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Here are 10 Fort Worth-area high school football players to watch in Week 11

LD Bell’s Tristan Johnson (right) is among the players to watch in the final week of the regular season. Special/Bob Haynes
LD Bell’s Tristan Johnson (right) is among the players to watch in the final week of the regular season. Special/Bob Haynes Bob Haynes Special to the Star-Telegram

Week 11 of the Texas high school football season starts Thursday and expect more great performances from Fort Worth-area football players.

Keep an eye out for these 10 players this week:

Gary Maddox, Sr., RB, Euless Trinity: Maddox rushed for 162 yards in last week’s rout over Weatherford, putting the Trojans into a battle for a playoff spot against LD Bell.

Trinity running back Gary Maddox (3) attempts to avoid the tackle of Prosper’s Carson McClendon (2) in the first half of a high school football game at Pennington Field in Bedford, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Prosper and Trinity were tied at 7 at the end of the first half. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)
Trinity running back Gary Maddox (3) attempts to avoid the tackle of Prosper’s Carson McClendon (2) in the first half of a high school football game at Pennington Field in Bedford, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Prosper and Trinity were tied at 7 at the end of the first half. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)

Kade Tompkins, Sr., DT, Midlothian: Tompkins had a monster game against Ellison with six tackles, three sacks and nine QB hurries. He’ll look to wreak more havoc in a big Week 11 match-up with Red Oak.

Kaleb James, Sr., DE, Mansfield: The 4-star Arkansas commit had five solo tackles, eight total, two tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery against Skyline.

Dejuan Lacy, Sr., RB, North Crowley: Lacy rushed for a career-high 294 yards in the Panthers win over Chisholm Trail as he went over 1,000 yards on the season.

North Crowley’s Dejuan Lacy, center makes the four yard toudown run through the Lovejoy defense to take a 14-3 lead in the second quarter of Thursday’s September 8, 2022 football game at Crowley ISD Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. Special/Bob Haynes
North Crowley’s Dejuan Lacy, center makes the four yard toudown run through the Lovejoy defense to take a 14-3 lead in the second quarter of Thursday’s September 8, 2022 football game at Crowley ISD Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. Special/Bob Haynes Bob Haynes Special to the Star-Telegram

Landon Thigpen, Jr., RB, Godley: Thigpen set career marks last week with 42 carries, 294 yards and four touchdowns against Hillsboro. He enters Week 11 with 1,889 yards and 17 TDs.

Jack Fuller, Sr., DB, Boswell: The Pioneers got a huge win over Crowley last week and put themselves in prime position for second in the district standings. Fuller had seven tackles and two takeaways.

Cameron Lyles, Sr., RB, Kennedale: Lyles headlines the Kennedale rushing attack with nearly 136 yards and three touchdowns against Western Hills. He averages nearly 100 yards per game and has 15 TDs.

Kennedale’s Cameron Lyles, left is hit by Sunnyvale’s Brenden Gomez as he tries to get out of the backfield for positive yards in the fourth quarter of their football game Friday, September 11, 2020 in Kennedale, Texas. Special/Bob Haynes
Kennedale’s Cameron Lyles, left is hit by Sunnyvale’s Brenden Gomez as he tries to get out of the backfield for positive yards in the fourth quarter of their football game Friday, September 11, 2020 in Kennedale, Texas. Special/Bob Haynes Bob Haynes Special to the Star-Telegram

Cardea Collier, Soph., QB/DB, Alvarado: In one of the biggest upsets this season, Collier put together his best game of his young career. He accounted for 428 yards total offense and six touchdowns, plus made the game-sealing interception with under a minute left against No. 2 Stephenville.

Tristan Johnson, Jr., DE, Bell: Johnson helped Bell to a 28-13 win over Paschal and still have a shot at a playoff spot. Johnson had 10 tackles, eight solo, three QB hurries and two fumble recoveries.

Murry Moore, Sr., RB, Dunbar: Moore is among the leading backs in the state. Last week in the Wildcats 14-10 win over Lake Worth, he posted his seventh 200-yard game of the season. He’ll face Kennedale this week with over 2,100 yards and 19 TDs on the season.

Western Hills defensive back Cam Brown (2) zeros in on Dunbar running back Murry Moore (22) in the first half of a 6-4A division 1 high school football game at Scarborough-Handley Field in Fort Worth Texas, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Dunbar led Western Hills 24-13 at the half. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)
Western Hills defensive back Cam Brown (2) zeros in on Dunbar running back Murry Moore (22) in the first half of a 6-4A division 1 high school football game at Scarborough-Handley Field in Fort Worth Texas, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Dunbar led Western Hills 24-13 at the half. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth) Bob Booth Bob Booth

This story was originally published November 1, 2022 at 1:30 PM.

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Brian Gosset covered high school sports for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram until 2023. He graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in journalism before coming to Texas in 2014.
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