Frisco Lone Star at Melissa Live Updates: Texas High School Football

A district opener in one of the best new venues in Texas high school football is in store Friday night.

Undefeated Frisco Lone Star travels to Melissa to take on the Cardinals in the palatial Coach Kenny Deel Stadium for the District 5-5A Division I opener for both squads.

Watch Frisco Lone Star at Melissa live on the NFHS Network

Last season, Lone Star made it all the way to the 5A Division I state championship game. The Rangers are hoping to go back to Arlington and have the personnel to do so, including the presence of quarterback Trey Wright, a USC commit.

Lone Star is ranked No. 7 in the current High School On SI Texas statewide Top 25 rankings.

Melissa enters Friday’s game at 1-2 overall, but as far as the Cardinals are concerned, it’s a brand-new season.

Follow High School On SI correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from Melissa.

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FRISCO LONE STAR 35, MELISSA 30 FINAL

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POSTGAME

- Frisco Lone Star stays undefeated as the Rangers barely survive at Melissa. Rangers move to 4-0 and 1-0 in district play; Cardinals drop to 1-3 overall, 0-1 in district.

FOURTH QUARTER

- Melissa gets a safety in the final seconds, and the Cardinals get one final chance with the ball, but on the free kick, they get brought down and Lone Star will survive.

FINAL: Frisco Lone Star 35, Melissa 30@LSHS_FBRecruits gets the stop on a kick return as the clock runs out and hangs on to win its district opener. Rangers led 28-7 before Melissa rallied, with Lone Star's defense generating its 4th turnover late to preserve the win. pic.twitter.com/Q6pDvu8QoJ
— Matt Welch (@MWelchSLM) September 26, 2026

- INTERCEPTION LONE STAR. Bryant Robinson gets his second pick on the night, and it's a huge one, as the Rangers take over with 1:01 left.

- Lone Star goes for it on fourth-and-long, and Trey Wright gets a scramble but is stopped a couple yards shy of a first down. Melissa takes over with 3:50 left.

- TOUCHDOWN MELISSA. Cards not going away, as Turner Wilkie scores on a 4-yard keeper. (Lone Star, 35-28 | 8:00, 4th)

- TOUCHDOWN LONE STAR. Trey Wright starts the last quarter with another TD, this one from 8 yards out. (Lone Star, 35-21 | 11:53, 4th)

THIRD QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN MELISSA. Cards get closer as Bear Tabor catches a 14-yard pass from Turner Wilkie. (Lone Star, 28-21 | 8:45, 3rd)

HALFTIME

Lone Star is a half away from moving to 4-0 on the year, as the Rangers take a 14-point halftime advantage.

SECOND QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN MELISSA. Melissa scores a TD as Turner Wilkie finds Wyatt Harry for a 40-yard TD. (Lone Star, 28-14 | 9:30, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN LONE STAR. Just 12 seconds into the period, the Rangers expand their lead, and it's Trey Wright once again, taking a keeper for a 69-yard score. He has four total TDs on the night. (Lone Star, 28-7 | 11:48, 2nd)

FIRST QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN LONE STAR. Rangers force a punt, and on the very next play, Trey Wright hooks up with Colen Perry from 58 yards out. (Lone Star, 21-7 | 2:26, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN LONE STAR. Rangers take advantage of an interception, as Trey Wright finds Karece Hoyt for a 28-yard score. (Lone Star, 14-7 | 4:38, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN MELISSA. Cardinals put together a 14-play drive to tie things up as Turner Wilkie sneaks it in from a yard out. (7-7 | 7:12, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN LONE STAR. Just 10 seconds in, Zach Forbish catches a 75-yard strike from Trey Wright, (Lone Star, 7-0 | 11:50, 1st)

PREGAME

- Live from Melissa, it’s the District 5-5A Division I opener as undefeated Frisco Lone Star takes on the home team Cardinals.

ABOUT FRISCO LONE STAR

The Rangers have scored 41, 48 and 56 games in their three wins, beating Royse City and Cedar Hill along with Simon Gratz, a Philadelphia, Pa., based school.

Wright has thrown for more than 800 yards and nine TDs while adding 300 yards rushing and five more scores.

ABOUT MELISSA

Last season, the Cardinals finished 11-3 and reached the 5A DII state semifinals.

They started this season with a 63-21 win against Arkansas school Pulaski Academy before dropping games to Denton Guyer and Rockwell. The Cardinals boast one of the top running backs in the Metroplex in Jeremiah Tabor, who has rushed for nearly 400 yards and six touchdowns.

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