By Lubbock Chronicle Staff
Unbeaten Lubbock-Cooper Liberty, Idalou and Ropes open the UIL football playoffs this week. Shallowater and Ropes play Thursday, while Frenship and El Paso El Dorado play Friday in Wolfforth, and Estacado meets Graham in Sweetwater.
District play is over. These teams are already in, and a win sends them to the area round Nov. 19–21. A loss ends their season. Frenship earned a home game by beating Abilene 35–21 to take the district’s No. 2 seed.
Thursday, Nov. 12
Shallowater (9–1) vs. Odessa Compass Academy (3–7) • 6 p.m., Snyder
Ropes (10–0) vs. Vega (5–4) • 6 p.m., Dimmitt
Post (9–1) vs. Ozona (5–5) • 7 p.m., Odessa
Friday, Nov. 13
Frenship (6–4) vs. El Paso El Dorado (6–3–1) • 6 p.m., Peoples Bank Stadium, Wolfforth
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty (10–0) vs. Burkburnett (6–4) • 6 p.m., Abilene Christian University
Idalou (10–0) vs. Dimmitt (6–4) • 6 p.m., Levelland
New Deal (6–4) vs. Sonora (8–2) • 6:30 p.m., Colorado City
Estacado (8–2) vs. Graham (9–1) • 7 p.m., Sweetwater
Slaton (6–4) vs. Friona (7–3) • 7 p.m., Plainview
Abernathy (2–8) vs. Forsan (8–2) • 7 p.m., Seminole
Levelland (7–3) vs. Mineral Wells (8–2) • 7 p.m., Abilene
Littlefield (7–3) vs. Childress (6–4) • 7 p.m., Floydada
New Home (6–4) vs. Ballinger (7–3) • 7 p.m., Ballinger
Plainview (4–6) vs. Lake Dallas (7–3) • 7 p.m., Clyde
Tahoka (7–3) vs. McCamey (9–1) • 7 p.m., Big Spring
Who missed the UIL playoffs
Lubbock High (4–6), Monterey (3–7), Frenship Memorial (2–8), Coronado (1–9) and Lubbock-Cooper (1–9) finished outside the playoff field.
Private school playoffs
Lubbock Christian (9–1) advanced to the TAPPS Division III semifinals with a 50–7 win over Pantego Christian and will face Dallas Christian. Trinity Christian (4–6) was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Bay Area Christian.
Times are subject to change. For the complete Texas HS football schedule, go to MaxPreps. See the UIL brackets and the TAPPS Division III bracket.
