Brownwood athletes face a busy week of competition from Monday, Oct. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 31. The schedule includes a regional cross-country meet in Lubbock, football matchups across the area and a Howard Payne home game against Hardin-Simmons.

Cross-country and volleyball

Brownwood will compete in the Region I-4A cross-country meet in Lubbock at noon Monday. Bangs will also race in the Region I-2A meet in Lubbock, scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

On Tuesday, Blanket and May will compete in the Region III-A meet in Fort Worth at 10 a.m. Zephyr will run in the Region IV-A meet in Corpus Christi at 8:45 a.m.

Thursday brings two area volleyball playoff matches. Early will face Whitesboro in Poolville at 6:30 p.m., while Coleman will play Hawley in Clyde at 6 p.m.

Friday football schedule

Brownwood travels to Waco Connally for a 7 p.m. football game Friday. Early visits Ingram Moore at 7 p.m., Bangs plays at San Saba at 7 p.m., and Brookesmith visits Cherokee at 7:30 p.m.

Other Friday games include Blanket at Zephyr at 7:30 p.m., Comanche at Eastland at 7 p.m., Coleman at Johnson City at 7 p.m., Goldthwaite at Stamford at 7 p.m., Winters at Cross Plains at 7 p.m., Santa Anna at Bronte at 7:30 p.m., Olfen at Panther Creek at 7:30 p.m., Rising Star at Sidney at 7 p.m. and Mullin at Gustine at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday college and basketball events

Howard Payne will host Hardin-Simmons in college football at 1 p.m. Saturday. Girls basketball scrimmages are also scheduled: Brownwood at San Angelo Central at 10 a.m.; Early at Goldthwaite at 11:30 a.m.; Bangs and Eldorado at Santa Anna, with the time to be announced; Blanket at Panther Creek at 10 a.m.; and Zephyr at Robert Lee at 10 a.m.