Week 5 Results 2025

This Week:

Dallas Christian over Pittsburg (20-23 OT) -- Wrong
--Chargers struggle early and build a 17-0 deficit but climb out of it to force OT at 17-17. The Pirates had a bit more in OT and run it in for the win.

San Antonio Holy Cross over New Braunfels Christian (42-7) -- Correct
--A rocky start to the season for the Knights seems to be leveling off. The district champions of last season across Division III remain the favorites in their groups.

Lubbock Christian over New Deal (43-0) -- Correct
--Eagles dominant win might make them the current favorites in Division III.

Austin Regents over Bullard Brook Hill (56-14) -- Correct
--Knights look very good so far in 2025. They will certainly have their shot at the title holders if they keep playing this well. Guard with a lot of work to do as district play ramps up.

Fort Worth Southwest Christian over Colleyville Covenant Christian (63-48) -- Correct 
--A bonkers game in Colleyville as an 8 TD game at running back was needed for the Eagles to outpace the Cougars. Maybe an interesting test for Lubbock Christian when they play the Cougars.

Houston Lutheran South over Houston St. John's (21-35) -- Wrong
--The Mavericks produce a quality road win and are right back in the mix of SPC 4A.

Houston Kinkaid over Houston Second Baptist (42-17) -- Correct
--A tough non-district has not gone well for the Eagles, but still all in front of them in the games that count. Falcons point toward a the big intra-Houston showdowns of SPC 4A.

Week 5: 5-2
Season: 21-12 

Quick Hits:

Argyle Liberty Christian over Addison Trinity Christian (63-17) -- Correct
Dallas Parish Episcopal over Frisco Legacy Christian (43-21) -- Correct
Fort Worth Christian over Victoria St. Joseph (45-7) -- Correct
Stratford over Lubbock Trinity Christian (40-20) -- Correct
Wolfforth Frenship over Midland Christian (41-13) -- Correct
Austin Brentwood Christian over Tyler Grace Community (14-33) -- Wrong
Fort Worth All Saints over Vancouver (WA) Evergreen (49-21) -- Correct
Arlington Grace Prep over Dallas Bishop Dunne (56-13) -- Correcf
Houston Cypress Christian over Tyler T.K. Gorman (49-14) -- Correct
Tyler All Saints over Willow Park Trinity Christian (46-3) -- Correct
New Boston over Fort Worth Lake Country Christian (49-0) -- Correct
Arlington Oakridge over Houston Christian (41-27) -- Correct

Week 5: 11-1
Season: 34-16 

Week 5 Picks 2025

District play gets going for a few across the state and it looks to be a perfect weather Friday. Should be a fun week on the field. Good luck and safe travels!

This Week: (Season: 16-10)

Dallas Christian @ Pittsburg -- The Chargers played two home games in two weeks where a home school based squad was very competitive for 2 quarters. Then, DC scored repeatedly and beat both teams by big margins. Finding the right mix at quarterback is the task for the Chargers heading toward the district slate. When you graduate a 4 year starter and won 4 straight titles that is to be expected. There has been lots of good so far so the offensive threat is very much there for DC. The Pirates pose an interesting challenge having already won 3 games this season which equals 2023 and 2024 combined. The 1-9 campaign last year for Pittsburg included losing to DC 50-30. This year the Chargers must travel to East Texas and the Pirates have found the scoring touch. The mix of opponents makes this a bit of an unknown. Pittsburg appears to be much better than last year and has this one at home. DC is a smidge weaker just by losing a 4-year starter at QB. This will be a stern test. Chargers must avoid turnovers and penalties which they've not been at their best in those categories so far in 2025. DC survives, 39-37.

New Braunfels Christian @ San Antonio Holy Cross -- The Knights had lost 2 of their last 26 coming into the 2025 season and then lost their opening two games. Two nice wins over the larger San Antonio Central Catholic and Weimar has things back on track. The interesting task here is figuring out exactly where things slot given the disconnected nature the Division III district schedules among contenders. The Wildcats enter this one 4-0 for a 2nd straight year, but its hard to tell if it might be just wins over lesser competition. We will know very quickly how both squads stack up after this one. Last year, NBCA did finish the regular season 9-1 with Holy Cross providing the only loss. The home playoff loss to Tyler All Saints though showed how far the Wildcats had to go to reach the top of the division. The Knights shutout the Wildcats last year, 48-0. This year should be closer but I don't think New Braufels Christian has closed the gap completely. Knights win, 35-14.

