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VYPE caught up with Spring RB Joey Fussell Jr. after an outstanding performance against Klein Cain in the 6A-D1 Playoffs Area Round last week. He had a chance to discuss that game, his development with the Lions, and how he is preparing to face Duncanville in The Star

If you survive the likes of Class 6A DI Region II, you should be the favorite to win state.

Calallen and Sinton each moved up in the weekly Texas Football Magazine state rankings, which were released on Monday.

Calallen returned to the Texas Football Magazine Class 4A Division I state rankings, as Veterans Memorial, Sinton and Refugio maintained their spots.

The UIL and TAPPS basketball seasons wrapped up its respective seasons last week through the weekend. Duncanville (boys), Argyle (boys), DeSoto (girls), Dallas Bishop Lynch (girls) and Fort Worth Southwest Christian (girls) all were crowned state champions over the last week. Like I did for the football season, I'm going to offer up some top-of-mind, knee-jerk predictions for the 2021-22 season - so here we go. With her continued growth and another stacked team coming back in 2021-22, Lake Dallas will be a team to be feared in 5A. The 2021-22 tournament season is going to be crazy and a welcome return to normalcy.

2 ranked Duncanville forced 18 turnovers against Richardson on Tuesday night en route to a 68-49 UIL 6A State. Behind incredible defense from Damon Nicholas and Juan Reyna as well as an offense that refused to slow down, the Panthers forged their way to the UIL 6A Championship game. This will be the Panthers' fifth appearance in the State Title game where they will play No. Although the season was canceled last year before Duncanville could play their semifinal game in hopes of back-to-back titles, the Panthers have a history of excellence. They never lost a title game winning it all in 1991, 1999, 2007, and 2019.

Three years later, Frisco Liberty returned to state only to fall to a tough Amarillo team. In the 2015-16 season, Slidell missed out of the playoffs after finishing district play at 9-5 and fourth in the standings. It finished district play at 11-4 and made it a couple rounds deep before falling to a loaded Van Alstyne team in the Regional Semifinals. AdThe following year, just like the other boys team, Duncanville was primed for another deep run. Outside of two forfeits to begin the year, Duncanville started the season 11-2, which included dominating the Whataburger Tournament.

It's the final Friday of the girls' basketball season as the playoffs are bearing down on us. The boys have one more full week after this week before the playoffs start a week after the girls'. There are plenty of great games still to wind down the seasons, including this weekend with a number of Power Ranking matchups from our last set of rankings. The ranking associated with each team is the ranking we gave to them in their respective classification, and the records are according to MaxPreps.comBOYS#3 Decatur (20-4) vs. #10 Krum (14-8)Fort Worth Wyatt (16-5) vs. Fort Worth Southwest (10-7)Ferris (14-9) vs. #6 Midlothian Heritage (18-3)Highland Park (13-4) vs. North Forney (14-7)Garland (15-2) vs. South Garland (14-9)Cedar Hill (14-7) vs. #2 Duncanville (19-1)#2 Grapevine Faith (17-8) vs. #5 Frisco Legacy (13-10)AdColleyville Heritage (14-8) vs. North Richland Hills Birdville (16-8)Allen (13-7) vs. Denton Braswell (18-6)GIRLS#4 Frisco Legacy (16-7) vs. #5 Grapevine Faith (10-11)#5 Plano Prestonwood (11-8) vs. Plano John Paul II (11-7)#4 Fort Worth All Saints (8-5) vs. #2 Argyle Liberty Christian (12-2)Lewisville (16-8) vs. Lewisville Hebron (14-7)North Forney (17-5) vs. #7 Highland Park (18-6)Saginaw (11-9) vs. Fort Worth Trimble Tech (17-6)Denton Braswell (10-6) vs. #6 Allen (16-3)Irving MacArthur (12-2) vs. Richardson (17-3)#2 Duncanville (23-2) vs. Cedar Hill (11-7)

The last game of the weekend is a matchup of strength vs. strength in another playoff rematch from a year ago. 6A Division I State SemifinalJust as the 6A Division II semifinal was an intriguing rematch from last year, so is this one as Southlake Carroll and Duncanville lock horns. The main matchup within the game will be the scheme Southlake runs on offense to offset Duncanville's attacking front. Duncanville can stop the run, but thinking Carroll will rely solely on the passing game is something it cannot do. PICK: Duncanville has the athletes and talent that should give it a leg up over Carroll.

