Brassfield Returns and Lewisville Scores 14 in the Last 91 Seconds, Waxahachie Holds Off Duncanville, and Crowley Tops Mansfield

By Coach Terrence Booker, RF Sports Radio DFW High School Football voice

DFW high school fans, the UIL gave Laykon Brassfield his eligibility back on Thursday. On Friday night, he needed every one of the final 91 seconds to make it count.

The facts

Lewisville scored 14 points in the final 91 seconds to beat Flower Mound 28-18 in a District 5-6A showdown at Neal E. Wilson Jaguar Stadium, per Star Local Media's Lewisville Leader. Brassfield, reinstated a day earlier by the UIL State Executive Committee, totaled two touchdowns in his return. Flower Mound led 6-0 after a quarter on Coy Dowell's 5-yard run, and Lewisville led 14-12 at halftime after Brassfield touchdown passes to Landon Brazzell and Kason Crumpton. The Dallas Morning News reports the Farmers stayed unbeaten in district play, while Flower Mound was chasing its first win over Lewisville since 2019. "We played all 48 minutes, and the guys just never gave up," coach Michael Odle said.

In 11-6A, Waxahachie survived Duncanville 35-28 at Lumpkins Stadium, per High School On SI. The Indians led 35-14 at halftime, helped by Cayden Starr's interception return for a touchdown late in the half, then held on after Duncanville dominated the second half. A Hail Mary on the final play was tipped away. Also in 11-6A, Crowley beat Mansfield 42-31 and Red Oak edged Mansfield Lake Ridge 41-38.

Elsewhere, per Inside High School Sports DFW and High School On SI: DeSoto rolled Cedar Hill 51-6, Southlake Carroll beat Byron Nelson 38-10, Euless Trinity beat Grand Prairie 52-7, Allen beat Dallas Jesuit 77-14, Aledo beat Weatherford 70-14, Denton Guyer beat Hebron 48-6, Coppell beat Plano West 37-10, and Rockwall beat Forney 48-14.

RF Sports Radio's take (opinion)

My take: that is what a quarterback brings you. Lewisville trailed 18-14 after three quarters, per the MaxPreps box score, in Brassfield's first game in weeks. But when the game was on the line, the Farmers had a guy who could make the throw, and they scored twice in the final two minutes on the road. That is a playoff team.

Give Flower Mound credit, too. The Jaguars led entering the fourth quarter and nearly pulled it off. They will be a tough out in November.

Waxahachie-Duncanville is the one I keep thinking about. A 21-point halftime lead nearly evaporated. Waxahachie gets the win and the district edge, but Duncanville proved it can play with anybody when it settles down.

On Friday morning I said Lewisville by 14, Duncanville at Waxahachie and Carroll over Byron Nelson. I got Lewisville's win but not the margin, missed on Duncanville and nailed Carroll.

My call for the stretch run: Lewisville wins District 5-6A outright, and DeSoto is the most dangerous team in the area nobody is talking about. That is a prediction, not a report.

What to watch next

Week 10 district races and playoff seeding start to lock in next week. Watch Lewisville's district finish and the 11-6A tiebreakers. For Thursday's results and the UIL ruling, read our Oct. 23 high school column on North Crowley and the Brassfield ruling, and follow the DFW High School Football page.

Radio question: was Brassfield's late drive the moment Lewisville became the team to beat in its district?

Sources: Star Local Media / Lewisville Leader - Lewisville rallies past Flower Mound 28-18 in Brassfield's return; The Dallas Morning News - Brassfield comes through late, helps Lewisville stay undefeated; High School On SI - Waxahachie survives Duncanville's second-half comeback bid for 35-28 win; Inside High School Sports DFW - Friday, Oct. 23 scores; High School On SI - Texas high school football final scores, Oct. 23; MaxPreps - Lewisville at Flower Mound box score.