Lubbock Christian @ New Deal -- A season ago the three main contenders in Division III were Dallas Christian, San Antonio Holy Cross, and these Eagles. That is very much the case in 2025 as well. I do not think anyone has shown the form to keep those three from the district titles. The Eagles are off to a 3-1 again. They reversed the script on Stamford but Wellington rocketed past them last week. Not looking too far down the road will be the challenge for the Eagles this year. All signs point to the semifinals for the three district champions, but it will not be a give. The Lions of New Deal finished 4-6 a year ago and were dominated by the Eagles, 46-7. Both squads dominated Sundown this season and its a home game for New Deal. Shapes up to be closer game than 2024, but the Eagles appear to be better on paper. Eagles win 42-21.

Bullard Brook Hill @ Austin Regents -- District play opens in Division II District 2 with a benchmark game for the Guard. The two schools met for the Division III crown in 2011 with the Guard claiming their lone state title. Since then Brook Hill has just not reached that type of contending status. The Guard offense is averaging over 30 points per game and that has been the issue in these benchmark games for them. If they can maintain that form maybe there is a path to a high seed for Brook Hill. The Knights are always tough and even tougher in the Travis County woods at their home field. A season ago Regents won the trip to Bullard, 42-20. Its not such a margin that it can't be done, but I don't see that the Guard have made up the gap. The Knights offense will score too much to be caught. Regents wins, 48-28.

Fort Worth Southwest Christian @ Colleyville Covenant Christian -- The Eagles 3-0 start certainly gives a little notice to the rest of Division II. I'm not sure they'll catch All Saints at the top but it is definitely an improved squad. The halftime lead over DC that was washed away by weather sorta makes the win total 3+. They'll try to get another reversal of 2024 with a trip to Colleyville. The Cougars took out the Eagles 21-14 last year. That Covenant squad nearly upset Lubbock Christian at home and is very good on their home 100. The Cougars could be that 4th semifinal team in Division III again after reaching that round last year. They've struggled defensively though allowing at least 34 points in all 4 games of a 1-3 start. The Eagles offense looks to be the stroner squad and should rack up points and a victory this week. Eagles win, 42-14.

Houston St. John's @ Houston Lutheran South -- Entering the season Second Baptist would be the favorites for another district title in District 4. The slow start for SBS though seems to have the door open for a revival of the Pioneers. Lutheran South has seen some down seasons since losing one of the strangest playoff games in TAPPS history to Dallas Christian in 2014. At 3-1, the Pioneers are a game worse than 2024 but are playing much better defense. The Mavericks lost last week to Second Baptist to fall to 2-2 and having lost big to St. Thomas appear to be scuffling a bit. St. Johns rolled off 62 points last year at home on the Pioneers. The improved LSA defense is the deciding factor in this one. If the Mavericks can roll up another 40 points the Pioneers won't be able to catch up, but I think Lutheran South can stop that from happening. Pioneers win, 30-23.

Houston Kinkaid @ Houston Second Baptist -- The Eagles made it back to the state final last season, but fell to Fort Worth All Saints to finish runner-up again. The 0-3 start though has to be a bit of a wake up call. Its hard to start back at the bottom each year and climb the mountain again. A season ago the Eagles were 4-0 and fell to Kinkaid 21-7. The erosion on defense for Second Baptist has to be the concern. The Falcons have played a tough schedule so far, starting 2-2. They've already exceeded last year's losses. Kinkaid as the defending champions remains the favorites in SPC 4A and I'm not sure anything has changed that. Can one of the last great grass fields provide the edge for the Eagles? I can see this one either way, but I think the Eagles offense just won't score enough. Falcons win another low scoring affair, 22-12.

Quick Hits: (Season: 23-15)

Argyle Liberty Christian over Addison Trinity Christian
Dallas Parish Episcopal over Frisco Legacy Christian
Fort Worth Christian over Victoria St. Joseph
Stratford over Lubbock Trinity Christian
Wolfforth Frenship over Midland Christian
Austin Brentwood Christian over Tyler Grace Community 
Fort Worth All Saints over Vancouver (WA) Evergreen (The Plainsmen! Much better than Eagles)
Arlington Grace Prep over Dallas Bishop Dunne
Houston Cypress Christian over Tyler T.K. Gorman
Tyler All Saints over Willow Park Trinity Christian
New Boston over Fort Worth Lake Country Christian
Arlington Oakridge over Houston Christian 

Week 4 Results

This Week:

Dallas Christian over Dallas HSAA (45-7) -- Correct
--Seemingly the same as last week. It was 17-7 and appeared to be headed toward an interesting finish, and then it...wasn't. Chargers big play capability overcame a bit of sloppy play tonight and likely can most nights, but it may bite them sometime.

