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: Pflugerville Weiss (3-1) at Pflugerville Hendrickson (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: San Antonio Cornerstone (2-2) at Austin LBJ (2-1); Tidehaven (4-0) at Wallis Brazos (4-0); Austin Bowie (3-1) at Lake Travis (4-0); Ganado (3-1) at Flatonia (3-1)

Big Country

Game of the Week: Waco La Vega (3-1) at Stephenville (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Albany (3-1) at Anson (4-0); Hermleigh (3-1) at Jayton (4-0); Zephyr (4-0) at Strawn (3-1); Wink (3-1) at Coahoma (4-0)

Brazos Valley

Game of the Week: Austin Anderson (3-0) at A&M Consolidated (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: Houston Legacy (2-2) at Franklin (1-2); Chester (4-0) at Oakwood (2-2); Mart (1-2) at Bremond (3-0)

Coastal Bend

Game of the Week: PSJA North (3-0) at CC Veterans Memorial (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: Edna (1-2) at Orange Grove (3-0); Van Vleck (1-3) at East Bernard (1-3); Rockport-Fulton (2-2) at CC Calallen (3-1)

Concho Valley

Game of the Week: Ackerly Sands (3-1) at Robert Lee (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Falls City (2-2) at Junction (4-0); Sweetwater (1-3) at Wall (4-0)

Dallas-Fort Worth

Game of the Week: Frisco Panther Creek (4-0) at Celina (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Waxahachie (3-0) at DeSoto (2-2); Melissa (2-1) at Anna (3-0); Argyle (2-1) at Colleyville Heritage (2-2); Texarkana Pleasant Grove (3-1) at Sunnyvale (4-0); Forney (3-1) at North Forney (4-0); Flower Mound Marcus (2-0) at Lewisville (3-0)

East Texas

Game of the Week: Arp (4-0) at Troup (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Tyler Chapel Hill (3-1) at Lindale (4-0); Gladewater (3-1) at Jefferson (3-1); Longview Pine Tree (2-2) at Kilgore (3-1); Corsicana Mildred (4-0) at Palestine Westwood (4-0)

El Paso

Game of the Week: El Paso Austin (2-1) at El Paso Ysleta (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: El Paso Andress (3-1) at El Paso Hanks (2-1); El Paso Franklin (3-1) at El Paso Coronado (1-3); El Paso El Dorado (3-1) at El Paso Bel Air (1-2)

Golden Triangle

Game of the Week: Port Arthur Memorial (4-0) at Beaumont United (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: Stafford (1-3) at Hamshire-Fannett (3-1); Carthage (3-0) at Jasper (1-3); Joaquin (2-2) at Corrigan-Camden (2-2); Trinity (4-0) at Woodville (3-1)

Hill Country

Game of the Week: San Antonio Alamo Heights (4-0) at Boerne (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: Llano (3-1) at Comfort (4-0); Bandera (4-0) at Hondo (4-0); San Antonio Davenport (4-0) at Pleasanton (2-2)

Houston

Game of the Week: Alvin Iowa Colony (4-0) at Richmond Randle (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Humble Atascocita (2-1) at Sheldon C.E. King (2-1); Columbus (2-2) at Bellville (3-1); West Orange-Stark (2-2) at Fort Bend Crawford (3-1); Silsbee (3-1) at Hitchcock (2-2); Klein Collins (4-0) at Klein (4-0); Fort Bend Travis (3-1) at Fort Bend Ridge Point (4-0)

Panhandle 

Game of the Week: Panhandle (3-1) at Wellington (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Dumas (3-1) at Bushland (1-3); Lubbock Monterey (2-2) at Amarillo (3-1)

Permian Basin

Game of the Week: Abbott (2-2) at Borden County (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: Rocksprings (3-1) at Rankin (3-1); Lubbock-Cooper Liberty (4-0) at Fort Stockton (3-1); Midland Greenwood (4-0) at Pecos (2-2)

Piney Woods

Game of the Week: Grapeland (2-2) at Overton (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: Wolfe City (1-2) at Timpson (1-2); New Caney West Fork (2-1) at Huntsville (1-2)

Rio Grande Valley

Game of the Week: Edinburg (3-1) at Los Fresnos (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Edinburg Vela (3-1) at McAllen (3-1); Mercedes (4-0) at Mission Sharyland (4-0); La Feria (3-1) at Zapata (3-1)

San Antonio

Game of the Week: San Antonio Pieper (2-2) at Smithson Valley (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: San Antonio Brandeis (2-1) at San Antonio Johnson (3-0); Belton (2-2) at Cuero (4-0); Boerne Champion (2-2) at Seguin (3-1); Schertz Clemens (2-2) at Schertz Cibolo Steele (3-1)

South Plains

Game of the Week: Shallowater (2-2) at Idalou (2-2)

Honorable Mentions: Post (4-0) at Farwell (2-1); Wichita Falls City View (3-1) at Childress (3-1); Canyon Randall (4-0) at Lubbock Estacado (2-2)

South Texas

Game of the Week: Nixon-Smiley (3-0) at Cotulla (2-1)

Honorable Mentions: Carrizo Springs (1-3) at Crystal City (4-0); South San Antonio (3-1) at Laredo Nixon (2-2); Center Point (2-2) at La Pryor (2-2)

Super Centex

Game of the Week: Goldthwaite (2-1) at Chilton (3-0)

Honorable Mentions: Jonesboro (2-2) at Aquilla (4-0); San Saba (2-2) at Hamilton (3-1); Oglesby (4-0) at Coolidge (3-1); Killeen Harker Heights (2-2) at Hewitt Midway (4-0); Killeen Shoemaker (4-0) at Temple (4-0)

Texoma

Game of the Week: DeLeon (3-1) at Muenster (2-2)

Honorable Mentions: Bells (1-3) at Gunter (3-1); Lake Dallas (3-1) at Paris (3-1); Prosper Walnut Grove (3-0) at Denison (2-1); Dallas Life Oak Cliff (3-1) at Pottsboro (3-1)

Wichita Falls

Game of the Week: Tuscola Jim Ned (3-1) at Holliday (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Paradise (3-1) at Vernon (3-0); Peaster (4-0) at Bowie (2-1); Lometa (3-1) at Saint Jo (4-0); Hamlin (3-1) at Quanah (3-1)