Our staff picks for this week's top Central Texas high school football matchups in the Austin area. Colby Gordon, our 2023 winner, is leading.

Southlake Carroll and Euless Trinity will renew a rivalry at 7 p.m. Friday at Pennington Field. The Dragons are No. 2 in the Star-Telegram’s Class 6A rankings, while the Trojans have the No. 4 spot.

For a look at the rest of the games in the state, however, here is a breakdown courtesy of the Associated Press: Duncanville 28, St. Frances Academy, Md. 24 Austin TSD 46, Indiana Deaf, Ind. 0 Longview Trinity 80, Rockwall Providence Academy 46 Pasadena First Baptist 55, Lake Jackson Brazosport 6 SA Holy Cross 35, SA Central Catholic 17