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: Cibolo Steele (3-0) at Austin Westlake (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Lampasas (3-0) at Wimberley (2-1); Lake Travis (3-0) at San Marcos (2-1); Llano (3-0) at Jarrell (3-0)

Big Country

Game of the Week: Abilene Wylie (2-1) at Stephenville (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: Newcastle (3-0) at May (2-1); Hawley (2-1) at DeLeon (2-1); Coahoma (3-0) at Albany (3-0)

Brazos Valley

Game of the Week: Celina (3-0) at Franklin (1-1)

Honorable Mentions: A&M Consolidated (2-1) at College Station (0-3); Malakoff Cross Roads (2-1) at Jewett Leon (3-0); Shepherd (3-0) at Anderson-Shiro (2-1)

Coastal Bend

Game of the Week: Tidehaven (3-0) at Ganado (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: Gregory-Portland (3-0) at Sinton (3-0); The Woodlands Christian (3-0) at Boling (0-3); Houston Kinkaid (1-2) at Rockport-Fulton (2-1); Needville (2-1) at El Campo (3-0)

Concho Valley

Game of the Week: Junction (3-0) at Mason (1-2)

Honorable Mentions: Bronte (3-0) at Menard (3-0); Harper (2-1) at Ozona (3-0); Ballinger (2-1) at Brady (2-1)

Dallas-Fort Worth

Game of the Week: Euless Trinity (3-0) at Southlake Carroll (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: Duncanville (1-0) at Waxahachie (2-0); Rockwall (1-2) at North Crowley (3-0); Colleyville Heritage (2-1) at Mansfield Timberview (1-2); Anna (2-0) at Lucas Lovejoy (2-1)

East Texas

Game of the Week: Kilgore (2-1) at Texarkana Pleasant Grove (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: Tyler Chapel Hill (3-0) at Carthage (2-0); Winnsboro (3-0) at Hooks (1-1); Grandview (3-0) at Malakoff (1-2); Jefferson (2-1) at Pittsburg (3-0)

El Paso

Game of the Week: Canutillo (2-1) at El Paso Del Valle (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: El Paso Eastwood (2-1) at El Paso El Dorado (3-0); El Paso Americas (2-1) at El Paso Franklin (2-1); El Paso Chapin (1-2) at El Paso Andress (2-1)

Golden Triangle

Game of the Week: Fort Bend Crawford (2-1) at Hamshire-Fannett (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: Silsbee (3-0) at Beaumont West Brook (3-0); Gilmer Union Hill (2-1) at Chester (3-0); Beaumont United (2-1) at Jasper (1-2)

Hill Country

Game of the Week: Smithson Valley (2-1) at Boerne Champion (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Rockwall Heritage Christian (1-1) at Leakey (1-2); Blanco (2-1) at Ingram Moore (0-3); Hondo (3-0) at Devine (1-2); Johnson City (2-1) at Comfort (3-0)

Houston

Game of the Week: Hitchcock (2-1) at Bellville (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Richmond Randle (3-0) at Fort Bend Marshall (2-0); Bay City (3-0) at Sealy (3-0); The Woodlands (3-0) at Willis (2-1); Alvin Shadow Creek (2-1) at Manvel (2-1); Fort Bend Ridge Point (3-0) at Fort Bend Elkins (2-1)

Panhandle 

Game of the Week: Bushland (1-2) at Canyon West Plains (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: Odessa Permian (2-1) at Amarillo Tascosa (2-1); Amarillo Palo Duro (2-1) at Amarillo (3-0); White Deer (3-0) at Miami (3-0)

Permian Basin

Game of the Week: Whiteface (2-1) at Lamesa Klondike (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: Rankin (3-0) at Borden County (2-1); Water Valley (3-0) at Imperial Buena Vista (1-2); Abilene (2-1) at Midland Legacy (0-3)

Piney Woods

Game of the Week: Lovelady (3-0) at Garrison (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Grand Saline (2-1) at Joaquin (2-1); Tyler (1-2) at Lufkin (2-1); Mount Enterprise (3-0) at Shelbyville (0-3)

Rio Grande Valley

Game of the Week: CC Tuloso-Midway (3-0) at Hebbronville (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Laredo United (2-1) at Weslaco (2-1); Laredo LBJ (3-0) at Mission Memorial (3-0); Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (0-3) at Los Fresnos (3-0)

San Antonio

Game of the Week: San Antonio Harlan (2-0) at San Antonio Brennan (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: West Columbia (1-2) at Yoakum (2-1); Boerne (2-1) at San Antonio East Central (1-2); La Vernia (2-1) at Geronimo Navarro (1-2); Fischer Canyon Lake (2-1) at SA Veterans Memorial (2-1); San Antonio Alamo Heights (3-0) at Schertz Clemens (2-1)

South Plains

Game of the Week: Midland Greenwood (3-0) at Shallowater (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Slaton (3-0) at Post (3-0); Seminole (2-1) at Lubbock-Cooper Liberty (3-0); Lubbock-Cooper (2-1) at Wolfforth Frenship (1-2)

South Texas

Game of the Week: Crystal City (3-0) at Uvalde (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: CC Incarnate Word (2-1) at Bruni (2-1), Brownsville Veterans Memorial (3-0) at Laredo Alexander (2-1)

Super Centex

Game of the Week: Alvarado (2-0) at Waco Connally (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Aquilla (3-0) at Milford (2-0); Midlothian (2-1) at Killeen Harker Heights (2-1); Axtell (2-1) at Crawford (3-0); Gordon (3-0) at Thorndale (2-1); Brownwood (1-2) at Waco La Vega (2-1); Springtown (3-0) at China Spring (1-2)

Texoma

Game of the Week: Muenster (2-1) at Pottsboro (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Blue Ridge (1-1) at Honey Grove (2-1); Cooper (1-2) at Bells (0-3); Wolfe City (1-1) at Collinsville (2-1); Leonard (2-1) at Lindsay (3-0)

Wichita Falls

Game of the Week: Iowa Park (3-0) at Wichita Falls City View (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Alvord (2-1) at Windthorst (1-2); Canyon Randall (3-0) at Wichita Falls Legacy (1-2); Holliday (3-0) at Burkburnett (0-3)