The Brownwood defense is allowing 22 points and 240 yards – 138 passing and 102 rushing – per game on average, with 25 takeaways and 25 sacks for the season.

The fifth meeting all-time between the Brownwood Lions and Canyon Eagles will take place at 7 p.m Friday at Odessa’s Ratliff Stadium in the Class 4A Division I Region I area playoff round.

At stake is a berth in the regional semifinals against either Canyon West Plains (10-1) or Lampasas (9-2) Thanksgiving weekend.

The Lions and Canyon have split the previous four matches, with Brownwood winning the most recent – 31-10 in second-round playoff action in Midland in 2022.

“I’m excited about going to a place like Ratliff Stadium, as historic as it is in the annals of Texas high school football,” said Lions first-year head coach Jeryl

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