Texas High School Football Scores Tonight: Live Week 8 Results, Rankings & Highlights

Week 8 Texas High School Football Scores and Highlights (Oct. 16-18, 2025) Thursday Night Kickoff Statewide action opened with explosive offenses. Angleton shredded Kingwood Park 67-13, while Denton Guyer signaled its District 5-6A intentions by routing Marcus 52-21. Upset alert came in Southeast Texas, where Shelbyville stunned 2A No. 1 Timpson 17-14, snapping the Bears’ 22-game win streak. Friday Night Lights — Top Games • No. 2 Duncanville 35, Lancaster 10 – The Panthers’ defense forced three turnovers and returned a pick-six to stay perfect in 11-6A play. • Longview 63, Tyler Legacy 20 – Senior RB Taylor Tatum (Oklahoma commit) exploded for 248 yards and 4 TDs, keeping the Lobos atop 7-5A-I. • Lake Travis 14, Dripping Springs 7 – A goal-line stand with :21 left preserved a crucial District 26-6A win. • DeSoto 57, Mesquite Horn 30 – QB DJ Bailey passed for 422 yards and 6 TDs; the Eagles own sole possession of 11-6A. • South Oak Cliff 62, Dallas Wilson 0 – The two-time 5A-II champs pitched their second straight shutout. Statewide Scoreboard Snapshots Class 6A – Allen 56, Plano West 7 – Atascocita 61, Kingwood 34 – North Shore 70, Channelview 0 Class 5A – A&M Consolidated 51, Hendrickson 10 – Smithson Valley 56, Seguin 10 – Port Neches-Groves 39, West Fork 7 Class 4A & Below – Carthage 61, Athens 56 (combined 1,071 total yards) – Pleasant Grove 63, Spring Hill 0 – Canadian 65, Friona 7 For the full 350-plus final scores, visit Sports Illustrated’s comprehensive UIL scoreboard. Playoff Picture Coming Into Focus Most districts have two league games remaining, meaning Friday’s results reshuffled postseason projections: • Region I 6A – Prosper’s 59-0 demolition of McKinney clinches a berth and sets up a Nov. 1 showdown with Denton Guyer for the district crown. • Region III 5A-I – Manvel throttled Alvin 55-0; paired with Friendswood’s 77-0 win over Pasadena, the finale between the two will decide seeding. • Region IV 4A-II – Wimberley escaped Jarrell 35-34 on a blocked PAT to remain unbeaten and on track for the top seed. Stat Leaders of the Week • Passing – DJ Bailey, DeSoto: 35-45, 422 yds, 6 TD • Rushing – Taylor Tatum, Longview: 23 car, 248 yds, 4 TD • Receiving – Jaylen Pile, Parish Episcopal (TAPPS): 11 rec, 210 yds, 3 TD (Thursday showcase) • Defense – Duncanville: 9 TFL, 3 INT, 1 TD What’s Next Saturday features several neutral-site matchups, including Liberty Christian vs. Parish Episcopal in TAPPS Division I and the annual Peanut Butter Bowl between Brennan and Johnson in San Antonio. Check back Saturday night for updated Texas high school football scores and the first round of playoff-clinching scenarios. Searches spiking this weekend: “Texas high school football scores,” “Week 8 UIL results,” and “playoff clinching scenarios.” Bookmark this page for live updates every Thursday-Saturday through the state championships.