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Week 8 of the Texas high school football season had its fair share of stellar performances, including ones by some of the state’s best players.

We narrowed down 25 of the biggest and brightest stars in the Lone Star State, including some familiar names from previous weeks.

The Sporting News will continue to highlight the state’s top players each week of the season leading up to the UIL state championships in Arlington in December.

(The list is in alphabetical order)

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Top performances from Week 8 of Texas high school football

Parker Almanza, Trophy Club Byron Nelson: Almanza had his biggest game of the season in a 48-26 victory over Northwest Eaton. The Baylor commit went 28-of-43 for 359 yards with six touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed for 57 yards and another score in the District 4-6A victory.

Connor Bailey, Port Neches-Groves: The senior did not have his biggest game in PNG’s 39-7 win over West Fork, but he achieved a huge milestone. Bailey surpassed the 4,000-yard passing plateau for his career. He went 10-of-20 for 173 yards and three touchdowns to help the Indians remain undefeated on the season.

Kayson Brooks, Kilgore: Brooks was a force of nature as the Bulldogs went on the road and notched a huge 49-29 District 9-4A Division I victory over previously unbeaten Lindale. The uncommitted senior went 19-of-29 for 334 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns on five attempts.

Kaedyn Cobbs, Denton Guyer: The Illinois commit ran wild in a big 52-21 victory over Flower Mound Marcus. Cobbs racked up 244 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries (9.9 yards per attempt) to help the Wildcats stay undefeated in District 5-6A play.

Colson Collins, The Woodlands John Cooper: Collins was slinging the ball in his team’s 55-31 SPC 4A victory over Episcopal School of Dallas. The junior went 19-of-24 for 326 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions. He added 34 rushing yards to help the Dragons remain undefeated.

Barrett Fallon, San Antonio Davenport: Fallon was all over the field for the Wolves in their 47-23 District 14-4A Division I win over Somerset. The senior running back rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries and caught five passes for 88 yards and another end zone visit. Fallon has 1,279 yards and 28 TD’s on the ground for undefeated Davenport.

Holt Frazier, Brock: The junior QB1 helped the Eagles pick apart Mineral Wells in a 55-7 District 3-4A Division II win. Frazier went 18-of-24 for 334 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed for seven yards on three carries to help Brock improve to 7-0 (2-0).

Roderick Hambrick, Jr., Terrell: The senior running back had his biggest game of the season in a key 61-28 District 6-5A Division II win over Ennis. Hambrick, Jr. rushed for 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help the Tigers remain undefeated at 7-0 (4-0). It was his first 200-plus yard game of the season.

Tre Hamilton, Longview: The junior QB1 found rarified air in Longview’s 63-20 District 10-6A victory over Tyler Legacy. Hamilton went 19-of-30 for 302 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 65 yards and another score. He is just the fifth Lobo to ever throw for 300-plus yards in a game and the first since current Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King.

Tremayne Hill, Katy: Hill continued his big senior season by racking up 209 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 27 carries to help the Tigers tame Katy Jordan, 38-17, in District 19-6A play. That performance pushed him over the 1,000-yard mark for the season in seven games. Hill has three 200-yard-plus games in 2025.

KJ Jenkins, Alvarado: Jenkins and the Indians put up video game-like numbers in a 63-0 crushing of Lake Worth. The junior signal-caller went an astounding 16-of-23 for 447 yards with seven touchdowns and no interceptions to help Alvarado remain undefeated. Jenkins broke the school record for single game passing yards.

Anthony Lewis, Coppell: The sophomore safety gave Lewisville quarterback Tre Williams fits, intercepting three of his passes to help the Cowboys knock off the previously unbeaten Farmers, 41-23, in District 5-6A play. Coppell picked off Williams four times in the game. Lewis also made two solo tackles.

