Friday nights in Texas always deliver drama, but some matchups stand out above the rest.

Every corner of the state has its showcase showdowns, the games that carry extra weight for bragging rights, district races, and playoff previews. Each week, we’re spotlighting two or three of the best games in every region — the ones you’ll want to keep a close eye on when the lights flip on across Texas.

Austin

Game of the Week: Dallas Plano Prestonwood (0-0) at Bastrop (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Killeen Harker Heights (2-0) at Dripping Springs (2-0); Midland Legacy (0-2) at Lake Travis (2-0); Austin LBJ (1-0) at Wimberley (2-0)

Big Country

Game of the Week: Wall (2-0) at Tuscola Jim Ned (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Rankin (2-0) at Westbrook (2-0); Odessa Permian (1-1) at Abilene (2-0); Gustine (2-0) at Three Way (2-0)

Brazos Valley

Game of the Week: Pflugerville Weiss (2-0) at A&M Consolidated (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: Aquilla (2-0) at Oakwood (1-1); Schulenburg (1-1) at Burton (2-0); Malakoff (1-1) at Madisonville (1-1)

Coastal Bend

Game of the Week: Edna (1-1) at Refugio (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Ganado (2-0) at East Bernard (0-2); DeSoto (0-2) vs. Corpus Christi Miller (0-2); West Columbia (1-1) at Bay City (2-0)

Concho Valley

Game of the Week: Ozona (2-0) at Brady (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Ira (1-1) at Robert Lee (2-0); May (1-1) at Rochelle (0-2); Early (1-1) at Junction (2-0)

Dallas-Fort Worth

Game of the Week: Gunter (2-0) at Celina (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: North Crowley (2-0) at Denton Guyer (1-1); Longview (2-0) at Dallas South Oak Cliff (1-1); Southlake Carroll (2-0) at Byron Nelson (1-1)

East Texas

Game of the Week: Gilmer (1-1) at Kilgore (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: DeKalb (1-1) at Jefferson (1-1); Texarkana Pleasant Grove (2-0) at Daingerfield (0-2); Timpson (1-1) at Palestine Westwood (2-0)

El Paso

Game of the Week: Lubbock Monterey (1-1) at El Paso Franklin (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: Liberty Hill (0-2) at El Paso Eastlake (1-1); El Paso El Dorado (2-0) at El Paso Montwood (0-2); El Paso Pebble Hills (2-0) at El Paso Americas (2-0)

Golden Triangle

Game of the Week: Waco La Vega (1-1) at West Orange-Stark (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: Fort Bend Hightower (2-0) at Port Arthur Memorial (2-0); Nederland (2-0) at Silsbee (2-0); Bridge City (2-0) at Orangefield (2-0)

Hill Country

Game of the Week: Castroville Medina Valley (1-1) at Boerne (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: CC Incarnate Word (2-0) at Medina (2-0); Laredo Alexander (1-1) at Boerne Champion (2-0); Fredericksburg (0-2) at Kerrville Tivy (1-1)

Houston

Game of the Week: Austin Westlake (1-1) at Humble Atascocita (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Port Neches-Groves (2-0) at La Porte (2-0); Bridgeland (2-0) at Fort Bend Ridge Point (2-0); Fort Bend Crawford (2-0) at Bellville (1-1); Klein Collins (2-0) at Tomball (2-0); Dickinson (2-0) at Cypress-Fairbanks (2-0)

Panhandle 

Game of the Week: Gruver (2-0) at Stinnett West Texas (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Dumas (2-0) at Canadian (2-0); Panhandle (2-0) at Dalhart (1-1); Sunray (0-2) at Stratford (1-1)

Permian Basin

Game of the Week: Benjamin (2-0) at Borden County (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Post (2-0) at Seagraves (1-0); Sweetwater (1-1) at Seminole (1-1); Andrews (1-1) at Midland Greenwood (2-0)

Piney Woods

Game of the Week: Frankston (2-0) at Grapeland (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: Cedar Park (0-2) at Huntsville (1-1); Newton (1-1) at Tatum (1-1); San Augustine (1-1) at Price Carlisle (1-1)

Rio Grande Valley

Game of the Week: San Antonio Johnson (2-0) at McAllen Memorial (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: CC Flour Bluff (2-0) at Harlingen South (1-1); La Villa (1-1) at Santa Rosa (2-0); McAllen Rowe (1-1) at Mercedes (2-0)

San Antonio

Game of the Week: San Antonio Davenport (2-0) at San Antonio Pieper (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: Poth (2-0) at Shiner (2-0); Yoakum (2-0) at Cuero (2-0); New Braunfels Canyon (1-1) at San Antonio Alamo Heights (2-0)

South Plains

Game of the Week: Canyon West Plains (2-0) at Lubbock Estacado (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: Rockwall Heritage Christian (1-0) at Motley County (2-0); Amarillo Tascosa (2-0) at Lubbock-Cooper (1-1); Sudan (2-0) at Ropesville Ropes (1-1)

South Texas

Game of the Week: Hondo (2-0) at Uvalde (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Universal City Randolph (0-2) at Dilley (1-1); New Braunfels (2-0) at Del Rio (0-2); Los Fresnos (2-0) at Laredo United South (1-1)

Super Centex

Game of the Week: Strawn (2-0) at Gordon (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Hamilton (2-0) at Crawford (2-0); Chilton (2-0) at Marlin (0-2); DeLeon (1-1) at Valley Mills (2-0); San Antonio Reagan (0-2) at Temple (2-0)

Texoma

Game of the Week: Winnsboro (2-0) at Honey Grove (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Windthorst (1-1) at Muenster (1-1); Pilot Point (2-0) at Lindsay (2-0); Van Alstyne (1-0) at Paris (1-1)

Wichita Falls

Game of the Week: Vernon (1-0) at Wichita Falls City View (2-0)

Honorable Mentions: Newcastle (2-0) at Bowie Gold-burg (0-2); Abilene Christian (1-1) at Knox City (0-2); Whitesboro (2-0) at Graham (1-1); Albany (2-0) at Seymour (1-1); Fort Worth Dunbar (1-1) at Wichita Falls Memorial (2-0)