Week 4 schedule for Lubbock-area, South Plains high school football - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

That Friday card sends Coronado to Plainview and Levelland to Sweetwater, while Shallowater hosts Monahans and Slaton hosts Post. Lubbock Christian travels to Bushland, and Littlefield squares off with Christoval in a neutral-site game at Lamesa. Nearly every corner of the South Plains has a team on the field, from Idalou making the long trip to Fort Stockton to Muleshoe heading to Farwell.

For families and fans from Tech Terrace to Raintree, this is the rhythm of a Lubbock fall, Friday nights built around whichever team your kid, neighbor, or old classmate plays for. Non-district matchups like these still carry weight heading into district play, giving coaches a last look at what works before the games that count toward playoff seeding start piling up.

Small-town programs get equal billing here too. Aspermont hosts Guthrie in Class 1A action Thursday, a reminder that South Plains football stretches well past Lubbock city limits into towns most people only pass through on the highway.

One night, a dozen-plus games, and stadium lights on from Farwell to Coahoma, all before most of Lubbock has even finished dinner Friday.