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The Abilene Reporter-News

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Texas high school football: Big Country UIL Bi-District Playoff Schedule, Scores (Nov. 12-14)

After two and a half months of highly-competitive and exciting regular season action, the 2026 Texas high school football playoffs have finally arrived. The Lone Star State’s best high school football teams have punched their tickets to the postseason and have their sights set on the 2026 UIL Football State Championships on Dec. 16-19 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington where 12 new state champions will be crowned. But now the Big Country and Abilene area’s top teams are set to kick off the bi-district round of the 2026 UIL playoffs Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 12-14, with the winners securing spots in the area round next week. Here’s a closer look at every matchup featuring Big Country teams competing in the bi-district round of the 2026 UIL Football Playoffs: This post will be updated throughout the week with scores! 2026 Texas High School Football Playoffs – Big Country UIL Bi-District Playoff Pairings, Scores (Nov. 12-14) CLASS 5A DIVISION I Abilene High Eagles (6-4) vs. El Paso Hanks Knights (7-3), 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene Complete 5A DI UIL Football Playoffs bracket. CLASS 5A DIVISION II Abilene Wylie Bulldogs (7-3) vs. El Paso Del Valle Conquistadores (6-4), 7

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Clyde Bulldogs clinch first outright district title in 18 years with 28-21 win

ABILENE, Texas — Clyde capped an undefeated regular season Friday night, beating Sweetwater 28-21 to claim the District 2-3A Division I championship. Their last undefeated season came in 1947, when the team is listed at 13-0. The Bulldogs improved to 10-0 overall and 5-0 in district play. Sweetwater finished...

Clyde, TX · 1d

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Lady Lions take down Abilene High, 53-24, in season opening victory

With only two starters and five lettermen back from last year’s 28-6 playoff team, the Brownwood Lady Lions began the 2026-27 basketball campaign Tuesday night with a 53-24 home victory over the Class 5A Abilene High Lady Eagles – thanks in part to several fresh faces stepping into expanded roles.

Brownwood, TX · 1d

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Abilene High turns page after Frenship loss, set to face El Paso Hanks in playoffs

ABILENE, Texas — Three Big Country teams are headed to the football playoffs, with Abilene High, Cooper and Wylie each facing an El Paso-area opponent in the bi-district round. Abilene High will travel to face El Paso Hanks on Thursday. The Eagles finished the regular season 6-4 after a...

Abilene, TX · 1d

The Abilene Reporter-News

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Week 11 Big Country high school football top performers (Nov. 5-7)

The 11th week of the 2026 Texas high school football season was chalk full of memorable upsets, thrilling comebacks and all-around dominant performances. The Big Country’s top high school football teams returned to the gridiron this weekend, where several of the area’s biggest stars put on dazzling displays and showed off their playmaking abilities. Here’s a closer look at the players that shined brightest throughout the Abilene area this weekend. The following are the many of the Big Country’s top individual performances from the Abilene area’s standout players during Week 11 of the 2026 Texas high school football season: Big Country high school football top performers – Week 11 (Nov. 5-7) Players listed below in alphabetical order. Owen Bishop, Forsan Bishop racked up 204 yards and five touchdowns through the air on 12-of-14 passing to spearhead Forsan’s 64-22 runaway win against Sonora. Trent Buffington, Brownwood Buffington rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries to power the Lions to a runaway 44-20 win over Salado in their final game of the season. Clay Chapman, Albany Chapman threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns on 18-of-26 passing to lead the Lions offensively in a 52-0 rout of Hamlin. Lane

Abilene, TX · 1d

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Overton’s Still throws 5 TDs in Howard Payne loss

ABILENE, Texas (KLTV) - Former Overton Mustang Bryce Still threw five touchdown passes in Howard Payne’s 52-39 loss to McMurry on Saturday. This season, the sophomore has thrown for 2,380 yards and 22 touchdowns. On Saturday, Still was 25-for-36 for 380 yards. He also had 12 carries for 59...

Abilene, TX · 2d

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Mount Pleasant’s Hines scores 3 TDs in Tarleton win

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (KLTV) - Former Mount Pleasant Tiger Tylan Hines rushed 150 yards and a season-high three touchdowns in Tarleton’s 40-27 win over Abilene Christian Saturday. The junior had 14 rushes for an average of 10.4 yards per carry. Hines started the scoring on the first play from scrimmage...

Stephenville, TX · 2d

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FOOTBALL | Patriots wrap up perfect regular season, turn attention to the tantalizing challenge ahead

Liberty’s season-long dominance has resulted in limited opportunities for the high-powered offense -- especially the passing attack -- but that hasn’t stopped the key players in that aspect of the unit from taking advantage of their sporadic chances. That was the case again Friday when Cy Leach, Pierce Fioroni and Koleman Hendrix produced a chunk of their team’s offense. Leach passes for 225 yards and 3 touchdowns, Fioroni racked up 73 yards on only two receptions and Hendrix grabbed 3 passes for 46 yards – each receiver hauling in a TD. For good measure, Fioroni also returned another punt 66 yards for a score and Hendrix contributed a key block to spring Kaiden Joseph on a 52-yard jaunt to the house.

Frisco, TX · 3d

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War Hawks Soar on Homecoming: McMurry Outslugs Howard Payne on Senior Day

ABILENE, Texas - The McMurry War Hawks celebrated Homecoming and Senior Day on Saturday, outslugging Howard Payne 52-39 in a high-scoring conference showdown at Wilford Moore Stadium. Powered by a relentless offensive attack that racked up 490 total yards and seven touchdowns, McMurry treated the home crowd to a victory on a chilly afternoon.

