The Region I race has changed a bit going into the year as we now have a nine-team district in the El Paso area, while the western fringes DFW district is traded out for a district that goes into the far northern suburbs of the Austin area. Decatur has won the region two straight years, but a three-peat won’t happen as the Eagles have moved to a very tough Region II.
The El Paso district has grown from five teams all the way up to nine teams with Ysleta dropping down from 5A and the Clint ISD schools and Fabens move back up after two years in Division II. A veteran Ysleta squad that is battle tested from 5A gets the early edge in the district race over tough teams from Austin and Bowie. The race for fourth is going to be a battle royale between Bowie, Clint and Mountain View.