1. It's October, so that means we've reached some games of real consequence in the high school football scene, including some district-deciding clashes this week. On top of that list in China Spring at La Vega, the latest chapter in the storied history. China Spring is explosive, as both we and Alvarado know (after the Cougars put up 50 in a quarter against the Indians last week), but let's not sleep on La Vega, which dusted a good Waxahachie Life square 56-20 in Week 7. What are the odds of a Pirates upset in this one, and would it even really be that much of an upset?

2. The other game that sets up a district title game is Marlin at Riesel, the Indians being undefeated on the year and a plausible top-10 team. This feels a little bit like a toss-up, so we'll make the argument for each team to win this one.

3. Live Oak coach Brice Helton has announced his squad will be moving up from six-man to 11-man football next year. How tough a transition will that be for the Falcons, and which other growing schools in Central Texas can you see maybe moving up and being successful, regardless of classification? How about China Spring as a 5A team?

4. We cover some 70-odd schools around the area, so we inevitably give some good teams less attention than they deserve. So here's the shout-out segment: Which team is "quietly" doing big things and needs some podcast love?

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