Anna (1-0) at Aubrey (1-0): It’s an intriguing 4A battle in the northern part of the DFW area as Division I Anna visits Division II Aubrey. Anna made their way into the statewide top ten after taking down Decatur last week 54-35. Louisiana Tech commit, QB Evan Bullock in his first varsity start impressed throwing for 397 yards and five touchdowns, while Anna’s defense stepped up and forced three turnovers in the win.Aubrey trailed early 14-0 against Sunnyvale, but the Chaparrals rallied for a 28-24 win. Aubrey’s young offensive line struggled to open up running lanes consistently last week and they’ll need to find a way to move the football consistently and keep Anna’s dynamic offensive attack off the field. If they can do that, they’ll have a chance to pull the upset, but if Anna gets rolling, Aubrey lacks the firepower to keep up. Stepp’s Pick: Anna by 9
Kilgore (0-1) at Gilmer (1-0): Two teams feeling quite the opposite about their Week 1 results tangle in Upshur County on Friday night as Kilgore visits Gilmer. Kilgore is smarting from a lopsided 45-10 defeat at the hands of powerful Carthage, the Bulldogs offense struggled to string together drives against a young Carthage defense and the KHS defense had no answers for Carthage’s veteran offense. It was total domination from start to finish. Gilmer feasted on Tyler Chapel Hill’s seven turnovers as the Buckeyes rolled to a stunning 51-27 victory last week. Sophomore QB Cadon Tennison in his first varsity start tossed three touchdown passes and ran for another score, while WR/DB Rohan Fluellen picked off three passes and the Gilmer special teams returned a kickoff for a touchdown. This game is going to be close, Kilgore will secure the ball better than Chapel Hill did last week, but can KHS generate enough offense to keep pace with a Gilmer team that still is plenty dynamic on offense? I don’t believe Kilgore is there yet, so edge goes to Gilmer at home. Stepp’s Pick: Gilmer by 8