Logan Lucero, Dallas Parish Episcopal: Lucero came up huge for the Panthers in their biggest game of the season. Lucero went 11-of-16 for 341 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions to help Parish to a 56-28 win over TAPPS Division I defending state champion Argyle Liberty Christian. The Panthers lost to the Warriors twice last season, including in the title game.

Jaxxon Marie, Cuero: Marie was on fire in Cuero’s thrilling 56-55 District 15-4A Division II win over Sinton. The senior QB1 went 23-of-40 for 322 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception. He also rushed for 100 yards and another score. Junior D'Zayvin Bonner caught four of those touchdowns.

Kaleb Maryland, Galena Park North Shore: The Utah State commit had another massive game for the Mustangs in their 70-0 District 23-6A win over Channelview. Maryland went 10-of-11 for 327 yards and four touchdowns without throwing a pick. North Shore is 6-1 (4-0).

Ryelan Morris, Honey Grove: He’s back. The standout senior had another big game for the Warriors as they beat Alba-Golden, 57-12. The Stanford commit rushed for 234 yards and four touchdowns on 14 attempts (16.7 yards per carry) and caught three passes for 36 yards and another score.

Cam Newton, Prosper Walnut Grove: In one of the wildest games in Texas last week, Walnut Grove rallied from a 21-point deficit in the third quarter to stun Anna, 45-38, and remain undefeated. Newton scored the game-winning touchdown with 58 seconds left to cap a monster night. He rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns on 43 carries and caught 11 passes for 105 yards.

Joey Nisbet, Colleyville Heritage: The senior linebacker had a team-high 15 tackles (8 solo, 7 assists), one tackle for loss, a sack and a tackle on a two-point conversion in overtime to help the Panthers hold on for a 42-41 District 3-5A Division II victory over Arlington Seguin. Nisbet has 73 tackles for the season.

Javian Osborne, Forney: What a night for the Notre Dame commit. Osborne rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winner with 16 seconds left, to help lift the Jackrabbits past Rockwall, 48-47, in a District 10-6A contest. The Fighting Irish then beat USC, 34-24, the next day, so Osborne had a pretty nice weekend.

El Paso Franklin running back Ernie Powers

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Ernie Powers, El Paso Franklin: Powers had yet another massive game for the Cougars in their 52-7 District 1-6A win over El Paso Socorro. The senior rushed for 279 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries for an average of 16.4 yards per attempt. Powers has rushed for 279 or more yards in all but one game this season. He has 2,537 yards and 41 touchdowns in 2025.

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Kaden Stefek: Hutto: Stefek had another big night in leading the Hippos to a 49-29 District 25-6A win over Round Rock Stony Point. The senior signal-caller went 15-of-22 for 278 yards and five touchdowns without an interception. Stefek has thrown 23 touchdowns with just five interceptions for Hutto 6-1 (5-0) this season.

Christian Villarreal, Ozona: Villarreal continued one of the best rushing seasons in the nation with an eye-popping performance in a 57-12 District 3-2A Division I win over Sonora. The junior racked up a ridiculous 410 yards and six touchdowns. That’s in one game, mind you. Villarreal has rushed for six touchdowns in each of the last three games for the undefeated Lions.

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Uzziah “Cookie” Warmate, Denton Ryan: The Sam Houston commit was cooking in Ryan’s 44-10 District 3-5A Division I homecoming win over Azle. Warmate made 10 tackles, including seven solo, had four quarterback pressures, a forced fumble and a 49-yard fumble return.

Brett Wells, Troup: Wells helped the Tigers stay undefeated with a big-time performance in a 69-31 win over New Diana. The junior running back tallied 225 yards and five touchdowns on 19 carries (11.8 yards per carry). Troup is now 8-0 overall, 4-0 in District 11-3A Division II play.

Colt Yancey, Texarkana Pleasant Grove: The junior QB1 was unstoppable in leading the Hawks to a 63-0 District 7-4A Division II crushing of Longview Spring Hill. Yancey was 15-of-16 with 206 yards and touchdowns to six different receivers in just one half of play.