Abilene, TX · 4d

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Clyde beats Sweetwater for District 2-3A Division I title

ABILENE, Texas — A long-awaited matchup for the Sweetwater Mustangs and the Clyde Bulldogs in Clyde. The Clyde Bulldogs beat the Sweetwater Mustangs 27-20 in their final regular-season matchup. The teams battled through a close game, with Clyde coming out on top. The teams battled through a close game,...

Clyde, TX · 5d

Ball Exclusives

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Tarleton State Tops Abilene Christian 40-27 to Stay Undefeated

No. 1 Tarleton State Texans beat No. 23 Abilene Christian Wildcats 40-27 on Saturday night to move to 10-0 and 5-0 in the United Athletic Conference. The post Tarleton State Tops Abilene Christian 40-27 to Stay Undefeated appeared first on Ball Exclusives .

Abilene, TX · 4d

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McMurry hands Howard Payne football second straight loss, 52-39

ABILENE, Texas – Bryce Still threw for 380 yards and five touchdowns, including three scoring passes to Chance Hehman, but Howard Payne came up short in a 52-39 loss to McMurry in an American Southwest Conference matchup Saturday at Wilford Moore Stadium. The Yellow Jackets piled up 546 yards...

Abilene, TX · 4d

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Frenship snags No. 2 spot with 35-21 win at Abilene

ABILENE, Texas (KCBD) - The Frenship Tigers (6-4, 5-2 district) became the second-seeded team in 5AD1- District 2 with a 35-21 win over the Abilene Eagles Friday night at Shotwell Stadium. The Tigers will host El Paso El Dorado 6 p.m. next Friday at People’s Bank Stadium.

Abilene, TX · 5d

Midland Reporter-Telegram

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HS volleyball playoff roundup: MHS falls to Southlake Carroll

Midland High faced Southlake Carroll in an area round playoff match at Abilene Christian University on Tuesday night.

Southlake, TX · 8d

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Cooper, Wylie meet Friday with home playoff game at stake in regular-season finale

ABILENE, Texas — High school football is heading into the final week of the regular season, and several Big Country teams are still fighting for playoff positioning and home-field advantage. In Class 5A Division I, Abilene High has already clinched a playoff spot after a 28-21 win over Amarillo...

Abilene, TX · 8d

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Defending state champ Wall knocks off Lady Rattlers

CLYDE – The Tolar Lady Rattlers had a bit of déjà vu Monday, Nov. 2, at Clyde High School, taking on the Wall Lady Hawks in the 3A-D2 Area round for the second straight season. This time, however, Wall was the defending state champion, so Tolar would...

Clyde, TX · 8d

The Abilene Reporter-News

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Abilene Christian, Tarleton State announce rebranded football rivalry series

Abilene Christian University and Tarleton State University have jointly announced the adoption of a new official name for the college football rivalry series between the two FCS Texas schools. On Monday afternoon — ahead of Saturday’s matchup between the Wildcats and Texans on the football field — representatives of ACU and Tarleton athletics jointly announced that the ACU-Tarleton rivalry series will be rebranded as the “Hundred-Mile Showdown” rivalry series. The two institutions based in Abilene and Stephenville are separated by roughly 100 miles. "It is important to recognize and celebrate our rich football history, and that includes many exciting games between ACU and Tarleton State," Abilene Christian Vice President for Athletics Zack Lassiter said in a statement. "It has turned into one of the best rivalries in all of FCS football the last few years and we have great respect for their program. Naming this matchup The Hundred-Mile Showdown will only increase the interest and significance of our meetings on the football field." "Every good rivalry has a strong name," Tarleton State Vice President and Director of Athletics Steve Uryasz said in a statement. "The sometimes-used former name, the I-20 Rivalry, created confusion geographically, and both institutions wanted to adopt

Abilene, TX · 9d

Field Level Media

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Colorado pulls away from Abilene Christian in second half to win opener

Jalin Holland had 18 points and six rebounds to help Colorado run away with a 94-59 win against Abilene Christian in the season opener for both teams on Monday night in Boulder, Colo. Justin Neely scored 14 points off the bench, Josiah Sanders also scored 14, Barrington Hargress finished with 11 points and Noah Feddersen scored 10 for the Buffaloes, who were tabbed to finish tied for 14th in the 16-team Big 12 by members of the media. Timeo Pons scored 13 points and Evan Boisdur and Willan Marie-Anais scored 11 each off the bench for the Wildcats, who briefly led at the end of the first half before Hargress hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Colorado a 36-34 lead. Colorado used a 10-0 run to take an early 20-9 lead with 11:35 left in the first half. Abilene Christian answered with five straight points by Boisdur. The Wildcats went back down by 10 points twice more, but clawed back and moved ahead 34-33 on a layup by Marie-Anais with seven seconds left in the first half. The lead quickly evaporated when Hargress hit the 25-footer on the other end. Holland scored seven points in a 9-0 run

Boulder, CO · 9d

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FCS rankings announced, top-25 matchup set for Saturday between Texans and Wildcats

STEPHENVILLE — The FCS rankings were announced on Monday, setting up a top-25 matchup on Saturday between Tarleton State and Abilene Christian. The Texans retained their No. 1 ranking, now their third straight week dubbed the top team nationally. ACU is tied-22nd in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll.

Stephenville, TX · 9d

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