The Best Non-District Resumes in TXHSFB

For the first time this season, there are more district games (369) than non-district games (307). With that in mind, let’s look back at the best non-district resumes in the state. 

6A

1. Allen Eagles (No.4, 4-0)

Week 1: Duncanville, W 26-7
Week 2: DeSoto, W 50-6
Week 3: @ Southlake Carroll, W 56-35
Week 4 (District): @ Prosper, W 51-21

Call them the first-quarter champions, because through four games of the 2026 TXHSFB season, Allen has the state’s best resume. The Eagles blew out three preseason top-ten-ranked teams on their non-district slate, then took down No.18-ranked Prosper in the first district game. 

In the process, Allen has morphed from one of the most talented teams on paper, full of potential, to one of the state’s most battle-tested. Entering the season, I thought this would be the year before the year for the Eagles. They have arguably the best sophomore class in the state with quarterback Ty Snell, wide receiver Zach Williams, and linebacker Raiden Johnson. But these guys haven’t had any of the sophomore moments I expected. Snell is completing over 74 percent of his passes for 12 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Williams (25 catches, 336 yards, 7 touchdowns) leads the team in receiving. Johnson (6-foot-2, 220) already looks like a man amongst boys.  

So it’s time to move the Eagles’ timeline up: they’re ready to compete for a state championship this year.

2. Round Rock Dragons (unranked, 3-1)

Week 1: Pflugerville Weiss, L 42-28
Week 2: @ Temple, W 49-37
Week 3: Dripping Springs, W 35-25
Week 4: @ Austin Vandegrift, W 41-38

Round Rock has made the playoffs in each of the last six seasons. But without a playoff win in that time, the Dragons sometimes get locked out of the conversation about the top teams in the Austin area. But in the past two weeks, Round Rock has beaten 16-point favorite Dripping Springs and 11-point favorite Austin Vandegrift on the road. These wins, in a vacuum, would’ve landed Round Rock on this list. But they’re even more important to the program, given the narratives they’re breaking. 

Senior quarterback Dov Stickler has thrown nine touchdown passes in the past two games, including the game-winner with 50 seconds left against Austin Vandegrift. It was Round Rock’s first win over Austin Vandegrift since 2021.

3. North Crowley Panthers (No.3, 4-0)

Week 1: Aledo, W 26-0
Week 2: Southlake Carroll, W 40-10
Week 3: Humble Summer Creek, W 41-20
Week 4 (District): @ Duncanville, 47-30

OK, North Crowley hasn’t beaten anyone with a winning record this season. But that’s in part because those teams have had to play North Crowley. Also, the Panthers held up their end of the bargain, scheduling two preseason top-ten-ranked teams in Class 6A and 12-time state champion Aledo.

North Crowley also aced one of their biggest district tests against Duncanville last week. Senior running back G’Yrell Smith, a North Texas commit, rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns. If the Panthers can beat Waxahachie in two weeks, they’ll be the heavy favorite to win District 11-6A, Dallas’ “District of Doom.”

4. Cypress Ranch Mustangs (No. 9, 3-0)

Week 1: @ Fort Bend Hightower, W 24-7
Week 2: Sheldon C.E. King, 31-28
Week 3: Aldine Nimitz, 52-7

Cy Ranch had only three non-district games, but the Mustangs posted the single-biggest win in the state with a 31-28 triumph over Sheldon C.E. King, the preseason Class 6A DII State Championship pick. Cy Ranch has vaulted from the preseason No. 21-ranked team in Class 6A to the current No. 9-ranked team. 

Houston quarterback commit Braden Baker delivered a signature performance in the upset win, completing 16-of-20 passes for 253 yards and four touchdowns. He threw the game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter and had a 20-yard scramble that set up the game-winning field goal. Baker earned Built Ford Tough Player of the Week for his performance.

5. Fort Bend Ridge Point Panthers (No. 7, 4-0)

Week 1: @ Dickinson, W 29-26
Week 2: Alvin Shadow Creek, W 28-7
Week 3: @ Cypress Bridgeland, W 56-35
Week 4 (District): Houston Strake Jesuit, 38-6

Fort Bend Ridge Point started Dave Campbell’s Friday Night Football in style, upsetting Dickinson 29-26. Then the Panthers manhandled a Shadow Creek team coming off a win over preseason No. 5-ranked Humble Summer Creek. That 56-35 win over Cypress Bridgeland is nothing to scoff at, either. Bridgeland (2-1) was the preseason No.35-ranked team in Class 6A and has one of the state’s most productive running backs in Kash Schwab.

Senior quarterback Brody Bartee, a Florida Atlantic commit, is averaging over 340 passing yards per game with 15 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He has elevated his level of play at a time Ridge Point needed it, returning a talented but inexperienced offensive line and wide receiver room. The senior wide receiver duo of John Rangel and Suhaib Ramseur has been a revelation. Each is averaging over 100 yards per game.

