Friday’s bi-district playoff preview

A host of Crossroads area teams will be in action Friday during the bi-district round of the UIL Texas Football State Championships: 5A Division II Victoria West Warriors (6-4, 3-3) vs Bastrop Bears (6-4, 5-0) 7 p.m. at Bastrop: This could be where dropping to the fourth seed could hurt Victoria West. The Warriors will have their hands full with Bastrop’s 4-star quarterback recruit Weston Neilsen who has committed to Arizona State. A 68-21 loss to Almeta Crawford followed by a 54-48 overtime loss to Richmond Tomas to close out the regular season gave West an unfavorable playoff seeding. 4A Division I No. 3 Bay City Blackcats (9-1, 6-0) vs Lampasas Badgers (4-6, 2-3) 7 p.m. at Smithville: Bay City has been on a tear since a 34-19 season opening loss to Columbus, the top ranked team in Class 3A DI. On paper, it does not appear Lampasas will be able to contend against a team with state title aspirations. El Campo Ricebirds (8-2, 4-2) vs. Jarrell Cougars (9-1, 4-1) 7 p.m.

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