Dallas-Fort Worth “Metroplex” schools Plano and McKinney face off against one another to begin District 6-6A play.
The Wildcats will head to McKinney ISD Stadium to take on the Lions in a game that will be televised on the NFHS Network.
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Plano (1-0) opened its season on Aug. 30 with a win against Odessa Permian at the Jerry Jones Classic in Frisco. The Wildcats then played Richardson last week, and held a 10-7 lead before the remainder of the game was canceled due to inclement weather.
Wildcat senior tailback Chance Culley is off to a great start, having amassed 307 yards on 33 carries along with three TDs. In the win against Permian, Culley rushed for 241 yards on 24 carries with two TDs.
McKinney (1-1) opened its season with a close 21-17 loss to Frisco Emerson. But last week, the Lions bounced back on the road with a 28-14 win against Garland Lakeview Centennial, breaking a 14-all score with a pair of fourth-quarter TDs.
The Lions were held to 94 yards of total offense, but got a 56-yard pick-six from Kaden Scoby that clinched the win in the fourth quarter. They also got a blocked punt and a long kickoff return to set up two other TDs.
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PLANO 17, McKINNEY 6 4TH QTR.
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FOURTH QUARTER
– McKinney has the ball inside the Plano 20 with nearly five minutes to go.
– McKinney forced to punt, but Caleb Wegman gets a 50-yard kick which lands at the Plano 1 with 7:25 left.
– FIELD GOAL PLANO. Wildcats reach the red zone before stalling. But Ryan Weaver comes on to kick a 27-yard field goal, giving Plano a two-score lead. (Plano, 17-6 | 9:15, 4th)
– Plano has the ball at the McKinney 35 to begin the final quarter of play.
THIRD QUARTER
– FUMBLE RECOVERY PLANO. But the Lions fumble it right back, as Plano’s Paris Walker forced the fumble, and Logan Romanowicz recovers. Plano ball at its 30, with more than four minutes left in the third.
And McKinney gives it right back on a fumble of its own. Paris Walker forces the fumble for @PlanoFootball and Logan Romanowicz recovers. Plano ball at its 30, leading 14-6 @ 4:34/3Q. pic.twitter.com/aeLSrrydtX
— Matt Welch (@MWelchSLM) September 12, 2025
– FUMBLE RECOVERY McKINNEY. Plano fumbles on a pass play in its own territory and McKinney’s Ryder Soderman comes up with the ball. Big chance here for the Lions.
– TOUCHDOWN PLANO. Wildcats take the second-half kickoff and drives the field in nine plays, capped by a Kameryn Brown 3-yard TD run. (Plano, 14-6 | 8:39, 3rd)
Plano 14, McKinney 6 @ 8:39/3Q
After neither offense found the end zone in the 1st half, @PlanoFootball strings together its best drive of the night to open the 3rd. Kameryn Brown finishes off a 9-play series with a 3yd TD run. pic.twitter.com/V1foSsJapk
— Matt Welch (@MWelchSLM) September 12, 2025
– Plano will get the ball to begin the second half.
SECOND QUARTER
– FIELD GOAL McKINNEY. Lions able to put together a drive to end the first half, and get a field goal on the final play of the half, a Boston Stephens 34-yarder. All 13 points in the half courtesy of special teams. (Plano, 7-6 | :00, 2nd)
HALF: Plano 7, McKinney 6@McKinneyFBall gets three back before halftime after Boston Stephens converts his 2nd FG of the night, this one from 34 yds out. All 13 pts in the 1st half come via special teams between these two. pic.twitter.com/61GalSbYL6
— Matt Welch (@MWelchSLM) September 12, 2025
– TOUCHDOWN PLANO. Wildcats get a big play on special teams to take the lead, as Braelyn Alexander returns a punt 83 yards to the house. (Plano, 7-3 | 1:18, 2nd)
Plano 7, McKinney 3 @ 1:18/2Q
Offense has been at a premium this half, so here’s @PlanoFootball special teams to account for the game’s 1st TD. Braelyn Alexander does the honors, returning a punt 83 yds for the score. pic.twitter.com/91mMz7VtV4
— Matt Welch (@MWelchSLM) September 12, 2025
– McKinney QB Kip Killough converts on a third-down keeper and the Lions have a first down near their 40 at the two-minute warning.
– Plano will punt it away. McKinney ball with nearly three minutes to go in the half.
– INTERCEPTION PLANO. Bradley Brown stops a potential McKinney scoring drive with a pick, and the Wildcats avert another Lion scoring threat.
– McKinney nearly had another long field goal to add to its lead, but a 47-yarder was missed late in the first quarter. Plano has the ball as the second quarter gets under way.
FIRST QUARTER
– INTERCEPTION McKINNEY: Plano drives in McKinney territory, but a pass is picked off by Nathan Hall near his own 15, and the Lions take over there.
– FIELD GOAL McKINNEY: Lions take the opening kickoff and march down to the Plano 30 before stalling. But Boston Stephens comes on to kick it from 48 yards out, and it is GOOD. (McKinney, 3-0 | 9:18, 1st)
PREGAME
– Live from McKinney ISD Stadium for the District 6-6A opener as the Wildcats of Plano take on the Lions of McKinney.
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