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Football playoff contenders meet for more tune-up action this week

Richland defenders Demond Fowler Jr., left, and George McClendon III wrap up on Nolan Catholic’s Trae King, Aug. 31, 2017.
Richland defenders Demond Fowler Jr., left, and George McClendon III wrap up on Nolan Catholic’s Trae King, Aug. 31, 2017. Special to the Star-Telegram

Week 2 of the high school football season kicks off Thursday with a pair of 1-0 teams facing each other in non-district games at 7 p.m..

Keller Central meets Richland at the Birdville Fine Arts/Athletics Complex in North Richland Hills, and Flower Mound travels to Keller for a game against Fossil Ridge.

On Friday at 7 p.m., Euless Trinity will host the Montgomery Bears at Pennington Field in Bedford.

Also Friday in Tarrant County, a pair of 1-0 teams meet for non-district games at 7:30 p.m.

Arlington Martin hosts Southlake Carroll at UTA’s Maverick Stadium, and Mansfield Legacy is at Crowley.

Across the Metroplex in Collin County, Associated Press No. 1 Allen (1-0) hosts Shreveport Evangel Christian (1-0) at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday games

Keller Central vs. Richland at Birdville FA/AC, North Richland Hills, 7 p.m.

Flower Mound vs. Fossil Ridge at Keller ISD Athletic Complex, Keller, 7 p.m.

Saginaw vs. South Hills at Scarborough-Handley Field, Fort Worth, 7 p.m.

Midlothian Heritage vs. FW Benbrook at Clark Stadium, Fort Worth, 7 p.m.

Polytechnic vs. Dallas Samuell at Forester Athletic Complex, 7 p.m.

Friday games

Southlake Carroll vs. Martin at Maverick Stadium, Arlington, 7:30 p.m.

Montgomery vs. Euless Trinity at Pennington Field, Bedford, 7 p.m.

Mansfield Legacy at Crowley, 7:30 p.m.

Mexico City Aguilas Blancas IPN at Aledo, 7:30 p.m.

Cedar Hill vs. Mansfield at R. L. Anderson Stadium, Mansfield, 7:30 p.m.

FW Paschal at Burleson, 7:30 p.m.

Mansfield Lake Ridge at Prosper, 7:30 m.

Frisco Heritage vs. Colleyville Heritage at Mustang-Panther Stadium, Grapevine, 7:30 p.m.

Frisco Lone Star vs. Timberview at Newsom Stadium, Mansfield, 7:30 p.m.

Trophy Club Nelson at San Angelo Central, 7 p.m.

Haslet Eaton vs. Frisco Reedy at The Ford Center, Frisco, 7 p.m.

McKinney North at Justin Northwest 7 p.m.

Everman at The Colony, 7 m.

Haltom vs. Dallas Sunset at Kincaide Stadium, Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Keller at McKinney, 7:30 p.m.

Burleson Centennial vs. Birdville at Birdville FA/AC, North Richland Hills, 7:30 p.m.

Azle vs. Timber Creek at Keller ISD Athletic Complex, Keller, 7:30 p.m.

Brewer at Weatherford, 7:30 p.m.

Arlington at Flower Mound Marcus, 7:30 p.m.

Arlington Bowie at Grand Prairie, 7:30 p.m.

Arlington Sam Houston at Duncanville, 7:30 p.m.

S. Grand Prairie vs. Lamar at Cravens Field, Arlington, 7:30 p.m.

Hurst L.D. Bell at North Crowley, 7:30 p.m.

North Side vs. Carter-Riverside at Scarborough-Handley Field, Fort Worth, 7:30 p.m.

Joshua at Nolan Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

Kennedale at Terrell, 7:30 p.m.

FW Arlington Heights at Red Oak, 7:30 p.m.

Grapevine at Abilene Cooper, 7:30 p.m.

Mansfield Summit at Chisholm Trail, 7:30 p.m.

FW Dunbar at Saginaw Boswell, 7:30 p.m.

Eastern Hills vs. Southwest at Clark Stadium, Fort Worth, 7:30 p.m.

Godley vs. Trimble Tech at Farrington Field, Fort Worth, 7:30 p.m.

FW Wyatt at Krum, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas Adams vs. Seguin at Wilemon Field, Arlington, 7:30 p.m.

Shreveport Evangel Christian at Allen, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday game

FW Western Hills vs. Dallas Jefferson at Franklin Field, Dallas, 7 p.m.

Area standings

District 3-6A

W

L

W

L

Keller Central

0

0

1

0

Fossil Ridge

0

0

1

0

Timber Creek

0

0

1

0

Keller

0

0

0

1

Haltom

0

0

0

1

Weatherford

0

0

0

1

Abilene

0

0

0

1

District 4-6A

W

L

W

L

North Crowley

0

0

1

0

Mansfield

0

0

1

0

Arlington

0

0

1

0

Martin

0

0

1

0

Sam Houston

0

0

1

0

Paschal

0

0

0

1

Lamar

0

0

0

1

Arl. Bowie

0

0

0

1

District 5-6A

W

L

W

L

Carroll

0

0

1

0

FM Marcus

0

0

1

0

Lewisville

0

0

1

0

Flower Mound

0

0

1

0

L.D. Bell

0

0

0

1

TC Nelson

0

0

0

1

Trinity

0

0

0

1

Hebron

0

0

0

1

District 6-5A

W

L

W

L

Aledo

0

0

1

0

Chisholm Trail

0

0

1

0

Haslet Eaton

0

0

1

0

Northwest

0

0

1

0

Boswell

0

0

1

0

Brewer

0

0

0

1

Azle

0

0

0

1

Saginaw

0

0

0

1

District 7-5A

W

L

W

L

North Side

0

0

1

0

South Hills

0

0

1

0

Arl. Heights

0

0

1

0

Wyatt

0

0

1

0

Southwest

0

0

0

1

Trimble Tech

0

0

0

1

Fort Worth YMLA

0

0

0

1

Western Hills

0

0

0

1

District 8-5A

W

L

W

L

Richland

0

0

1

0

Grapevine

0

0

1

0

Eastern Hills

0

0

1

0

Dunbar

0

0

0

1

Carter-Riverside

0

0

0

1

Polytechnic

0

0

0

1

Coll. Heritage

0

0

0

1

Birdville

0

0

0

1

District 9-5A

W

L

W

L

Joshua

0

0

1

0

Burleson

0

0

1

0

Granbury

0

0

1

0

Crowley

0

0

1

0

Arl. Seguin

0

0

0

1

Burleson Cent.

0

0

0

1

Cleburne

0

0

0

1

Everman

0

0

0

1

District 10-5A

W

L

W

L

Mans. Legacy

0

0

1

0

Timberview

0

0

1

0

Waxahachie

0

0

1

0

Red Oak

0

0

0

1

Midlothian

0

0

0

1

Lancaster

0

0

0

1

Summit

0

0

0

1

Lake Ridge

0

0

0

1

District 5-4A Div. 1

W

L

W

L

Mineral Wells

0

0

1

0

Mineral Wells

0

0

1

0

Kennedale

0

0

0

0

Lake Worth

0

0

0

1

Springtown

0

0

0

1

Castleberry

0

0

0

1

D. Hill-Jarvis

0

0

0

1

District 4-4A Div. 2

W

L

W

L

Benbrook

0

0

1

0

Venus

0

0

1

0

Hillsboro

0

0

1

0

Glen Rose

0

0

0

1

Godley

0

0

0

1

Waxahachie Life

0

0

0

1

This story was originally published September 5, 2017 at 4:20 PM with the headline "Football playoff contenders meet for more tune-up action this week."

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