San Antonio Cornerstone Christian over Midland Christian (14-17) -- Wrong
--Great road win for the Mustangs as the defense leads the charge. 

Austin Regents over Brownsville St. Joseph (59-15) -- Correct
--Knights dominant and cement their status as a contender in Divison II. The Bloodhounds will still be dangerous if they can get a home game in Round 1.

Fort Worth Country Day over Fort Worth Trinity Valley (21-20) -- Correct
--Falcons win a fun close one to claim the title of Bryant Irvin champs.

Lubbock Christian over Wellington (22-44) -- Wrong
--Skyrockets take out the Eagles. LCS still the favorite in District 1.

Fort Worth All Saints over Episcopal School of Dallas (35-18) -- Correct
--Saints maybe unstoppable in Division II.

Bullard Brook Hill over Price Carlisle (33-28) -- Correct
--A close road win for the Guard is win for the picks. Brook Hill also in the running for one of those home playoff slots.

Week 4: 5-2
Season: 16-10

Quick Hits: (Season: 16-12)

Addison Trinity Christian over Dallas St. Marks (29-31) -- Wrong
Fort Worth Southwest Christian over Fort Worth Nolan (49-13) -- Correct
Fort Worth Christian over Fort Worth Lake Country Christian (47-0) -- Correct
Dallas First Baptist over Colleyville Covenant Christian (49-6) -- Correct
Tyler T.K. Gorman over Willow Park Trinity Christian (27-34) -- Wrong
Tyler Grace Community over New Boston (14-35) -- Wrong
Dallas Covenant over Muenster Sacred Heart (48-22) -- Correct
Arlington Pantego Christian over Dallas Shelton (49-7) -- Correct
San Antonio Holy Cross over Weimar (38-16) -- Correct
Lubbock Trinity Christian over Floydada (33-0) -- Correct

Week 4: 7-3
Season: 23-15 

Week 4 Picks 2025

Should be a fun week. Maybe a few statements made. Maybe just more of the same. Incredibly this is edition 152 of the picks from the committee of one. Thanks for reading! Have fun and safe travels!

This Week: (Season: 11-8)

Dallas HSAA @ Dallas Christian -- Last week the Chargers secured their latest 1st win of the season since the COVID year of 2020. A critical sequence at the end of the first half saw a 10 point margin go to 23 thanks to 2 special teams plays and then DC boat raced Atlas from there. At 1-1 just an improved Pittsburg squad will stand between the Chargers and district play after this week. DC's offense needs to gain some consistency scoring just 39 points in almost eight quarters before a kick return and blocked punt ignited things last week. The Angels are 0-2 after losing 30-7 at Frisco Legacy last week. That did include a 64-yard field goal against. Its unlikely that will happen again but the game will take place at a field that has seen a 67-yard field goal. The kicking revolution is truly upon us. I just don't quite know how the opponents of these two stack up. I think DC is better and we all know that is who we're picking at any rate. Should be closer than the Rattlers last week though. Chargers win, 38-21

Midland Christian @ San Antonio Cornerstone Christian -- A match of outliers as the geographic outliers from out West head to the school without a district. The Warriors won this one in Midland a season ago, 42-24. Only All Saints and Regents would score more on MCS in 2024. The Mustangs are off to a 2-1 start thanks to reversing last year's loss to Bushland. Though weather intervened to preserve the win over Bishop Lynch. Cornerstone dominated Dallas Christian and Fort Bend Christian but dropped a 5 point decision to Parish Episcopal in Week 3. The challenge for the Mustangs will be slowing the Warriors offense. If MCS can keep this game in the 20s they have a great chance to win, but I think Cornerstone gets away. Throw in the long trip and this points to a Warrior victory. Cornerstone wins 38-21.

