Episode 130 of the Texas High School football podcast is kicking off the Playoffs! After an 11-week regular season where 59 out of one thousand two hundred and fifty Texas high school football teams went undefeated!! We now have the brackets set, and playoff football is set to begin! It all starts fresh, and it is decided on the field. Win and keep playing, lose and your season is over. It is the best part of the Texas High School football season because it doesn’t matter where you were ranked. If you’re in the playoffs, you want to win, and teams give it their all! This week, Host Taylor Arenz talks to two players whose team is ranked high in the playoffs!
Kicking it off is Dripping Springs senior wide receiver Merrik Bloomgren, fresh off a history-making season. The Tigers just did what no Dripping Springs team had ever done: beat Westlake. Merrik takes us inside that unforgettable win, what this senior year has meant to him, and how fast his high school journey has flown by. They also talk about team chemistry, the bond behind their success, and what it’s been like growing as a player and leader. Merrik a
Then, Taylor talks with sits down with Yates High School Quarterback Chris Brown, he’s a senior leading an undefeated Yates team. Taylor talks to Chris about how fast these four years flew by, and what it feels like to help bring the Lions their first perfect regular season since the mid-90s. They also dive into the night. He put up one of the wildest performances in Texas high school football this year, talks through the heart of this team, and shines a light on the guys around him who make it all go. Chris shares his thoughts about senior emotions, leadership, recruiting, and what he wants the next generation at Yates to know.
