero (8) – Sinton (9)
• Columbus (3) – Yoakum (10)
• Paradise (2) – Peaster (8)
• Tidehaven (1) – East Bernard (NR)
• Stratford (7) – Gruver (NR)
• Water Valley (2) – Rankin (NR)

Now that the 1A State Semifinals and the State Quarterfinals are over, the playoff picture is clearing up even more.

In 1A, Jayton will play Richland Springs and Gordon will play Rankin at AT&T Stadium.

2A-D2

• Gruver/Muenster
• Mount Enterprise/Shiner

2A-D1

• West Texas/Hamilton
• Joaquin/Refugio

3A-D2

• Wall/Gunter
• Newton/East Bernard

3A-D1

• Peaster/Grandview
• Yoakum/Llano

4A-D2

• Brock/Carthage
• West Orange-Stark/Sinton

4A-D1

• Stephenville/Celina
• Kilgore/La Vernia

5A-D2

• Melissa/South Oak Cliff
• Richmond Randle/Boerne

5A-D1

• Aledo/Frisco Lone Star
• Port Arthur Memorial/Smithson Valley

6A-D2

• Southlake Carroll/DeSoto
• Sheldon C.E. King/Austin Vandegrift

6A-D1

• Allen/Duncanville
• Galena Park North Shore/Lake Travis

The Texas High School Football Playoffs continue next week with 2A-6A State Semifinals. Catch all the scores and highlights from the Concho Valley and beyond on COVER1.