These two teams played in the third round last year, as well. Highland Park was searching for its fourth straight state final, but Lone Star eliminated any chance of that, beating Highland Park on a game-winning touchdown run by Jaden Nixon in overtime. This game could be just as close. Nixon, an Oklahoma State signee, is back for Lone Star and so is junior quarterback Garret Rangel, who has thrown for 26 touchdowns. Highland Park is undefeated and is led by senior quarterback Brayden Schager, a Hawaii pledge who has 30 total scores this year.
The Highland Park (Dallas, TX) varsity football team has a neutral playoff game vs. Lone Star (Frisco, TX) today @ 3:15pm ET Globe Life Field. This game is a part of the “2020 Football State Championships – 2020 Football Conference 5A D1 ” tournament.
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LAST MEETING: Frisco Lone Star 33, Highland Park 27 (OT – 11/29/19)
FRISCO LONE STAR LEADS SERIES 2-1
LAST HIGHLAND PARK WIN: 9/13/18
Highland Park: Defeated Frisco Independence, 42-20. Scots QB Brayden Schager was 14 of 22 for 228 yards and a TD. RB Brooks Bond ran for three touchdowns, while RB Anthony Ghobriel added two scores on the ground last week. The district champion in 7-5A-1, Highland Park will meet Lone Star for the fourth time in three seasons. Since 2004, the Rangers are one of only five teams that hold a series edge over Highland Park. The others are Aledo, Denton Guyer, Hewitt Midway and Lake Travis. Only Longview and Coppell have stayed within a touchdown of Highland Park this season.
Frisco Lone Star: Advanced with a 40-28 win over Magnolia. RB Jaden Nixon ran for 162 yards and 3 TDs. He also had nine receptions for 68 yards and a score last week. Lone Star Jr. QB Garret Rangel was 22 of 34 for 239 yards and 2 TDs. Lone Star’s losses this season are to North Forney, Aledo and Denton Ryan. After eliminating Highland Park in the third round last season, Lone Star will go for their third consecutive win over the Scots.
Thanks to the pandemic-induced schedule shuffle, high school football fans get an extra gift this year – a Christmas weekend filled with playoff action. Of the 32 regional semifinals in 6A and 5A, a dozen are scheduled for Christmas Eve on Thursday. Most of these third-round matchups feature schools that haven’t seen each other in a while, if ever. But, this week’s schedule also includes recent rivalries like Allen-Euless Trinity, Arlington Martin-Southlake Carroll and Frisco Lone Star-Highland Park, as the Rangers try to send the Scots home for the second straight year. Every school on this list has cleared the first two hurdles in the postseason. Now the goal is clear – win four more games to become a state champion.
