What We Learned from Week 7 in High School Football across the Texas Panhandle

by Kale Steed

October 11, 2025

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Press Pass Sports Editor Kale Steed and KAMR/KCIT-TV Sports Director Clint Brakebill break down what happened in Week 7 of high school football across the Texas Panhandle. During a full night of district action, Palo Duro stayed unbeaten edging Abilene Wylie 42-35 for a big District 2-5A Division II victory. West Plains rolled in the District 2-4A Division I opener grounding Canyon 39-10 and Stratford upended Gruver 40-27 in the District 1-2A Division II opener.

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Kale Steed

Kale Steed has worked in media since 2002 and has covered sports full-time since 2010, when he joined KVII-TV as a weekend sports reporter and sports anchor. From 2010–2014, he covered high school and collegiate athletics across the Texas Panhandle before transitioning from television to print journalism. In 2014, Steed joined the Amarillo Globe-News as a staff sports reporter. In 2019, he launched Press Pass Sports, betting on himself to build an independent outlet dedicated to in-depth local sports coverage. Accolades: Lone Star Conference Kirk Hill Writer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), THSCA Putt Powell Award — Sports Writer of the Year (2018), TGCA Division I Sports Writer of the Year (2022)