18 Football Playoff Games Light Up The Pineywoods This Week

It's time for high school football playoffs in Texas. The march toward a UIL State Championship starts this Thursday through Saturday as bi-district games are played throughout the state. In the Pineywoods, there are 18 games featuring teams from Deep East Texas. Here's a schedule of those games, as well as which teams await in next week's area round.

Class 4A

• Canton vs. Shepherd, Friday, 7:30 at Madisonville (Winner plays La Marque/North Forest winner)

Class 3A

• Newton vs. Elkhart, Thursday, 7 at Timpson (Winner plays De Kalb/Troup winner)
• Woodville vs. Mildred, Friday, 7 at Rusk (Winner plays West Rusk/New Boston winner)
• Diboll vs. Buna, Friday, 7 at Jasper (Winner plays Lorena/Sweeny winner)
• Orangefield vs. Trinity, Friday, 7:30 at Crosby (Winner plays Edna/C.H. Yoe winner)
• Anahuac vs. Palestine Westwood, Thursday, 7 at Madisonville (Winner plays Columbus/Little River-Academy winner)

Class 2A

• Colmesneil vs. Cushing, Friday, 7 at Center (Winner plays Collinsville/Maud winner)
• Grapeland vs. West Hardin, Thursday, 7:30 at Willis (Winner plays Clarksville/Boles winner)
• Shelbyville vs. Waskom, Friday, 7:30 at Carthage (Winner plays Cooper/Como-Pickton winner)
• Beckville vs. Garrison, Friday, 7 at Henderson (Winner plays Carlisle/Honey Grove winner)
• Joaquin vs. Paul Pewitt, Friday, 7 at Spring Hill (Winner plays Frankston/Whitewright winner)
• San Augustine vs. Union Grove, Thursday, 7 at Henderson (Winner plays Tom Bean/Hawkins winner)
• Thorndale vs. Groveton, Thursday, 7 at Bryan (Winner plays Refugio/Weimer winner)
• Lovelady vs. Granger, Thursday, 7 at College Station (Winner plays Shiner/Freer winner)
• Rosebud Lott vs. Corrigan-Camden, Thursday, 7 at A&M Consolidated (Winner plays Dilley/Flatonia winner)
• West Sabine vs. Tenaha, Friday, 7 at San Augustine (Winner plays Lindsay/Bowie winner)

Class A

• Chester vs. Aquilla, Friday, 7 at Grapeland (Winner plays Medina/Jonesboro winner)
• Apple Springs vs. Benavides, Saturday, 2 at San Marcos Academy (Winner plays Three Way/Fannindel winner)