Brownsville St. Joseph @ Austin Regents -- The Knights are off to a very impressive 3-0 start given the opposition. However, they've struggled a bit defensively allowing almost 35 points per game. The Bloodhounds are coming off a 10 win campaign last year, but have seen 2 results reversed on them already this season. They are also allowing over 35 points per game this year. There appears to be a lot offense ahead in this one. Regents seems to never lose at home and the long trip from the far reaches of South Texas doesn't seem conducive to victory. Regents appears to be in the top tier of contenders while the 'Hounds need a win like this to put themselves in the mix. I don't see it this week. Knights win 48-30

Fort Worth Trinity Valley @ Fort Worth Country Day -- The Battle of Bryant Irvin is renewed for another year. The Trojans enter at 0-3 on the season having given up a bunch of points against Fort Worth Christian last week. The SPC opener will be a big one. The Falcons have a nice 2-0 start building on 2024's momentum. Beating St. Marks for a 2nd straight year and doing it by 30 points to the quality of Country Day this season. The Trojans won this one at home 42-28 last season. TVS will need all of those points to get another win in this series. I think Country Day is the better squad this year, but it should be a close game. Falcons win at home, 35-28.

Wellington @ Lubbock Christian -- Play fun mascots and win games and you get in the picks, even if you're the Eagles. Lubbock Christian has a convincing 3-0 start having reversed a big loss to Stamford last week. They get to host a Wellington squad that they beat 36-34 on the road last season. The Skyrockets are also 3-0 having beaten the same squads they did a season ago. Last season ended with a 2nd round playoff loss for Wellington and they look to be a playoff squad again. The Eagles expect to be the District 1 champions and seems a likely showdown with DC or Holy Cross in the semifinals will be on the order. After a win this week it would point to being that same trio that everyone is chasing in Division III. Should be tight one, but the Eagles are the better squad I think. While I'd love to pick the Skyrockets, Eagles win at home 39-31.

Fort Worth All Saints @ Episcopal School of Dallas -- The Saints 2-0 start doesn't look as good as the 3-0 of 2024 as weather ended the Prestonwood contest before a result could be decided. All Saints is the defending champs in Division II and it seems they'll be hard to push off the perch. The Eagles have allowed just 20 points in their own 3-0 start, already exceeding last season's win total. We should note that trading Prestonwood for Bishop Dunne on the schedule helped too. They did reverse a defeat against Second Baptist last week and this will be a tough road test for the Saints. All Saints hasn't lost to a current member of Division II since the 2022 title game. The 17 game win streak doesn't seem destined to end here and maybe not this year. Eagles will be seeing the best offense they've faced this season. It won't be a blowout, but Saints win 33-21.

Bullard Brook Hill @ Price Carlisle -- The Guard opened 2025 with a dominant win over Redwater before dropping a tight one to Frisco Legacy and having a week off. So Brook Hill appears to be improved over a season ago, but the sample is small. The Indians are off to a 2-1 start after winning just 1 game in 2024. Carlisle turned around blowouts by Overton and San Augustine with defense. Dropping from allowing 87 points in 2 games to just 29 will give you a chance to win. That will be a test for Brook Hill having typically struggled to score in the biggest games. That has kept the Guard out of the contender group in Division II. That said, I think Brook Hill is good enough to win this, but it will be tougher for the Guard to score than last year when they score 49 at home. Guard win a tight road game, 27-25.

Quick Hits: (Season: 16-12)

Addison Trinity Christian over Dallas St. Marks
Fort Worth Southwest Christian over Fort Worth Nolan
Fort Worth Christian over Fort Worth Lake Country Christian
Dallas First Baptist over Colleyville Covenant Christian
Tyler T.K. Gorman over Willow Park Trinity Christian
Tyler Grace Community over New Boston
Dallas Covenant over Muenster Sacred Heart
Arlington Pantego Christian over Dallas Shelton  
San Antonio Holy Cross over Weimar
Lubbock Trinity Christian over Floydada (Whirlwinds!)

Week 3 Results

This Week:

Dallas Christian over Fort Worth ATLAS Homeschool (51-7) -- Correct
--Rattlers were very competitive in this one for the first half but a kickoff return set up a late score and then a blocked punt made a 10 point game into a 23 point game at the half. Room for improvement as the Chargers host HSAA next week.

San Antonio Central Catholic over San Antonio Holy Cross (17-33) -- Wrong
--Knights early woes seem to have quickly ended with a win in the "Holy Bowl." Holy Cross still the favorite to win District 3.

