Three weeks remain in the high school football regular season, with each of the area’s teams coming into this Friday’s games holding at least a glimmer of postseason hope.
Wednesday: The college football slate starts early with Western Kentucky at Sam Houston State kicking off at 7 PM (ESPN).
Thursday: In volleyball, Wheatley at La Marque begins at 6:30 PM.
Friday: High school football begins at 7 PM with Ball at Lufkin, Clear Lake at Clear Brook (Veterans Memorial), Clear Creek at Deer Park, Clear Springs at Clear Falls (Challenger Columbia), Dickinson at Barbers Hill, Freeman at Friendswood, Brazosport at Hitchcock, La Marque at La Grange, and Santa Fe at Nederland.
Meanwhile, the high school volleyball schedule starts at 5:30 PM with Dickinson at Deer Park, followed at 6 PM by Clear Springs at Clear Falls, and Yates at Hitchcock. Ball at state-ranked Friendswood and Iowa Colony at Santa Fe starts at 6:30 PM.
Saturday: College football starts at 11 AM with Florida at #7 Texas (KTRK13), followed at noon by The Citadel at Texas A&M (SEC Network+). Alcorn State at Prairie View is at 2 PM, while Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls is at 3 PM (ESPN+). Tulsa at Rice begins at 3:30 PM (ESPN+), with Lamar at Southeast Louisiana kicking off at 4 PM (ESPN+). The day concludes with East Texas State at Houston Christian at 6 PM (ESPN+), while #18 Oklahoma State at #20 Houston is at 6:30 PM (KRIV26).
