East Texas Fifth-Round Football Playoff Pairings: Six Teams Alive in State Semifinals
East Texas will still have six teams alive in the fifth round of the playoffs after Saturday's matchup between Hughes Springs and Elysian Fields.
Once that game's decided, we'll update the fifth-round pairings. Here are the other five games involving East Texas teams this coming week, which is state semifinal week in all brackets except Class 3A Division I (state championship).
Class 4A
Division I
State Semifinal
- John Tyler (13-1) vs. Denton Guyer (12-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Midlothian ISD Athletic Complex
Class 3A
Division II
State Semifinal
- Gilmer (13-1) vs. Graham (13-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Vernon Newsom Stadium, Mansfield
Class 2A
Division I
State Semifinal
- Daingerfield (11-3) vs. Wall (12-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Waco ISD Stadium
- Newton (13-0) vs. Cameron Yoe (13-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Woodforest Bank Stadium, Shenandoah
Class 2A
Division II
State Semifinal
- Elysian Fields vs. East Bernard (13-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco
Class A
Division II
State Semifinal
- Tenaha (9-4) vs. Falls City (11-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Berry Center, Cypress