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Final —Allen 50, DeSoto 6Final —North Crowley 40, Southlake Carroll 10Final —Prosper 50, North Forney 43Final —Denton Guyer 27, Melissa 9Final —Prosper Walnut Grove 35, Hebron 0Final —Waxahachie 27, Coppell 24Final —Lewisville 49, Byron Nelson 7Final —Arlington Martin 22, Flower Mound Marcus 17Final —Little Elm 42, Mansfield Legacy 21Final —Denton Braswell 45, Dallas Skyline 10Final —McKinney 23, Forney 14Final —McKinney Boyd 29, Richardson Pearce 7Final —Keller 55, Midland 24Final —Haslet Eaton 20, Arlington 10Final —Saginaw Boswell 41, Fort Worth Paschal 13Final —Keller Central 45, Mesquite Horn 18Final —South Grand Prairie 36, Arlington Bowie 31Final —Arlington Sam Houston 29, Everman 13Final —Richardson Berkner 37, Royse City 30Final —Garland 33, Dallas White 14Final —Plano West 31, Hurst L.D. Bell 21Final —Sachse 45, Plano 3Final —Plano East 48, Prosper Rock Hill 15Final —Wylie 41, Lake Highlands 26Final —Grand Prairie 33, North Garland 0Final —Red Oak 38, Garland Lakeview Centennial 6Final —Nevada Community 49, South Garland 7Final —Wylie East 44, Texarkana Texas High 41Final —Frisco Wakeland 27, Justin Northwest 21Final —Flower Mound 31, Keller Timber Creek 0
Final —Allen 50, DeSoto 6Final —North Crowley 40, Southlake Carroll 10Final —Prosper 50, North Forney 43Final —Denton Guyer 27, Melissa 9Final —Prosper Walnut Grove 35, Hebron 0Final —Waxahachie 27, Coppell 24Final —Lewisville 49, Byron Nelson 7Final —Arlington Martin 22, Flower Mound Marcus 17Final —Little Elm 42, Mansfield Legacy 21Final —Denton Braswell 45, Dallas Skyline 10Final —McKinney 23, Forney 14Final —McKinney Boyd 29, Richardson Pearce 7Final —Keller 55, Midland 24Final —Haslet Eaton 20, Arlington 10Final —Saginaw Boswell 41, Fort Worth Paschal 13Final —Keller Central 45, Mesquite Horn 18Final —South Grand Prairie 36, Arlington Bowie 31Final —Arlington Sam Houston 29, Everman 13Final —Richardson Berkner 37, Royse City 30Final —Garland 33, Dallas White 14Final —Plano West 31, Hurst L.D. Bell 21Final —Sachse 45, Plano 3Final —Plano East 48, Prosper Rock Hill 15Final —Wylie 41, Lake Highlands 26Final —Grand Prairie 33, North Garland 0Final —Red Oak 38, Garland Lakeview Centennial 6Final —Nevada Community 49, South Garland 7Final —Wylie East 44, Texarkana Texas High 41Final —Frisco Wakeland 27, Justin Northwest 21Final —Flower Mound 31, Keller Timber Creek 0

Rankings / Football

District 8-6A Cornerback Rankings — Week 3

Playing cornerback in District 8-6A requires more than simply having speed.

Through three weeks, the district has shown several different styles at the position. Some corners are at their best challenging receivers in press-man coverage. Others are more comfortable playing with vision from off coverage, maintaining leverage and breaking on the football. But regardless of scheme, the corners who separated themselves consistently did the same thing: they made quarterbacks work to complete passes in their direction.

Euless Trinity defensive back Chayce Davis takes the No. 1 spot. The Oklahoma State commit brought the strongest combination of coverage ability, playmaking and proven pedigree to the group, and even during Trinity’s 31-7 loss to Aledo, Davis provided one of the bright spots for the Trojans’ defense.

By Branden Northern

DUB Sports Media

· September 13, 2026

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  1. 1. Chayce Davis — Euless Trinity | DB

    Davis already carries the recruiting profile of one of the district’s most accomplished defensive backs, but his play backs it up.

