Highland Park always plays a ton of seniors, so looking at returning starters is often a futile exercise when it comes to the Scots. What we do know is when Highland Park is 5A they are a title contender and they return an elite signal caller in junior QB Buck Randall who led HP to the state title game a year ago. They are the district favorite, but Midlothian after winning ten games a year ago should be right in the mix with key experience back. Red Oak and Tyler are ultra-talented, their stories will be told by how they hold up in the trenches. Burleson Centennial and Joshua will both be competitive but on the outside looking in.
Moving down to Central Texas there’s some clear tiers in 8-5A Division I, with the top tier sitting with Cedar Park and Georgetown likely fighting it out for the district crown. Cedar Park with fifteen starters back gets the nod over a Georgetown squad that should be great on offense, but has questions with youth on the defensive side. Lake Belton is the pick for the three seed over Leander Rouse, but they both should be in the playoffs. Leander, East View and a much-improved Killeen Chaparral don’t look to get into the top four, but among each other, those three teams should be very competitive.
DISTRICT PREDICTIONS
District 5-5A Division I
District 6-5A Division I
District 7-5A Division I
District 8-5A Division I
PROJECTED BI-DISTRICT MATCHUPS
W5 Frisco Lone Star vs F6 Dallas White
R8 Georgetown vs T7 Red Oak
W6 West Mesquite vs F5 Frisco Reedy
R7 Midlothian vs T8 Lake Belton
W7 Highland Park vs F8 Leander Rouse
R6 Carrollton Smith vs T5 McKinney North
W8 Cedar Park vs F7 Tyler
R5 Frisco Wakeland vs T6 Carrollton Creekview
REGIONAL CHAMPION
Frisco Lone Star over Highland Park
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