Dallas First Baptist over Dallas Covenant (42-18) -- Correct
--Saints run away in this one and have to be the favorites in Division IV. The Knights with likely one big game against DC for all the marbles in District 2.

San Antonio Cornerstone Christian over Dallas Parish Episcopal (38-43) -- Wrong
--Panthers with a quality road win that certainly keeps them in the mix in Division I.

Argyle Liberty Christian over Decatur (35-24) -- Correct
--Warriors get into the win column with a nice road win. Some fun district showdowns ahead with Prestonwood and Parish.

Houston Second Baptist over Episcopal School of Dallas (20-36) --Wrong
--Second Baptist with a rare 0-3 start. 

Pittsburg over Tyler Grace Community (45-0) -- Correct
--Cougars dominated in this one and sets up an interesting road game for DC in a couple weeks at Pittsburg.

Week 3: 4-3
Season: 11-8 

Quick Hits:

Fort Worth Southwest Christian over Venus (67-23) -- Correct
Stamford over Lubbock Christian (35-43) -- Wrong
Bushland over Midland Christian (24-27) -- Wrong
Austin Regents over San Antonio Antonian (63-41) -- Correct
Lubbock Trinity Christian over Denver City (35-0) -- Correct
Fort Worth Christian over Fort Worth Trinity Valley (61-52) -- Correct
Brownsville St. Joseph over Corpus Christi Carroll (44-36) -- Correct
Plano Prestonwood Christian over Bastrop (55-70) -- Wrong
Arlington Grace Prep over McKinney Christian (76-53) -- Correct (So many points)
Tyler TK Gorman over Malakoff Cross Roads (20-41) -- Wrong
Dallas Bishop Lynch over OKC Bishop McGuinness (28-35) -- Wrong
Fort Worth Nolan over Plano John Paul II (21-38) -- Wrong

Week 3: 6-6
Season: 16-12 

Week 3 Picks 2025

After a record setting week of Zonks, we hope for complete games this week. For this blog we consider a game not "reasonably complete" in our sole judgement a Zonk and it is not graded in the picks. Somewhat amazing that 6 Zonks is higher than any previous week, including during the 2020 COVID season. Things look much nicer this Friday night and we have a another fun slate of games. Good luck and dry travels!

This Week: (Season 7-5)

Fort Worth ATLAS Homeschool @ Dallas Christian -- The Chargers play their first home game of the season after two weeks on the road. Last week's visit to Southwest Christian started well with a early 7-0 lead. After that it was a struggle as SCS took a 14-7 lead and threatened for more. Could the 2nd half have turned back in DC's favor? Maybe, but nature decided we would not find out. So the Chargers bring a record of 0-1 into Week 3. The Rattlers lost their first two contests by just 7 points total. They were dominated by Oakridge last time out though. This makes for a very mysterious matchup. ATLAS has played 3 different opponents than they did a season ago and scored just 6 points last week. I really do not know how to compare these two. So last season was a 47-25 win for DC on the road and we know the leanings of this space. Chargers win 40-20.

San Antonio Holy Cross @ San Antonio Central Catholic -- The Knights were right on the cusp of the Division III title a season ago before Luke Carney and Dallas Christian took another crown. The 2024 Holy Cross squad was quickly positioned as a contended with wins over Antonian and San Antonio Christian by a combined score of 96-21. This season has gone the other way starting 0-2 against the same opponents. They were only defeated by a combined 10 points, but still suggests that the Knights may not be as crisp as a season ago. The Buttons fell to Holy Cross 35-17 last season for their 1st loss of the season. After scoring 110 points against those opponents last year the Buttons scored just 49 this season in a 1-1 start. Its only an 18 point difference a season ago and Central Catholic has the home field this season. The Knights always play strong defense and it seems the Button offense is not as strong as recent seasons. So a defensive battle seems on order and we favor home teams. Buttons win 16-13.

Dallas First Baptist @ Dallas Covenant -- The Knights enter with a curious pair of games this season. Week 1 was a loss to Austin St. Michael's 31-20. Week 2 was another road game but last week's weather saw a 13-9 halftime lead for Covenant ended early. The Knights have been the only squad somewhat challenging the DC juggernaut in Division III District 2 and this year is probably the same situation. Last year Covenant entered this one having shutout their first two opponents but could slow down the Saints offense, suffering a 62-12 drubbing. That loss, Dallas Christian, and Colleyville Covenant twice accounted for the 4 losses by the Knights. First Baptist went on to another Division IV title and seem to be the favorites again. Only the Division III finalist Holy Cross bested FBA in 2024. This season has seen all of the points in Saints games. A wild 62-48 loss to Bishop Lynch and a last minute touchdown to escape Tyler Grace with a 42-35 win. The challenge for Covenant will keeping pace with the FBA offense. The home game helps but I do not see it being enough to reverse the 50 point margin of a season ago. Saints win 48-30.

