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With two weeks left in the season, it's time to start looking ahead to the playoffs. Franklin has clinched at least a share of the 1-5A title for the first time since 2005. El Paso finds themselves in the postseason for the first time since 1996. De...

There are just three weeks to go in the regular season. Burges became the final El Paso team knocked from the ranks of the undefeated. Coronado showed they still have a ways to go in 5A. Canutillo was a missed field goal away from handing Del Valle their first district loss...

After a five week run at the top, the El Dorado Aztecs lost their number one ranking with a 32-20 loss to Montwood. The Burges Mustangs continue to impress. They improved to 5-0 with the win over Austin.

We've reached the halfway point of the season (wow!) and only two teams remain undefeated. The El Dorado Aztecs are undefeated as they prepare for their week five showdown against Montwood. The other perfect team probably comes as a surprise to most. Ar...

The season is three weeks old, and the usual suspects are establishing their superiority. Burges continues to impress, as predicted by Tony and Andy.

The season is still early, but some trends are starting to show. Americas, El Dorado, Franklin, and Montwood look like they will be the cream of 1-5A. Riverside is as exciting as anyone. Burges and Horizon look like they will be for real, while Austin appears to be on the way back. Del Valle should climb back up the rankings. Traditional powers Coronado and Canutillo are struggling to find offense.

For the uninitiated, the first week of the UIL Texas high school football schedule is known as zero week.  Even thought this is technically the second week of play this is week one.  Now that that's out of the way lets get to the matchups.

Zero week is in the books, and here is how the FFN staff ranked the cities best.

1.  N3L Optics game of the week- Coronado @ Canutillo- Mark Miller 2.  Andress @ Americas (SAC)- Paul MacKinnon 3.  Horizon @ Irvin- Chris Babcock