    Against Aledo, Davis was sticky in coverage and consistently put himself in position to challenge throws. His biggest play came when he turned one of those opportunities into an interception, giving Trinity a much-needed defensive takeaway.

    The performance stood out even more considering the circumstances. Trinity struggled in the 31-7 loss, but Davis remained competitive on the back end and gave the Trojans quality coverage throughout the game.

    Davis is committed to Oklahoma State, and the traits that attracted college programs are apparent. He has the athletic ability to stay connected to receivers, confidence in coverage and the ball skills to punish quarterbacks when they challenge him.

    Through the district evaluation, Davis provided the strongest overall case for the No. 1 spot.

  2. 2. Jeremiah Johnson — Irving MacArthur | DB

    Jeremiah Johnson brings a completely different personality to the position.

    Johnson’s film against Azle showed an intense, technically sound corner who is comfortable getting into a receiver’s space and making him work for every release.

    His footwork particularly stood out in man coverage. Johnson showed the ability to remain patient at the line of scrimmage, stay square and transition with receivers without unnecessarily opening his hips. That becomes even more noticeable when he’s playing press.

    Johnson can put receivers in a box.

    Rather than constantly chasing routes, his technique allows him to control reps early and remain connected as they develop. Against Azle, that combination of physicality, footwork and competitiveness produced one of the better man-coverage evaluations in the district.

    For a corner asked to survive isolated matchups, those are valuable traits.

  3. 3. Shemirion Bailey — Grand Prairie | CB

    Shemirion Bailey’s ability to defend the deep ball immediately separated him.

    Against Dallas Skyline, Bailey was challenged multiple times but consistently stayed in position. Grand Prairie mixed plenty of Cover 3 and quarters, putting an emphasis on Bailey maintaining top-shoulder leverage and preventing receivers from getting behind him.

    He did exactly that.

    One of his better reps came early when a Skyline receiver attacked him vertically, stemmed toward the corner and used a rocker step before breaking to the post. Bailey remained disciplined. He didn’t allow the stem to manipulate his positioning, stayed on the receiver’s top shoulder and remained in position to defend the throw downfield.

    That rep was representative of his night.

    Bailey showed enough speed to carry receivers vertically, good discipline with his leverage and the footwork to handle changes within routes. Despite being targeted multiple times, he didn’t surrender anything significant in his direction, and Skyline increasingly found opportunities elsewhere.

    There is room for improvement as a perimeter run defender, particularly with getting off blocks and finishing tackles.

    But the first responsibility of a corner is to cover.

    Bailey did that extremely well.

  4. 4. Christian Pittman — South Grand Prairie | CB

    Christian Pittman may have been the most polished off-coverage corner evaluated in the district.

    Pittman has excellent length for the position, but his technique is what stood out. He remained composed with space between himself and the receiver, maintained his leverage and showed clean footwork when transitioning and breaking on routes.

    Playing off coverage can expose a corner quickly if his eyes or feet become undisciplined. Pittman rarely had that problem.

    When throws came toward his side, he consistently closed space and put himself in position to eliminate the opportunity. His ability to stay structurally sound while reading the receiver made his coverage look controlled rather than reactive.

    Pittman also has college interest behind his film, with offers from UT Permian Basin, East Central University and Southeastern Oklahoma State.

    He may not have produced the flashiest evaluation of the four, but technically, Pittman was extremely consistent. His length, leverage and understanding of off coverage give South Grand Prairie a dependable presence on the perimeter.

District 8-6A’s cornerback group showed that there isn’t one formula for playing the position effectively.

Davis combined coverage ability with playmaking and came away with an interception. Johnson’s press-man technique and intensity allowed him to disrupt receivers from the beginning of routes. Bailey was excellent defending vertical shots and maintaining top-shoulder leverage, while Pittman produced perhaps the cleanest display of traditional off-coverage technique in the group.

The differences in their games are what made the evaluation interesting.

But through Week 3, Chayce Davis sits at the top of District 8-6A’s cornerback rankings.

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