The Saturday slate of games at The Temple brings another tripleheader full of area's big-name teams and the state's top talent. Trinity leaned all the way on its stud junior running back for 455 yards, six TDs and upset Allen. Cedar Hill, on the other hand, prefers to keep the game more in balance with precision offense and stingy defense. Only one Cedar Hill game this year had both teams scoring in the 40s. In the other 10 games, the scoring average of the two teams was 48 points per game combined.

Playoffs in 4A and below are a week old, and we're nearing the end of the 6A, 5A and private school regular seasons. Because of this pandemic-caused overlap in schedules, there's a lot to unpack from this past week, but here are five of the most keen observations. TAPPS Playoffs Will Be FunParish Episcopal won a very entertaining state title rematch with Plano John Paul II a couple weeks ago. This past week, Fort Worth Nolan took down Parish in a 1-vs-2 matchup, scoring 31 unanswered points. Well it did Friday night against a state-ranked team, which should serve notice of what to expect come playoff time.

The matchup's big question: Can Duncanville do again what it did last year in this type of matchuo with its suffocating defense? The matchup's big question: Can Cedar Hill avenge last year's loss and end Allen's regular season win streak at 77? The matchup's big question: Is Brayden Schager ready to take the reigns of the Highland Park offense? Nolan took down Midland Christian last week while Prestonwood is 1-1 after a 38-point win over Fort Worth Southwest last week. The matchup's big question: Which team can adjust better to the change in opponent?

There is quite the bevy of games this week across the DFW high school football landscape. Allen doesn't lose at home and it fended off a couple of tough early-season challengers a year ago in Cedar Hill and Dickinson. 15 Cedar Hill vs. No. Arlington dominated Mansfield last week in a 30-point win but will face quite the test in against Cedar Hill. 1-ranked 5A DI team, Denton Ryan, meets its cross-town rival Denton Guyer, which is ranked No.

Could United become the Duncanville of southeast Texas? Coach Marcus Graham hopes so as he takes over a United program that is rich in athletes. He's seen what big-time Texas football looks like, having been an assistant at Duncanville. The defense will lead the way with DL Roland Trent, LB Devonte Allison and DB Chandler Rivers. Due to COVID-19 this year, the VYPE Houston Football Preview Magazine will be LIMITED for pickup at area retailers due tot COVID-19 restrictions.

AUSTIN, Texas The University Interscholastic League (UIL) has released standings for the Lone Star Cup through March 13, 2020. Due to the cancellation of UIL spring events, the Lone Star Cup will not be awarded for the 2019-20 school year. As a result, many activities that earn points toward the UIL Lone Star Cup were not completed. The UIL Lone Star Cup recognizes the top high school in each UIL conference based on overall team achievement in sanctioned academic, athletic and music championships. Below are the Top 25 UIL Lone Star Cup standings for the 2019-20 school year.

AUSTIN, Texas The University Interscholastic League (UIL) has released standings for the Lone Star Cup through March 13, 2020. Due to the cancellation of UIL spring events, the Lone Star Cup will not be awarded for the 2019-20 school year. As a result, many activities that earn points toward the UIL Lone Star Cup were not completed. The UIL Lone Star Cup recognizes the top high school in each UIL conference based on overall team achievement in sanctioned academic, athletic and music championships. Below are the Top 25 UIL Lone Star Cup standings for the 2019-20 school year.

Despite the 2020 track and field season being cut short, there were still some amazing performances. VYPE has scoured the standings on MileSplit.com and have gathered the best of the best in each running category. Go crazy track nation and vote for the 2020 VYPE DFW Boys Jumper of the Year in this fan poll. The poll will close on Wednesday, May 27 at 7 P.M! VYPE DFW Boys Jumper of the Year Fan Poll (Closes May 27 at 7 p.m.)

EMBED >More News Videos Did the North Shore Mustangs need another Hail Mary to win state? Even with a key player out, the school is on top again. HOUSTON, Texas -- North Shore's Zach Evans is considered by the national recruiting pundits as a 5-Star running back.He is the most coveted recruit in the country.On the eve of the Class 6A D-I State Title Game against Duncanville, Evans was sent back home to Houston.The news started hitting social media Saturday morning and rumors were a plenty.The North Shore Mustangs were asked to give up their phones Friday night to focus on their much-anticipated rematch with Duncanville.Everyone complied. Evans did not.He was asked repeatedly. He still didn't give up the phone.