Inside Texas' HS game of the week: Lucas Lovejoy vs. Fort Worth North Crowley
Week three of the Texas high school football season is here, and district play is just around the corner. Before summer officially turns to fall, top teams from around the state have 1-2 more games before they take on rivals in the matchups that truly mean the most.
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On the week three schedule, there are some quality non-district games featuring Texas Longhorns commits and targets like like Longview versus Tyler Legacy, South Oak Cliff versus DeSoto, Lake Belton versus Red Oak, Melissa versus Royse City, and Timpson versus Daingerfield.
But the Inside Texas high school game of the week features 2023 Texas linebacker pledge S’Maje Burrell and the Fort Worth North Crowley Panthers in their battle with 2023 LSU commit Kyle Parker and the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards.
The game takes place at Crowley ISD Stadium on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
This matchup features six 2023 prospects and two 2024 prospects rated as three-stars or better by On3. Two 2023 prospects and one 2024 prospect are rated as On3 Consensus four-stars or better.
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Lucas Lovejoy players of note
*denotes Texas offer
2023
*WR Kyle Parker – LSU
WR Jaxson Lavender – SMU
QB Austin Gonzalez – SOUTHERN MISS
OT Noah Gardner
2024
*LB Payton Pierce
2025
Fort Worth North Crowley players of note
2023
*LB S’Maje Burrell – TEXAS
TE Ka’Morreun Pimpton – VANDERBILT
RB Dejuan Lacy
2024
QB Julian Knox
2025
Previous IT games of the week
Week 1: Duncanville vs. South Oak Cliff
In a nationally televised contest between two schools barely 10 miles apart, the Duncanville Panthers held the Golden Bears to 10 total points and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a nationally televised contest to take home a 23-10 victory.
Week 2: Allen vs. C.E. King
After falling during a Week 1 contest against out-of-state power Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco, the Allen Eagles recovered to top 2023 Texas commit Dylan Spencer by a score of 49-14.