Week 5 Panhandle Football: Tascosa, Palo Duro Open District Play
The short version
- Tascosa hosts Frenship on Thursday to open District 2-5A Division I play at Dick Bivins Stadium.
- Palo Duro starts District 2-5A Division II play Friday at Wichita Falls Legacy.
- West Plains, coming off a one-point loss to Lubbock-Cooper Liberty, faces defending 4A Division I state champion Stephenville in Lubbock.
- Unbeaten Gruver travels to Wellington on Friday.
Texas Panhandle teams begin district competition in Week 5, headlined by Frenship's visit to Tascosa and a Gruver-Wellington matchup of unbeatens.
Week 5 of the Texas high school football season brings a notable schedule across Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle, with several teams moving into district competition.
Tascosa opens District 2-5A Division I play on Thursday night, hosting Frenship at Dick Bivins Stadium in Amarillo.
Palo Duro begins its District 2-5A Division II slate on the road Friday, traveling to face Wichita Falls Legacy.
West Plains heads to Lubbock for a non-district contest against Stephenville, the defending Class 4A Division I state champion. It will be the third meeting between the Wolves and Yellow Jackets in three years. West Plains is coming off a one-point loss to Lubbock-Cooper Liberty in Week 4.
Friday also features a matchup of unbeaten teams when Gruver, led by head coach Kurt Haberthur, travels to Collingsworth County to face Wellington.
Amarillo Globe-News reporter Randall Sweet is providing Week 5 coverage of the Amarillo and Texas Panhandle high school football season, with live updates from Thursday's Frenship-Tascosa game and Friday's Gruver-Wellington contest.
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