What We Learned from the second round of the High School Football playoffs across the Texas Panhandle

by Kale Steed

November 22, 2025

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Press Pass Sports Editor Kale Steed and KAMR/KCIT-TV Sports Director Clint Brakebill talk about all the action from an exciting area round of the Texas High School football playoffs.

Week 3 Texas Panhandle and South Plains High School football predictions

Girls Athlete of the Week – Harper Vaughan, Amarillo High

Boys Athlete of the Week – Rylan Thomas, Lubbock-Cooper Liberty

Palo Duro saw a tremendous season come to an end at the hands of Anna 38-35, West Plains cruised by Lampasas 42-7, and Canyon held off Brownfield 34-28. Randall also made it a clean sweep for Canyon ISD school’s with a 24-14 win over Burnett.

The Canadian Wildcats cruised to the third round with a 56-27 win against Coahoma, West Texas High edged Hawley, 30-26, and Bovina kept an amazing playoff run going by downing Seagraves 24-16.

Randall holds off Burnett to claim UIL Class 4A Division I area crown

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)