Region III now only consists of two Houston districts after the split hit Class 5A in February. One head coach in 10-5A Division I called his new district “The Little SEC” and for good reason.
Changes abound in Region II and it starts with back-to-back state champion Highland Park, whose legendary head coach Randy Allen retired and then un-retired, but will still be working with a ton of new faces after graduating the majority of the core that won those titles.
The Class 5A landscape across the state has been completely altered with the split division concept and now there are several regions where the title could be completely up for grabs due to some of the changes.
UIL Realignment once again split the Austin area in half as there’s one district in Region II and one Austin area district in Region IV for the next two seasons.
Everyone in the state will be chasing the defending champs this season, but some intriguing names will lead that pack.
It was a relatively quiet UIL realignment in Class 6A Region III as there were no real major developments or surprises in how the new districts shook out.
What a collection of talented teams from DFW, East Texas, Houston and Austin that has been molded together to form what should be a fireworks factory in every round of the playoffs!
The six-man ranks may have a wide-open battle in the larger division, but back-to-back defending champ Borden County will have to be the favorites from the outset.
UIL Realignment has certainly changed the landscape in Region I as gone is Allen, who completely dominated the landscape the past two years.
