WEEK 3 PREVIEW: Breaking down the biggest games in Texas high school football

Lubbock Cooper (2-0) at Wolfforth Frenship (1-1):
As Lubbock continues to grow towards the south, both Frenship and Cooper have seen exponential growth in the past eight or so years and eventually could be a district matchup at the 6A level. Cooper remained unbeaten last week as the Pirates knocked off Lubbock Coronado, 35-21, as Nehemiah Martinez and UNT verbal commit Isaiah Johnson combined for 238 yards on the ground and four touchdowns, including Johnson’s go-ahead scoring run early in the fourth quarter. The Pirates defense got into the act as well with a key pick six from Rylan Wilson that made it 28-14 and effectively put the game away.

Frenship after a stellar performance in Week 1, rolling past Amarillo High 31-0 and came back to earth a bit last week in a 38-37 overtime loss to Class 4A Wichita Falls Hirschi. QB Donovan Smith, a Texas Tech commit, did what he could to lift the Tigers to a 2-0 mark throwing for 232 yards and two touchdowns, while adding three scores on the ground. Frenship’s defense was unable to hold a 10-point fourth quarter lead and that proved to be the difference, as Hirschi carried that momentum into overtime. Cooper’s defense has been sensational early this year and the Pirates will have the formula to contain Smith and that running game is going to be tough for the Tigers to contain.