Crunch Time in West Texas: District Races Tighten Heading Into Week 8

District races are heating up across West Texas as we hit the home stretch of the regular season. Playoff positioning, rivalry pride, and statement wins are all on the line this week with several marquee matchups from Class 6A down to 2A. Programs like West Plains, Liberty, New Home, and Ropes look to keep their momentum rolling, while others like Canyon, Idalou, and Post are fighting to climb the standings. With beautiful weather in the forecast across the area and district titles up for grabs, Week 8 is shaping up to be one of the most defining slates of the year.

Parker Liles celebrates one of his 2 TD catches vs Abernathy (Ryder Grace Liles for Sideline Sports)

Thursday Night Games

4A

Pampa (1-5, 0-1) at West Plains (5-1, 1-0) 7 pm

Perryton (3-4. 0-1) at Estacado (5-2, 1-0) 7 pm

Friday Night Games

6A

Midland Legacy (2-4, 1-0) at Frenship (3-3, 1-0) 7:30 pm

Odessa (0-6, 0-1) at Midland (1-5, 0-1) 7:30 pm

SA Central (3-3, 0-1) at Permian (5-1, 1-0) 7:30 pm

5A Division 1

Traeson Elliott carries the ball for Tascosa. (Emma McReynolds for Sideline Sports)

Lubbock High (1-5, 0-2) at Abilene High (5-2, 3-0) 7 pm

Tascosa (4-2, 2-0) at Monterey (4-2, 2-1) 7 pm

Coronado (0-7, 0-3) at Caprock (1-5, 0-2) 7 pm

5A Division 2

Palo Duro (5-1, 2-0) at Lubbock Cooper (4-3, 1-2) 7 pm

Abilene Cooper (4-3, 2-1) at Plainview (3-3, 1-1) 7 pm

WF Memorial (4-2, 0-2) at Abilene Wylie (4-3, 2-1) 7 pm

4A Division 1

Dumas (4-2, 0-1) at Canyon (4-2, 0-1) 7 pm

Randall (5-1, 1-0) at Hereford (2-4, 2-1) 7 pm

4A Division 2

Liberty will look to get the ground game going early and often vs Borger (Ryder Grace Liles for Sideline Sports)

Borger (0-6, 0-0) at Liberty (6-1, 1-0) 7 pm

Snyder (0-7, 0-1) at Fort Stockton (4-3, 0-1) 7 pm

Greenwood (6-0, 0-0) at Monahans (1-6, 1-0) 7 pm

3A Division 1

Guymon, OK (2-4) at River Road (1-5) 7 pm

Comanche (2-2, 0-1) at Sweetwater (2-4, 1-0) 7pm

Clyde (5-1, 1-0) at San Angelo TLCA (0-6, 0-1) 7pm

Jim Ned (5-1, 1-0) at Breckenridge (2-4, 0-1) 7 pm

3A Division 2

Canadian (4-1, 0-0) at Friona (1-6, 0-1) 7 pm

Tulia (2-5, 0-1) at Childress (5-2, 1-0) 7 pm

Muleshoe (3-4, 1-0) at Littlefield (6-1, 1-0) 7 pm

Idalou (3-3) at Roosevelt (2-5, 0-1)

Wall (7-0, 1-0) at Coahoma (6-1, 1-0) 7 pm

Stanton (1-5, 0-0) at SA Grape Creek (4-3, 0-1) 7 pm

2A Division 1

Brayson Beck leads a TD drive vs Abernathy (Ryder Grace Liles for Sideline Sports)

Floydada (0-6, 0-1) at New Home (5-1, 1-0) 7 pm

Post (4-2, 0-1) at Olton (3-3, 1-0) 7 pm

New Deal (3-2-1, 1-0) at Abernathy (3-3, 0-1) 7 pm

Fritch (3-3, 0-1) at Spearman (4-2, 0-1) 7 pm

Highland Park (2-4, 0-1) at Sunray (0-6, 0-1) 7 pm

Panhandle (5-1, 1-0) at West Texas (6-0, 1-0). 7 pm

2A Division 2

Sudan (5-1, 1-0) at Lockney (3-3, 1-0) 7 pm

Crosbyton (1-5, 0-1) at Hale Center (5-1, 1-0) 7 pm

Ralls (1-4, 0-1) at Morton (0-5-1, 0-1) 7 pm

Ropes (5-1, 1-0) at Smyer (1-5, 0-1) 7 pm

Plains (2-4, 0-1) at Sundown (2-4, 0-1) 7 pm

Seagraves (4-1-1, 1-0) at Tahoka (3-3, 0-1) 7 pm

Vega (3-3, 0-0) at Farwell (5-1-1, 1-0) 7 pm

Bovina (2-4, 0-1) at Gruver (4-2, 0-1) 7 pm