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From The Press Box | East Texas High School Football Week 1 Picks & Predictions

🏈 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ARE BACK IN EAST TEXAS!

The 2026 Texas high school football season has arrived, and From The Press Box is kicking it off with a huge Week 1 preview and prediction show.

Host David Weaver and KMHT 103.9 FM Sports Director Matt Paul are joined by Longview News-Journal Sports Editor Jack Stallard, recently named the 2025-2026 Texas Sports Writer of the Year by the Texas High School Coaches Association, to break down some of the biggest opening-week matchups across East Texas.

🔥 Among the games on the Pick'em board:

Longview at Lufkin

Tyler Legacy at Texas High

Marshall vs…

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