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Texas high school football UIL playoff updated scores, area round pairings

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The second week of Texas high school football's UIL playoffs has arrived, and the area round is already delivering the high-stakes drama that makes this state's football culture legendary. While many top-ranked teams cruised through the bi-district round, the narrative was far from monotonous.The undefeated Allen Eagles, a perennial powerhouse, found themselves in an uncharacteristic dogfight, needing a fourth-quarter rally to stave off a determined Lewisville squad 22-15, a stark reminder that playoff pedigrees are earned, not given. In a parallel thriller, defending state champion Austin Vandegrift secured its survival with pure clutch execution, booting a walk-off field goal to edge archrival Austin Westlake 16-14 in a 6A Division II classic that will be replayed in local lore for years.These narrow escapes underscore the razor-thin margins separating glory from heartbreak in the postseason. The area round also sets the stage for a heavyweight rematch dripping with revenge narrative, as Longview prepares to clash with DeSoto.Last year, the Lobos delivered a stunning 50-14 quarterfinal demolition of the then-defending champion DeSoto, and this Friday night in Waco, the Eagles will be hunting for redemption with a ferocity that only a humbling defeat can inspire. Beyond the marquee matchups, the brackets across 6A, 5A, and 4A classifications are taking shape, with unbeaten titans like Fort Bend Ridge Point and Pearland continuing their dominant campaigns, while surprise packages like Hutto and San Antonio Johnson look to extend their Cinderella runs.For fans, the accessibility of these cultural events has never been greater, with the NFHS Network and Fubo offering live streams, and Victory+ stepping up to provide free coverage of all twelve UIL state championship games. This is more than just a tournament; it's a statewide spectacle where legends are forged on muddy fields under Friday night lights, where a single play can define a teenager's legacy and entire communities hold their collective breath.The data—the scores, the pairings, the kickoff times—tell only half the story. The other half is written in the grit, the strategy, and the unyielding passion that transforms these gridiron battles into the very fabric of Texan identity.

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