Dallas Parish Episcopal @ San Antonio Cornerstone Christian -- The Warriors beat Dallas Christian by just 7 in 2024 and went on to lose to Parish 69-33. The Panthers have not been as prolific on offense this year and Cornerstone upped its defense holding DC to just 22 and Fort Bend Christian to just 7 in their opening pair of games. I think the Warriors are in line for a better year than last year's 6-5 mark, but it is a tough schedule and the Panthers are certainly no gimme. With the game at home, I see this as a Cornerstone win. Should be a close one though, Warriors win 35-28.

Argyle Liberty Christian @ Decatur  -- The Warriors began their title defense with a difficult pair of games at Anna and Texarkana. The volleyball team has actually played more games in front of the fans at the football stadium in Argyle than the football team has (full support for fun concepts like outdoor volleyball by the way). Allowing 80 points is just too many for success. Only one complete game for the Eagles (oh no, another one...) so far this year. A 52-31 loss to Brock. Both squads are disparate for a win to get that 0 out of that column and both squads should be able to score on the opposing defenses. Last season Liberty rolled up 49 on the Eagles and took a tidy home win. This should be close to the end and its hard to get road wins. I think Liberty finds a way this week. Warriors win 33-28.

Episcopal School of Dallas @ Houston Second Baptist -- More Eagles corrupt the picks this week as a pair of them flock to Houston Second Baptist. Its the first season since 2017 that SBS has started 0-2. Having allowed 80 points in not quite 8 quarters of football is not a winning formula. A season ago ESD hosted and was dealt a 9 point loss. That Second Baptist team had just beaten Fort Worth Christian by 32, while this team lost by 21 in less than a full game. ESD finished just 2-8 a season ago and has matched that total already on the young season (I guess they played enough of the 48 against Trinity Valley last week). The northern Eagles have yet to allow a point so far this year. Hard to see a shutout happening this week, but I think the defenses might have a good day for both teams. Second Baptist avoids 0-3 with a 16-12 win.

Pittsburg @ Tyler Grace Community -- Our last game takes us to the Rose City where the Cougars dropped a 42-35 game last week to First Baptist. At 1-1 the Cougars are positioned decently for a battle in the district slate. Its not hard to see situations where Grace finishes 1st or 2nd and it doesn't seem far fetched to see the Cougars all the way out of the playoffs. A season ago the Pirates finished just 1-9 but that included a tight 16-15 loss to the Cougars. The Pirates have already reversed two of those losses in 2025 to begin the season 2-0. If the Cougars defense keeps this game in range Tyler Grace is good enough to win, but Pittsburg may be able to put this one of the Cougars reach. Pirates win, 39-28.

Quick Hits: (Season: 10-6)

Fort Worth Southwest Christian over Venus
Stamford over Lubbock Christian
Bushland over Midland Christian
Austin Regents over San Antonio Antonian
Lubbock Trinity Christian over Denver City
Fort Worth Christian over Fort Worth Trinity Valley
Brownsville St. Joseph over Corpus Christi Carroll 
Plano Prestonwood Christian over Bastrop
Arlington Grace Prep over McKinney Christian
Tyler TK Gorman over Malakoff Cross Roads
Dallas Bishop Lynch over OKC Bishop McGuinness
Fort Worth Nolan over Plano John Paul II

Week 2 Results 2025

Well I jinxed it with the good weather comment in the picks and now we have a single week record for Zonks. Public Service Announcement: When a game is ended early due to weather, teams have 3 options: No Contest, End Early with a final score declared, and resume the game later. For non-district games schools will rarely resume and while they are supposed to agree whether its a no contest or a declared final they don't really have to. We do not use a ranking system in Texas where win-loss record changes seedings or some other consequence where a team's record changes things. So it is very possible one team will claim a win and one team will claim a no contest. Further, anyone can put results in MaxPreps. So a forfeit or a declared final when it was a 1 point game with a quarter to play doesn't represent the "truth" anymore than this blog does. Just be resonable and consistent is all we can ask.

