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: Leander Rouse (4-4) at Georgetown East View (6-2)

Honorable Mentions: Pflugerville (6-2) at Bastrop (8-0); Comfort (5-3) at Lexington (6-1); Hutto (6-2) at Cedar Park Vista Ridge (6-2)

Big Country

Game of the Week: Anson (6-2) at Cisco (7-1)

Honorable Mentions: Stephenville (8-0) at Brownwood (5-3); Aspermont (8-0) at Jayton (9-0); Hermleigh (6-2) at Ira (6-2)

Brazos Valley

Game of the Week: Pflugerville Weiss (7-1) at College Station (5-4)

Honorable Mentions: Granger (8-0) at Burton (8-1); Bellville (6-2) at Madisonville (5-3); Buda Hays Consolidated (4-4) at A&M Consolidated (6-2)

Coastal Bend

Game of the Week: Gregory-Portland (7-1) at Corpus Christi Miller (3-5)

Honorable Mentions: Vanderbilt Industrial (3-5) at East Bernard (5-3); Port Lavaca Calhoun (4-4) at El Campo (6-2); Cushing (4-4) at Lovelady (7-1)

Concho Valley

Game of the Week: Wink (6-2) at Eldorado (5-3)

Honorable Mentions: Veribest (2-6) at Robert Lee (8-1); Water Valley (8-0) at Irion County (2-6); Merkel (6-2) at San Angelo Grape Creek (5-4)

Dallas-Fort Worth

Game of the Week: Melissa (6-1) at Prosper Walnut Grove (8-0)

Honorable Mentions: Longview (5-3) at North Forney (7-1); Decatur (5-2) at Springtown (9-0); Rockwall (4-4) at Rockwall-Heath (6-2)

East Texas

Game of the Week: Longview Pine Tree (5-3) at Lindale (7-1)

Honorable Mentions: Gladewater (7-1) at Atlanta (8-1); Honey Grove (7-1) at Cooper (5-4); Pittsburg (6-2) at Texarkana Pleasant Grove (7-1)

El Paso

Game of the Week: El Paso Riverside (7-1) at El Paso Ysleta (8-0)

Honorable Mentions: El Paso Americas (5-3) at El Paso El Dorado (7-1); El Paso Pebble Hills (6-2) at El Paso Eastlake (4-4); El Paso Burges (4-4) at El Paso Del Valle (8-1)

Golden Triangle

Game of the Week: Lufkin (5-3) at Beaumont United (5-3)

Honorable Mentions: Huffman Hargrave (6-2) at Little Cypress-Mauriceville (5-3); Baytown Sterling (5-3) at Port Arthur Memorial (9-0); Jewett Leon (8-0) at Corrigan-Camden (5-3)

Hill Country

Game of the Week: Jourdanton (5-3) at Hondo (7-1)

Honorable Mentions: Leakey (4-4) at Medina (7-2); Mason (5-3) at Johnson City (4-4); San Antonio Wagner (3-5) at Boerne Champion (5-3)

Houston

Game of the Week: Galena Park North Shore (7-1) at Sheldon C.E. King (7-1)

Honorable Mentions: Angleton (8-0) at La Porte (7-1); Yoakum (6-2) at Hitchcock (6-3); Port Neches-Groves (8-0) at Montgomery (7-1)

Panhandle 

Game of the Week: Wellington (7-1) at Wheeler (7-1)

Honorable Mentions: Dumas (6-2) at Canyon West Plains (7-1); Farwell (6-1) at Gruver (7-2); Dalhart (7-1) at Bushland (3-5)

Permian Basin

Game of the Week: Midland Greenwood (8-0) at Seminole (6-2)

Honorable Mentions: Lenorah Grady (7-1) at Rankin (7-2); Midland Legacy (3-5) at Midland (2-6); Welch Dawson (3-5) at Ackerly Sands (6-3)

Piney Woods

Game of the Week: Joaquin (5-3) at Shelbyville (2-6)

Honorable Mentions: Mount Enterprise (8-0) at Overton (5-3); Corsicana Mildred (6-2) at Price Carlisle (4-4); Timpson (3-5) at Garrison (5-3)

Rio Grande Valley

Game of the Week: CC Flour Bluff (8-0) at PSJA North (8-0)

Honorable Mentions: Shiner (8-0) at Louise (2-6); Sharyland Pioneer (6-2) at Mission Sharyland (6-3); Los Fresnos (8-0) at Harlingen (3-5)

San Antonio

Game of the Week: Fischer Canyon Lake (6-2) at San Antonio Davenport (9-0)

Honorable Mentions: Kerrville Tivy (6-2) at San Antonio Alamo Heights (8-1); Falls City (4-4) at Yorktown (6-1); Seguin (4-4) at New Braunfels (6-2)

South Plains

Game of the Week: Paducah (7-0) at Motley County (7-1)

Honorable Mentions: Idalou (5-3) at Slaton (7-1); Odessa Permian (7-1) at Wolfforth Frenship (4-4); Lubbock-Cooper Liberty (7-1) at Lubbock Estacado (7-2)

South Texas

Game of the Week: Junction (8-0) at La Pryor (3-5)

Honorable Mentions: Dilley (4-4) at Cotulla (4-4); Laredo United (6-2) at Laredo LBJ (6-2); Center Point (3-5) at Brackettville (4-4)

Super Centex

Game of the Week: Gatesville (7-1) at Robinson (6-2)

Honorable Mentions: Georgetown (7-1) at Lake Belton (4-4); Brenham (8-0) at Waco University (5-3); Killeen Harker Heights (6-2) at Killeen Shoemaker (7-2)

Texoma

Game of the Week: Collinsville (7-1) at Muenster (6-2)

Honorable Mentions: Wolfe City (5-3) at Tioga (3-4); Leonard (5-3) at Bells (4-5); Bowie Gold-burg (2-6) at Ladonia Fannindel (8-0)

Wichita Falls

Game of the Week: Holliday (6-2) at Henrietta (4-4)

Honorable Mentions: Bryson (5-3) at Vernon Northside (6-1); Electra (5-3) at Windthorst (6-2); Iowa Park (3-5) at Vernon (6-1)