It may be only Week 4, but the District 4-6A district championship will likely be decided Friday night in Southlake.
Euless Trinity and Southlake Carroll clash in a top-10 showdown.
Carroll is No. 3 in the High School on SI Texas Top 25, while Trinity checked in at No. 7 in the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football/Associated Press poll, Carroll is No. 1 and Trinity is Trinity is No. 8 in Class 6A.
In addition, Carroll has made the High School on SI national Top 25, debuting this past week.
What to Know
Trinity went 11-2 last year and the only regular-season loss was at the hands of Southlake.
That win gave the Dragons the district title over the Trojans, 56-48.
That victory also came in Week 4, like this meeting.
Over the past 10 meetings, the Dragons are 7-3 against Trinity and have won the past three.
Trinity picked up close wins in each of the three — 42-38 in 2013, 37-35 in 2015 and and 21-20 in 2017.
Who to Watch
Trinity
CB John Meredith III, jr. — The cornerback is the No. 5 recruit in the Class of 2027, according to 247Sports. He’s the No. 1 cornerback in the country and the No. 2 recruit in Texas. He currently has 40 offers and will go wherever he wants when he decides.
OL Pupunagatoa Katoa, sr. — A massive lineman, 6-4 and 365 pounds, has pledged to play at SMU. He had 23 offers.
RB Juntavious “JT” Harris, sr. — He ran 1,428 yards and 17 TDs last year and that came with splitting time with Josh Bell, now at UTEP. Harris had pledged to play at Texas State.
Southlake
RB Davis Penn, sr. — The running back is coming off an injury that ended his 2024 season early.
OL Carey Clayton, sr. — The center for the Dragons, he’s committed to play at Memphis.
QB Angelo Renda, sr. — In his first year starting, he led Carroll to the Class 6A Division II finals. He
WR Brock Boyd, sr. — The Ohio State pledge is a 3-star recruit. He caught 111 passes for 1,875 yards and 19 TDs in 2024.
OG Tristan Dare, jr. — The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder is a 3-star recruit. He had 30 offers before picking Michigan.
OT Luke Wilson, jr. — He’s committed to Oklahoma after only one year of varsity football. Wilson, who is 6-foot-6, 290 pounds, is the son of former TCU tight end Travis Wilson.
ATH Gavin Strange, sr. — He’s the kicker, he plays in the secondary and can catch passes too. He’s a 3-star recruit who is headed to Duke.
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WHERE TO WATCH
The game is only available live locall in the DFW Market. It was picked as the WFAA-TV Game of the Week. You can watch it on the WFAA+ streaming platform, which is available on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV, the WFAA website or on the WFAA YouTube channel.
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1st quarter
Southlake defers and Euless will get the ball first
Trinity will start at the 25
Zo Palmore with 27-yard run on the first play of the agme. Ball at midfield
Trinity punts on the first drive; Southlake moving quickly with long pass from Renda to Boyd
Penn with a first-down run. Ball inside the Trinity red zone at the 10.
TOUCHDOWN! Renda with 1-yard run for Southlake. 5:37 left.
Personal foul on Trinity bench after the play. PAT good. 7-0.
Looks like Euless touches the onside kickoff and Southlake picks it up. Doesn't look like it went far enough, but the refs are talking about it
Southlake retains possession. First and 10 at the 35. 5:34.
TOUCHDOWN! Renda to Brody Knowles. 5:28. Southlake 14, Trinity 0
Trinity punts again. About 3 minutes left in 1st
Dragons called for roughing the punter. Automatic first down for Trinity. 3:03 left
Harris with 23-yard run. 1st-and-10 at the Southlake 33
4th to 2 at the 28 but that will have to come in the end.
End of 1st: Southlake Carroll 14, Trinity 0
2nd quarter
Trinity converts but a flag will bring it back
Palmore sacked by Crawford Taylor and Parker Harris. Southlake takes over with 11:55 left. Ball at the 44-yard line. Short field for the Dragons
TOUCHDOWN! Renda with 5-yard TD run -- jumping over the goal line -- and Dragons are up 21-0 with 8:03 left.
A reminder last year, Carroll was up 35-7 and ended up winning 56-48. So this game is still far from over
Harris with 11-yard run and a face mask call tacks on 15. Ball near midfield
Mack Lineweaver with a pass completed to himself but the Trinity QB comes up short of a first down after a nice run. Trinity to punt again.
Southlake looks like it it was going to go for it on 4th and 1 at own 29 but decided to take delay of game. Trinity ball with 4:01 left in 2nd
Harris with back-to-back 1st-down runs for Trinity.
Harris runs to the 5-yard line. It looks like he scored but ... 17 seconds left in 2nd
TOUCHDOWN! Lineweaver to Kaden Donaldson with 1-yard TD pass with 5 seconds left. Extra point is blocked and Gavin Strange runs it back for Dragons for 2. Euless makes it 21-6, but Dragons now up 23-6.
HALFTIME: Southlake Carroll 23, Euless Trinity 6
3rd quarter
Southlake gets the ball to open the 2nd half.
TOUCHDOWN! Renda to Boyd for a 30-yard score. 10:33 left. Southlake Carroll 30-6.
TURNOVER! Parker Harris with INT for Southlake. Dragons ball with 9:43 left in 3rd
Brooks Biggers with 1st-down run to convert 4th and 2 for Dragons. Then, Renda hits Blake Gunter for 8 yards. Ball deep in Euless territory. Timeout on field for injury with 6:29 left
TOUCHDOWN! Biggers with a 6-yard run. Turnover turns into points. Southlake Carroll 37, Euless Trinity 6. 6:16
TURNOVER! Trinity gets a first down but the ball is knocked out. Finlay Egan picks it up. Dragons ball with 1:36 left in 3rd. Ball at own 18-yard line.
End of 3rd: Southlake Carroll 37, Euless Trinity 6
4th quarter
Gunter with a 58-yard TD catch, but it looks like it is coming back on a hold maybe. You could say Coach Dodge disagrees with the call against Southlake
Well, the flag is picked up and the TD counts. Interesting turn of events. There have been a few of those in this game. Replay thanks to WFAA, show it was maybe a block in the back, but it doesn't matter. TD stands
TOUCHDOWN! Gunter from Renda for 58 yards. 10:10. Southlake 44, Trinity 6
FINAL: Southlake 44, Trinity 6
Renda completed 18 of 22 passes for 278 yards and 3 TDs. He also added 2 TDs and finished with 13 yards rushing.