Week Two of high school football season is in the books and Star Local Media reacts to various storylines that emerged during a rain-soaked second batch of games.

Topics include the effects of inclement weather on teams that had games cancelled last week (1:30), updates on McKinney ISD (6:30) and Mesquite ISD (9:30), plus some weird numbers from Plano’s win over El Paso Eastwood (11:20).

The student-athlete spotlight features Hebron defensive back Darius Snow on the Hawks’ 2-0 start (22:20), before rounding things out with discussion of Hebron’s hot start (29:30), Plano East’s machine-like offense (33:20), The Colony’s Keith Miller’s viral touchdown catch (36:40) and a few teams looking to bounce back from slow starts (38:20).

Editor’s Note: Original podcast guest Trejan Bridges (Hebron) was unavailable at Monday’s practice.

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Plano Star Courier sports reporter Taylor Raglin recaps Saturday's non-district football game between Plano East and Lake Highlands, played at the Cotton Bowl as part of the Cotton Bowl Prep Showcase.

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Star Local Media sports reporter Taylor Raglin recaps Saturday's non-district football game between Euless Trinity and Sachse, held at the Cotton Bowl as part of the Cotton Bowl Prep Showcase.

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McKinney Courier-Gazette sports editor Kendrick E. Johnson recaps Friday's non-district footbal game between McKinney North and Justin Northwest, won by the Bulldogs 34-31.

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Denton County sports editor Justin Thomas recaps Friday's non-district football game between Hebron and Arlington Martin. The Hawks got contributions from all around in a dominating effort over the Warriors.

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Frisco Enterprise sports editor Bryan Murphy recaps Friday's non-district football game between Lake Dallas and Frisco Centennial. The Falcons and Titans staged another thriller, again won by Lake Dallas.

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Plano Star Courier sports reporter Taylor Raglin recaps Friday's non-district football game between Plano West and Flower Mound, won by the host Jaguars despite a lengthy weather delay.

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Week Two of high school football season is here and the Star Local Media sports staff breaks down a few of the marquee local games on the docket.

As voted Game of the Week by readers and listeners, the staff dives into a look at Friday’s non-district showdown between Rowlett and Rockwall (1:40), followed by a student-athlete spotlight interview with Eagles quarterback Chase Toupal previewing the big game against the Yellowjackets (15:30).

The discussion continues with a look a few more notable games on the schedule, including Frisco Reedy vs. The Colony (21:00), Hebron vs. Arlington Martin (25:25) and Sachse vs. Euless Trinity (28:10), plus our coverage plans for game night (33:55).

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The opening week of high school football season is in the books and the Star Local Media sports staff reacts to various storylines that emerged during the first batch of games.

Topics include Plano East receiver Jaelen Anderson’s insane catch vs. L.D. Bell (2:00), Sachse and Coppell staging an early-season thriller (8:15), Hebron and Plano Senior’s quarterback situations (12:30), and an update on Allen running Andrew Henry’s injury (17:15).

The student-athlete spotlight features Coppell kicker Caden Davis, fresh off a game-winning kick against Sachse (22:30), followed by a look at some 4A/5A storylines from the week, including impressive starts for Celina (27:00) and 7-5A Div. II heavyweights Frisco Reedy, Lake Dallas and Lovejoy (30:00), plus big showings from The Colony (39:50), Little Elm (41:00) and Frisco Lone Star (43:45).

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Allen American sports reporter Taylor Raglin recaps Saturday's non-district matchup between the Lovejoy and Frisco Heritage football teams in the Tom Landry Classic. The Leopards, behind a big game from running back Jahi Rainey, posted a 42-26 victory.

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