This Week:

Dallas Christian over Fort Worth Southwest Christian -- Zonk
--Eagles had a 14-7 lead at the half before weather halted the proceedings. Chargers struck first but the Eagles 2nd quarter was full of big plays. Not a win or loss but an interesting data point as we head toward district play

Texarkana Texas High over Argyle Liberty Christian (49-37) -- Correct
--Not a bad showing by the Warriors, but not quite enough to escape Texarkana with a win.

Plano Prestonwood Christian over Fort Worth All Saints -- Zonk
--Saints led 28-21 at the half before weather took out another game. We're setting the single week record for Zonks tonight.

Bellaire Episcopal over Dallas Parish Episcopal (21-38) -- Wrong
--Panthers with a nice win to level their record. Lots of fun district showdowns await in District 1.

Frisco Legacy Christian over Bullard Brook Hill (30-28) -- Correct
--Eagles win a tight one as they look to get back to semifinals. 

Arlington Grace Prep over Colleyville Covenant Christian (35-14) -- Correct
--Lions clearly a much improved squad. Probably won't challenge Regents for the district title but might challenge for 2nd place and a home game in Round 1. 

Lubbock Christian over Sundown (61-13) -- Correct
--Dominant victory for the Eagles who look like they will be a factor in November for Division III.

Week 2: 4-1
Season: 7-5

Quick Hits: (Season: 5-5)

Dallas Covenant over Plano John Paul II -- Zonk (13-9 Covenant at half)
Tyler All Saints over Detroit (49-0) -- Correct
Fort Worth Lake Country Christian over Magnolia Legacy Prep (47-0) -- Correct
Dallas First Baptist over Tyler Grace Community (42-35) -- Correct
Grapevine Faith Christian over Dallas HSAA -- Zonk (HSAA led 14-13 end 3Q)
Midland Christian over Dallas Bishop Lynch (38-34) -- Zonk (MCS led 38-34 with 4:02 to play)
Fort Worth Christian over Houston Second Baptist (35-14) -- Correct
Fort Worth Nolan over Dallas Bishop Dunne -- Zonk (10-0 Nolan 3Q)
Tomball Concordia Lutheran over The Woodlands John Cooper (34-53) -- Wrong
Houston Lutheran South over Austin Hyde Park (38-17) -- Correct

Week 2: 5-1
Season: 10-6 

Week 2 Picks 2025

The committee of one had a rough start in the opening week. Just an 8-9 record between the two sections. Not totally unexpected given the new season and the relative unknown of the competition. Still a lot of twists and turns as we head toward district play and the playoffs. After 0 Eagles last week, we had to deal with 3 Eagles in Week 2. Looks like a nice week of weather for some great games. Good luck and safe travels!

This Week: (Season: 3-4)

Dallas Christian @ Fort Worth Southwest Christian -- The Chargers scored first on the long San Antonio road trip, but had few answers for the Cornerstone offense in a 43-22 loss. So back-to-back seasons begin at 0-1 for DC. Last year DC evened its record with a 42-13 win over Southwest. The long road trip to Fort Worth makes for a different challenge this year. At rush hour on a Friday, Benbrook Lake is not that much further away than San Antonio (at least that's how it feels sometimes). The Eagles opened the season with a quality win over Trinity Valley, 28-25. This reversed a 26 point loss in 2024. The Eagles finished just 4-7 last year while the Chargers were the Division III champions, but there are a bunch of changes from those teams and it seems to be a closer contest than a season ago. This seems like a defensive battle to me, but maybe that's because I feel like every DC trip over there has been. We know how this space leans with the result though. Chargers win a slugfest, 25-19.

Argyle Liberty Christian @ Texarkana Texas High -- The Warriors opened their title defense with a 31-28 loss to UIL power Anna. The TAPPS Division I slate will not be any tougher than an Anna-Texas High opening pair. In 2024, Liberty opened with a 56-0 win over Fort Bend Christian before hosting the Tigers. Texas High went undefeated before losing in round 3 of the playoffs. With the game in Argyle last year, the Tigers took a 52-35 victory back to the State Line. After putting up 57 last week the Tigers will be a tall task for the Warriors. The 52 points Texas High scored last year was the most allowed by Liberty by a full 25 points. The Warriors are really good, and an 0-2 record will not reflect that but winning this one on the road seems a bridge too far. Tigers win 49-30.

