Brownwood will begin the 2026 high school football season on the road at Abilene Wylie, with both teams entering the opening week without a recorded win or loss. The matchup is part of the Week 1 schedule for District 13-4A Division II, one of 11 districts tracked in the latest local standings.
Brownwood News published the standings on Aug. 27, 2026, at 9:45 a.m. The report, by Derrick Stuckly, includes district and overall records along with upcoming schedules for 18 local high school teams.
Brownwood’s district and opening-week matchup
Brownwood is listed in District 13-4A Division II alongside Gatesville, Robinson, Salado, Waco Connally and Waco La Vega. Every team in the district is shown with a 0-0 district record and a 0-0 overall record at the time of publication, indicating that the standings were presented before the season’s opening results were recorded.
The Week 1 schedule sends Brownwood to Abilene Wylie. Other games involving District 13-4A Division II teams include Lampasas at Gatesville, Bellville at Robinson, Troy at Salado, China Spring at Waco Connally and Waco La Vega at Franklin.
Other area teams scheduled for Week 1
The local schedule also features several matchups involving teams from Brown County and surrounding communities. In District 5-3A Division II, Dublin is scheduled to play at Bangs, while Breckenridge is scheduled to visit Comanche. The district’s other listed games are Clifton at Bosqueville, Ballinger at Eastland, Hamilton at Bremond, Millsap at Jacksboro, Kerens at Rio Vista and Tolar at Boyd.
Early is listed in District 3-3A Division I and is scheduled to host Merkel. The other games in that district are Ingram Moore at Hondo, Burnet at Llano, San Angelo TLCA at Tahoka and Canyon West Plains at Wall.
District 7-2A Division I includes Bangs, Brady, Coleman, Johnson City, Mason and San Saba. Along with Dublin at Bangs, the Week 1 slate includes Brady at Comfort, Coleman at Grape Creek, Falls City at Johnson City, Reagan County at Mason and San Saba at De Leon.
Zephyr appears in District 12-A Division II and is scheduled to host May. That district also lists Blanket at Panther Creek, Gustine at Evant and Three Way at Mullin. In District 10-A Division I, May is scheduled to play at Zephyr, while Gordon visits Campbell, Throckmorton visits Gorman, Lingleville visits Morgan and Ranger visits Walnut Springs.
Schedules include games across multiple classifications
The standings report covers teams from 4A through six-man football classifications. District 7-2A Division II lists Goldthwaite, Cross Plains, Albany, Hamlin, Miles, Stamford and Winters. Its opening-week games include Hawley at Albany, Bruceville-Eddy at Cross Plains, Junction at Goldthwaite, Crosbyton at Hamlin, Sonora at Miles, Stamford at Haskell and Winters against Shamrock at Seymour.
Brookesmith is listed in District 8-A Division II. Its Week 1 game is against Trent at Brookesmith. The same district lists Cherokee at Leakey, Lohn against Knippa at Rocksprings, Richland Springs at Lometa and Sidney at Rochelle.
District 11-A Division II includes Rising Star and Sidney. The schedule lists Lueders Avoca at Moran, Rising Star at Forestburg, Sidney at Rochelle and Strawn against Klondike at Jayton.
Some other district listings use a “Week 11 Results” heading rather than “Week 1 Games.” District 7-A Division I includes Santa Anna, with listed matchups of Baird at Abilene TLCA, Bronte at Menard, Loraine at Highland, Eden at Paint Rock, Robert Lee at Jayton and Veribest at Santa Anna. District 7-A Division II lists Blanket-area opponent Panther Creek, with games including Aspermont at Blackwell, Loraine at Highland, Dawson at Olfen, Trent at Brookesmith and Blanket at Panther Creek.
For Brownwood residents following the Lions, the first listed date-specific development is the season-opening trip to Abilene Wylie. The source provides the opponent and the broader Week 1 schedule, but does not state a kickoff time, venue address or broadcast information.