Six area high school football teams enter the week with state championship hopes as the playoffs start on Thursday. At the same time, boys’ high school basketball tips off on Friday with everyone starting 0-0.
Wednesday: The Rockets host the Warriors at 8:30 PM. Space City Home Network begins the pregame show at 8 PM, while ESPN will have the national broadcast.
Thursday: The high school football bi-district round begins at 7 PM when Hitchcock faces Wheatley (4A-D2) at Pasadena ISD Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Clear Creek ISD hosts the annual Peggy Whitley girls’ basketball Classic, as Ball will be among the schools taking part in one of the state’s most highly-regarded tournaments.
Friday: Five more area high school football teams square off in bi-district round play:
6A-Division 1: Summer Creek vs. Dickinson, 7 PM, Sam Vitanza Stadium, Dickinson.
6A-Division 2: Clear Springs vs. CE King, 7 PM, Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium.
5A-Division 1: Friendswood vs. College Station, 7 PM, College Stadium Cougar Stadium.
5A-Division 2: Lake Creek vs. Texas City, 7 PM, Stingaree Stadium.
4A-Division 2: La Marque vs. North Forest, 7 PM, Pasadena ISD Veterans Memorial Stadium.
The 2026-27 boys’ high school basketball season opens at 7 PM with Pasadena Memorial at Clear Brook, Pearland at Clear Springs, and Santa Fe at Barbers Hill.
Still alive in the Big 12 title chase, #17 Houston visits Colorado at 9:15 PM. ESPN will have the game live.
In girls’ basketball, Dickinson is at the Angleton Tournament, while La Marque and Santa Fe are at the Baytown Lee Tournament.
The Rockets host the Jazz at 7:30 PM. Space City Home Network begins at 7 PM with the pregame show.
Saturday: Boys’ high school hoops continues its opening weekend as Clear Falls at Friendswood begins at 4:30 PM, while Dickinson plays Heights in the RecSports Tip-Off Classic at Campbell Coliseum beginning at 7 PM. La Marque is at Scarborough at 7:30 PM.
College football begins at 1 PM with Tulane at Rice (ESPN+), Kennesaw State at Sam Houston State (ESPN+), and Houston Christian at Northwestern State (ESPN+), followed at 2 PM by #13 Tennessee at Texas A&M (ESPN) and Prairie View at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. East Texas State at Lamar (ESPN+) is at 3 PM, while Stephen F. Austin at Rio Grande Valley (ESPN+) is at 5 PM. The day concludes with #7 Texas at #14 LSU (KTRK13) at 6:30 PM.
