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: Lake Travis (6-0) at Dripping Springs (7-0)

Honorable Mentions: Georgetown  (5-1) at Georgetown East View (5-1); Pflugerville  (5-1) at Liberty Hill (4-2); Jarrell  (7-0) at Wimberley (3-3)

Big Country

Game of the Week: Anson (5-1) at Stamford (3-3)

Honorable Mentions: Westbrook  (5-1) at Ira (4-2); Wall  (7-0) at Coahoma (6-1); Wichita Falls Memorial (4-2) at Abilene Wylie (4-3)

Brazos Valley

Game of the Week: Little River Academy (3-3) at Franklin (3-2)

Honorable Mentions: Pflugerville Hendrickson (3-4) at A&M Consolidated (4-2); Buda Hays Consolidated  (4-2) at College Station (3-4); Calvert  (2-3) at Oakwood (2-4)

Coastal Bend

Game of the Week: La Vernia (5-1) at Bay City (5-1)

Honorable Mentions: Wallis Brazos (6-1) at Boling (1-5); Goliad  (5-1) at Orange Grove (6-0); CC Tuloso-Midway  (6-1) at CC Calallen (5-2)

Concho Valley

Game of the Week: Ozona (6-0) at Sonora (5-1)

Honorable Mentions: Water Valley (6-0) at Veribest (2-5)l; Harper  (4-2) at Mason (3-3); Paint Rock  (3-4) at Robert Lee (7-0)

Dallas-Fort Worth

Game of the Week: Anna (5-1) at Prosper Walnut Grove (6-0)

Honorable Mentions: Peaster (6-0) at Paradise (6-1); Rockwall  (3-3) at Forney (5-2); Waxahachie  (4-1) at Cedar Hill (5-1); Lewisville  (6-0) at Coppell (4-1)

East Texas

Game of the Week: Kilgore (6-1) at Lindale (6-0)

Honorable Mentions: Daingerfield  (4-3) at Hooks (4-2); Athens  (5-1) at Carthage (6-0); Paris (5-2) at Sulphur Springs (5-1)

El Paso

Game of the Week: El Paso Pebble Hills (5-1) at El Paso Eastwood (6-1)

Honorable Mentions: El Paso Chapin (4-3) at Canutillo (4-2); Clint  (3-4) at El Paso Ysleta (6-0); El Paso Irvin  (3-3) at El Paso Austin (4-2)

Golden Triangle

Game of the Week: Beaumont West Brook (5-1) at Port Arthur Memorial (7-0)

Honorable Mentions: Beaumont Legacy Christian  (6-1) at Chester (5-1); New Caney West Fork (4-2) at Port Neches-Groves (6-0); Barbers Hill  (4-3) at Beaumont United (4-2)

Hill Country

Game of the Week: Menard (7-0) at Medina (6-1)

Honorable Mentions: Victoria West (6-1) at Boerne (5-1); Eden  (5-1) at Leakey (3-4); Laredo United  (5-1) at Castroville Medina Valley (5-2)

Houston

Game of the Week: The Woodlands College Park (7-0) at The Woodlands (5-1)

Honorable Mentions: Magnolia  (6-0) at Klein Collins (6-1); Waller  (4-2) at Bridgeland (4-2); Humble Kingwood  (4-2) at Humble Atascocita (3-3); Clear Falls (4-2) at Clear Springs (5-1)

Panhandle 

Game of the Week: Panhandle (5-1) at Stinnett West Texas (6-0)

Honorable Mentions: Boys Ranch  (6-1) at Claude (5-2); Paducah  (6-0) at McLean (2-5); Dumas  (4-2) at Canyon (4-2)

Permian Basin

Game of the Week: Wink (4-2) at Iraan (4-2)

Honorable Mentions: Imperial Buena Vista  (3-4) at Rankin (5-2); San Angelo Central (3-3) at Odessa Permian (5-1); Midland Greenwood  (6-0) at Monahans (1-6)

Piney Woods

Game of the Week: San Augustine (4-2) at Garrison (4-2)

Honorable Mentions: Timpson (3-3) at Shelbyville (1-5); Longview Pine Tree  (3-3) at Henderson (5-2); Cushing  (3-3) at Grapeland (4-3)

Rio Grande Valley

Game of the Week: Lyford (4-2) at Rio Hondo (6-0)

Honorable Mentions: McAllen Rowe  (4-2) at Edinburg Vela (5-1); Ben Bolt  (3-3) at La Villa (6-1); Roma  (4-2) at Sharyland Pioneer (5-2); PSJA Memorial  (2-4) at PSJA North (6-0)

San Antonio

Game of the Week: Columbus (4-2) at Yoakum (6-1)

Honorable Mentions: San Antonio Pieper (3-3) at New Braunfels (6-0); Sinton  (6-0) at Cuero (6-1); Shiner  (6-0) at Falls City (3-3); Somerset  (5-1) at San Antonio Davenport (7-0); Stockdale  (5-1) at Poth (5-1)

South Plains

Game of the Week: Lubbock Kingdom Prep (6-1) at Lubbock Christ The King (5-0)

Honorable Mentions: Midland Legacy (2-4) at Wolfforth Frenship (3-3); Amarillo Palo Duro  (5-1) at Lubbock-Cooper (4-3); Nazareth  (4-3) at Springlake-Earth (3-4); New Deal  (3-2) at Abernathy (3-3)

South Texas

Game of the Week: Junction (6-0) at Brackettville (4-3)

Honorable Mentions: Laredo Alexander  (4-3) at Eagle Pass (3-2); Raymondville  (6-0) at San Diego (2-4); Natalia  (4-2) at Cotulla (2-4)

Super Centex

Game of the Week: Bremond (6-0) at Goldthwaite (4-2)

Honorable Mentions: Frankston  (6-0) at Kerens (5-1); Avalon (6-0) at Milford (5-1); Abbott  (3-3) at Coolidge (5-2); Corsicana Mildred  (4-2) at Cayuga (4-2); Frost (5-1) at Chilton (6-0)

Texoma

Game of the Week: Collinsville (5-1) at Lindsay (5-1)

Honorable Mentions: Muenster  (4-2) at Era (5-1); Blue Ridge  (3-2) at Bells (2-5); Wolfe City  (3-3) at Tom Bean (6-1)

Wichita Falls

Game of the Week: Henrietta (4-2) at Wichita Falls City View (4-2)

Honorable Mentions: Newcastle  (4-2) at Knox City (1-6); Wellington  (5-1) at Quanah (3-3)