High School Football

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has opened an investigation into an incident at Rockwall-Heath High School.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has opened an investigation into an incident at Rockwall Heath High School. Several football players became ill after an off-season workout. Some were even hospitalized.

The Rockwall-Heath High School football team’s head coach is on leave as Rockwall ISD investigates reports of an extreme workout that left players hospitalized.

Rockwall-Heath head football coach John Harrell is off the field and off duty as Rockwall ISD investigates reports of an intense workout that left multiple players hospitalized.

If you’ve made your way along the Interstate 20 corridor in Dallas County recently, you’ve likely noticed banners for several state high school football champions.

South Oak Cliff, DeSoto and Duncanville each brought home a Texas high school football championship title, and the pride transcends district lines.

Aledo has a record 10 state titles and Saturday morning they went for number 11 as they took on College Station in our Whataburger Game of the Week.

NBC 5’s Pat Doney is live from AT&T Stadium where South Oak Cliff’s Golden Bears made history in their victory against Port Neches-Grove for the 5A DII state title, the first back-to-back championship win in Dallas ISD history.

The Oak Cliff community and high school football fans across North Texas are cheering on the Golden Bears’ second straight 5A state title.

A come-from-behind win to claim its second consecutive state title Friday night ushered South Oak Cliff High School into unchartered territory for Dallas ISD programs and only further enhances what many see as growing momentum in southern Dallas.

State champions will be decided in games Friday and Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, with South Oak Cliff, Aledo, DeSoto and Duncanville all trying to bring state titles home to North Texas.

South Oak Cliff takes on Port Neches Grove at AT&T Stadium in hopes of bringing home their second 5A Division II state championship. NBC 5’s Pat Doney talks to the Golden Bears’ coach about how important a second championship is to the school.

Five North Texas high schools will compete for Texas high school football championships before the weekend is out and what kind of weather will that bring for the big games, all in today’s The Connection.

The Dallas Morning News high school sports reporter Lia Assimakopoulos talks about the final weekend of high school football — championship weekend — at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Five North Texas high schools will compete for state championships in football this weekend. NBC 5’s Ben Russell has the latest from AT&T Stadium in Arlington where all of the games will be played through Saturday evening.

Gunter, Aledo, South Oak Cliff, DeSoto, and Duncanville High Schools all qualified for the championship game, in their respective divisions, at AT&T Stadium.

Gunter, Aledo, South Oak Cliff, DeSoto, and Duncanville High Schools all qualified for the championship game, in their respective divisions, at AT&T Stadium.

Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing metro regions in the country, and the high school landscape is being impacted. 

Below are the Class 6A high school football playoff sites, times and scores for the 2022 Texas High School Football Playoffs, provided by Texas Football magazine and texasfootball.com and distributed by The Associated Press.

Pat Doney reports from Crowley for our NBC 5 Big Game Friday game of the week, a state semifinal matchup between Argyle and South Oak Cliff. South Oak Cliff advances with a win of 14-6 against Argyle.