The departure of Brock to Class 4A has changed the tenor of the Region I race in Class 3A and for good reason, Brock in the past ten years won an incredible seven regional titles and in all but one year (2020) the Eagled wound up in at least the regional final. That now opens the door for a new champion from the region and a chance for some teams to push deeper than ever before in the playoffs. Only 21 teams total are in this region which means mathematically this is the easiest region to advance out of in the entire state.
Bushland, a regional semifinalist the past two seasons will be led by their veteran defense that has seven starters back. The Falcons will get a serious challenge from Shallowater who brings back fifteen total starters from last season’s area round playoff squad. Dalhart and River Road will fight things out for seeding as all four teams in this loop are playoff bound.