No. 22 Denton Ryan beats No. 27 Highland Park on New Year’s Day Texas Playoff Showdown

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After state semifinal losses to Highland Park in 2016, 2017 and 2018, Denton Ryan avenged those defeats on New Year’s Day to advance to the Texas Class 5A Division I state semifinals next weekend. The Raiders, ranked No. 22 in the High School Football America 100 national rankings powered by BlackMP Living Water, defeated HP 17-7 at Globe Life Park.

Next up, Ryan will face Mansfield Summit, a 41-38 winner over Red Oak.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.