Fort Worth All Saints @ Plano Prestonwood Christian -- The Lions started 2025 with the relatively rare Week 1 bye, replacing the Week 11 bye they had in 2024. The Saints once again opened the season with a staunch Parish Episcopal match and secured a close win. Just 7 points separated All Saints from Parish over two seasons. The Saints backed up that win last year with a 4-point win over Prestonwood. That game was in Fort Worth though. The home-standing Lions will be looking to get back to the big games in November but have 10 to play before the post-season arrives. The Prestonwood offense has always been formidable and this year figures to be no different. The 1st game vs. 2nd game provides an interesting dynamic for this one. If the Lions offense gets going they win. If the Saints can keep this game under 30 like they did with Parish then another shock 2-0 start against top Division I squads will be on order. This time would be two road games. Prestonwood wins a fun one, 38-31.

Dallas Parish Episcopal @ Bellaire Episcopal -- More Episcopal schools found here as Panthers travel the long road to Houston face their SPC brethren. Its just 4 miles to Episcopal School of Dallas from Parish but its 261 miles to Houston enclave. The Panthers took a 45-21 victory in this matchup last year. After scoring just 21 points against All Saints the Parish offense will be looking to get back on track. The Knights finished 6-4 in 2024, falling in the SPC 4A title game. The Knights opened with a 51-0 win over Waltrip and appear to have an improved defense from a season ago. This should be a close one. The Panthers offense may not be quite a good and the Knights defense may be a tad better. So particularly with the long trip we favor the home team. Knights win 35-28.

Frisco Legacy Christian @ Bullard Brook Hill -- The Guard took an opening road win over Redwater 39-14. A large improvement over a 3-point home win in 2024. Week 2 of 2024 saw Brook Hill travel to Frisco and lose a defensive struggle 14-9. The Eagles took that win and parlayed into one of their best seasons, reaching the semifinals. The Eagles defense will need to be that dominant squad that held Brook Hill to a single touchdown if they are going to contest the top of Division I. A season opening 35-6 win over Cistercian may suggests they have that ability. If they can hold the Guard under 20 this is a win for the Eagles. If the Brook Hill offense can get going they could be the surprise team of Division II. I think the Eagles are better but this is not a road gimme. Legacy wins 22-10.

Arlington Grace Prep @ Colleyville Covenant Christian -- This game sneaks into the top section with these squads performance last week. The Lions took down Division I Fort Worth Nolan, 34-23. They did this on the road too. In 2024, Nolan scored 54 while last week they scored just 23. So huge improvements seem on order for Grace Prep. The Cougars started with a 40-34 win over home-school program Atlas. Last season, Covenant defeated Grace Prep 31-10. The Lions improvement seems to set them up for a road win here, but it should be a tight contest. Both teams appear to have a difficult road against the top teams in their respective districts, but a win here should point toward a playoff spot. Lions with another road win, 28-21.

Sundown @ Lubbock Christian -- The Eagles began the 2025 campaign with a 49-26 victory over Wink. The different opponents for the West Texas members of TAPPS always makes for an interesting challenge in predictions. Lubbock Christian looks to be positioned to threaten again in Division III, having lost to DC in the semifinals a year ago. The Holy Cross, Lubbock, DC trio shape up to the top of the division again. The Eagles scored over 500 points in just 12 games a season ago and 49 is a quick start to the offense again. Getting the stops against top opponents will be the challenge. The Roughnecks were just 3-8 last year, including a 47-14 loss to Lubbock Christian. However, 2025 began with a turnaround dominant win over Shamrock. After losing by 4 a season ago, Sundown won 52-6 last week. So the Roughneck squad appears to be much improved. We still lean toward home teams but this should be closer than last year's 33-point margin. Eagles win 42-28. 

Quick Hits: (Season: 5-5)

Dallas Covenant over Plano John Paul II
Tyler All Saints over Detroit
Fort Worth Lake Country Christian over Magnolia Legacy Prep
Dallas First Baptist over Tyler Grace Community
Grapevine Faith Christian over Dallas HSAA
Midland Christian over Dallas Bishop Lynch
Fort Worth Christian over Houston Second Baptist
Fort Worth Nolan over Dallas Bishop Dunne
Tomball Concordia Lutheran over The Woodlands John Cooper
Houston Lutheran South over Austin Hyde Park