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: Cedar Park (2-2) at Leander Rouse (2-2)

Honorable Mentions: Rogers (4-1) at Columbus (3-2); Weimar (3-1) at Schulenburg (2-3); Round Rock McNeil (3-2) at Austin Vandegrift (3-1); East Bernard (2-3) at Altair Rice Consolidated (0-5); Lake Belton (2-2) at Georgetown East View (3-1)

 

Big Country

Game of the Week: Amarillo (4-1) at Abilene (3-2)

Honorable Mentions: Abilene Cooper (3-2) at Abilene Wylie (3-2); Lampasas (5-0) at Lorena (2-2); Rotan (2-2) at Aspermont (5-0)

Brazos Valley

Game of the Week: Pflugerville Hendrickson (3-2) at College Station (1-4)

Honorable Mentions: Iola (2-2) at Somerville (3-1); Lexington (5-0) at Caldwell (2-2)

Coastal Bend

Game of the Week: Sinton (5-0) at CC Calallen (4-1)

Honorable Mentions: Vanderbilt Industrial (0-4) at Tidehaven (5-0); Corpus Christi Ray (3-2) at Gregory-Portland (4-1); Kenedy (4-1) at Ganado (4-1); Weslaco East (2-2) at CC Flour Bluff (5-0); Orange Grove (4-0) at Corpus Christi West Oso (4-0)

Concho Valley

Game of the Week: Rankin (4-1) at Water Valley (5-0)

Honorable Mentions: Robert Lee (5-0) at Bronte (3-2)l May (4-1) at Irion County (1-4); Three Way (5-0) at Paint Rock (3-2)

Dallas-Fort Worth

Game of the Week: Aledo (5-0) at Denton Ryan (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Denton Guyer (2-2) at Coppell (3-0)l Longview (2-2) at Rockwall (3-2); Lucas Lovejoy (2-2) at Melissa (3-1); Malakoff (2-2) at Commerce (3-1); Paris (4-1) at Frisco Panther Creek (4-1); Frisco (3-0) at Frisco Lone Star (5-0)

East Texas

Game of the Week: Jefferson (3-2) at Atlanta (4-1)

Honorable Mentions: Daingerfield (2-3) at DeKalb (3-2); Marshall (3-1) at Mount Pleasant (1-4); North Forney (5-0) at Tyler Legacy (2-3)

El Paso

Game of the Week: El Paso Chapin (2-3) at El Paso Del Valle (5-0)

Honorable Mentions: El Paso El Dorado (4-1) at El Paso Americas (3-2); El Paso Franklin (4-1) at El Paso Montwood (0-5); El Paso Eastlake (3-2) at El Paso Eastwood (4-1)

Golden Triangle

Game of the Week: Huntsville (2-2) at Port Neches-Groves (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Galveston Ball (2-3) at Port Arthur Memorial (5-0); Dayton (3-1) at Nederland (3-1); Little Cypress-Mauriceville (1-3) at Hardin-Jefferson (3-1)

Hill Country

Game of the Week: Yoakum (4-1) at Blanco (4-1)

Honorable Mentions: Victoria West (5-0) at Kerrville Tivy (4-1); Rocksprings (3-2) at Leakey (2-3); Comfort (4-1) at Bandera (5-0)

Houston

Game of the Week: Pearland (5-0) at Pearland Dawson (4-1)

Honorable Mentions: Humble Summer Creek (4-0) at Humble Atascocita (2-2); Humble Kingwood (3-1) at Galena Park North Shore (3-1); The Woodlands College Park (5-0) at Willis (4-1); Klein (4-1) at Tomball (3-1); Cypress Springs (3-1) at Bridgeland (3-1)

Panhandle 

Game of the Week: Childress (3-2) at Stratford (4-1)

Honorable Mentions: Seminole (3-2) at Hereford (1-3); Booker (3-2) at Follett (2-3); Muleshoe (2-3) at Dalhart (4-1)

Permian Basin

Game of the Week: Lubbock-Cooper Liberty (5-0) at Midland Greenwood (5-0)

Honorable Mentions: Westbrook (3-1) at Garden City (3-2); Marfa (3-2) at Grandfalls-Royalty (4-1)

Piney Woods

Game of the Week: Kilgore (4-1) at Henderson (4-1)

Honorable Mentions: Beaumont West Brook (4-0) at Lufkin (3-2); Hooks (2-2) at Timpson (2-2); Mount Enterprise (4-0) at Cushing (3-2); Alto (3-2) at Grapeland (3-2)

Rio Grande Valley

Game of the Week: La Villa (4-1) at Santa Maria (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: Harlingen South (3-2) at PSJA North (4-0); Los Fresnos (5-0) at Mission Sharyland (4-1); Brownsville Veterans Memorial (5-0) at Sharyland Pioneer (4-1)

San Antonio

Game of the Week: Poth (3-1) at Nixon-Smiley (4-0)

Honorable Mentions: Fredericksburg (2-3) at Fischer Canyon Lake (4-1); Schertz Cibolo Steele (4-1) at San Antonio East Central (1-4); San Antonio Harlandale (2-3) at San Antonio Alamo Heights (4-1); Cotulla (2-2) at Stockdale (3-1)

South Plains

Game of the Week: Wall (5-0) at Idalou (3-2)

Honorable Mentions: Canadian (5-0) at Shallowater (2-3); Nazareth (3-2) at Whitharral (5-0); Coahoma (5-0) at Littlefield (5-0)

South Texas

Game of the Week: La Pryor (3-2) at Brackettville (2-3)

Honorable Mentions: Somerset (3-1) at Uvalde (2-3); Laredo United (3-1) at Laredo United South (1-4)

Super Centex

Game of the Week: Valley Mills (4-1) at Axtell (4-1)

Honorable Mentions: Chilton (4-0) at Mart (1-3); Hewitt Midway (4-1) at Killeen Shoemaker (5-0); Richland Springs (3-1) at Lometa (3-2); Mount Calm (5-0) at Coolidge (4-1)

Texoma

Game of the Week: Tioga (2-2) at Tom Bean (5-0)

Honorable Mentions: Como-Pickton (4-1) at Honey Grove (4-1); Callisburg (2-3) at Bells (1-4); Alvord (3-2) at Trenton (2-3)

Wichita Falls

Game of the Week: Jayton (5-0) at Newcastle (3-1)

Honorable Mentions: Cherokee (5-0) at Benjamin (3-0); Amarillo Palo Duro (3-1) at Wichita Falls Memorial (4-1); Perrin-Whitt (4-1) at Saint Jo (5-0); Electra (2-2) at Petrolia (4-1)