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 Chrstian
Tyler TK Gorman over Malakoff Cross Roads
Dallas Bishop Lynch over OKC Bishop McGuinness
Fort Worth Nolan over Plano John Paul II
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