5A

1. Argyle Eagles (No. 5 in Class 5A DII, 3-1)

Week 1: Oak Ridge (CA), L 27-26
Week 2: @ Terrell, W 55-27
Week 3: Somerset Academy (NV), 70-21
Week 4: Highland Park, W 70-37

The Eagles have flown slightly under the radar this season because they played two out-of-state teams. But Argyle’s 70-37 win over Highland Park on Dave Campbell’s Friday Night Football put an exclamation point on one of the state’s best non-district resumes. 

In Argyle’s BC era of the season – Before (star wide receiver Julian) Caldwell – the Eagles lost by one point to California power Oak Ridge, then demolished Terrell, the preseason No. 7-ranked team in Class 5A DII. 

Since Caldwell, a Texas Tech commit, has returned to the lineup, Argyle has hit a different gear. The Eagles have scored 70 points in back-to-back weeks. In two games, Caldwell has 15 catches for 423 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 28.20 yards per catch.

2. Fort Bend Crawford (unranked, 3-1)

Week 1: @ La Porte, W 51-24
Week 2: @ Katy Freeman, W 48-16
Week 3: @ Port Neches-Groves, W 28-23
Week 4: Nederland, L 22-21

Sure, the loss to Nederland as a 34-point favorite dampens the mood. But Fort Bend Crawford has still put the state on notice in its first year as a Class 5A program. In Week 1, the first after moving up from Class 4A, the Chargers shocked La Porte, the preseason No. 8-ranked team in Class 5A DI. Two weeks later, Fort Bend Crawford went into The Reservation at Port Neches-Groves, one of the most difficult places to play in the state, and won 28-23.

Senior wide receiver Alvin Mosley, an Ole Miss commit, is averaging 135 receiving yards per game with six touchdowns. Camron Alakija, a Louisiana linebacker commit, is spearheading the Chargers defense once again with 12.5 tackles per game. 

3. Mansfield Timberview (No. 7 in Class 5A DII, 4-0)

Week 1: West Mesquite, W 69-7
Week 2: @ Denton Ryan, W 35-30
Week 3: @ Richardson, W 60-7
Week 4 (District): Burleson, W 64-0

In the second year under head coach Jacody Colemans, Mansfield Timberview has vaulted from preseason No. 16 in Class 5A DII to the state’s No. 7-ranked team. 

At first, we thought the Wolves’ 69-7 win over West Mesquite (preseason No. 20 in Class 5A DI) might signal that West Mesquite was in a rebuilding year. But since then, the Wranglers have ripped off three straight wins, proving that Mansfield Timberview might just be that good. In Week 2, the Wolves earned a potentially program-altering win against No. 5-ranked Denton Ryan (5A DI). 

Mansfield Timberview’s offense is averaging an absurd 57 points per game, largely thanks to quarterback Steven Hall’s development. In seven games as a starter last season, Hall threw for 1,700 yards, 15 touchdowns, and four interceptions. Through four games of the 2026 season, Hall has thrown for 1,100 yards, 20 touchdowns, and just two interceptions.

4. Brenham (No. 6 in Class 5A DII, 4-0)

Week 1: Huntsville, W 49-14 
Week 2: @ Georgetown East View, W 59-16
Week 3: @ Richmond Tomas, W 58-7
Week 4: Port Neches-Groves, W 45-14

Brenham is putting away teams faster than I polish off a bowl of their Blue Bell ice cream. In Week 1, the Cubs demolished Huntsville 49-14, the preseason No. 17-ranked team in Class 5A DII. Brenham also beat Georgetown East View by 43 points, a playoff team last year. 

But it wasn’t until last week’s 45-14 win over Port Neches-Groves that Ashley Pickle upgraded Brenham to “Wagon Watch” on Monday Morning Fallout. 

Brenham senior running back Jakoby Dixon, an Oklahoma commit, is turning into one of the state’s best stories. After rushing for 2,248 yards as a sophomore, Dixon mysteriously transferred from Brenham to The Woodlands John Cooper just before last year began. It was a lost year for Dixon, who had just 140 rushing yards. But this offseason, Dixon returned to Brenham and had to earn his spot back on the team. He was named one of the offseason program MVPs and is now averaging 131 yards per game.

5. McAllen Bulldogs (unranked, 4-0)

Week 1: @ Edinburg Economedes, W 41-0
Week 2: Edinburg North, W 60-0
Week 3: @ PSJA, W 35-0
Week 4 (District): McAllen Memorial, W 34-14

McHi has been riding high in 2026. The Bulldogs did not allow a single point in non-district play. I don’t care that those non-district opponents are a combined 3-8. Pitching three straight shutouts is a remarkable feat. Senior safety Riley Ousley, the preseason district defensive MVP, leads one of the stingiest defenses in Texas. 

McAllen’s offense deserves its flowers for averaging 42.5 points per game in its first month. Sophomore running back Cole Morley is a rising star. In Week 4, Morley rushed for 250 yards on 17 carries and scored two touchdowns.