TEXAS HS FOOTBALL - The Spring Game You Should Watch This May.
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IF YOU ARE IN THE DFW AREA TOMORROW NIGHT - YOU NEED TO BE AT LONE STAR.
Spring football does not get enough credit. No pads. No playoffs. No stakes on paper. But for the players on the field, every single rep matters. Every route. Every snap. Every coverage. Spring is where depth charts get decided, where young players make their name, and where returning starters remind everyone exactly why they are coming back. Tomorrow night at 6:30 PM at Lone Star High School football field, Frisco Lone Star puts on display one of the most talented rosters not just in DFW - but in the entire country. This is not a spring game you want to miss.
THE PROGRAM.
Coach Jeff Rayburn has built something special in Frisco. The same program that developed Nick Bolton and Marvin Mims into NFL players is now home to one of the most exciting collections of young talent in Texas high school football. Last season Lone Star went 15-1 and played in the 5A Division I state championship game. They came up one win short of a title. That feeling has been sitting with this program all offseason - and tomorrow night is the first public chance to see what Lone Star looks like with that chip on their shoulder heading into 2026.
TREY WRIGHT - THE MOST EXCITING SOPHOMORE IN THE COUNTRY.
There is no other way to say it. Trey Wright is a walking highlight reel. As a sophomore last season, Wright led the entire country with 5,863 total yards - 4,062 through the air with another 1,801 on the ground - and scored 59 total touchdowns. He was named the unanimous District 5-5A MVP, made the MaxPreps Sophomore All-American team, and put up 653 total yards in a single regional finals win over Highland Park before going eight touchdowns in a state semifinal comeback against Aledo. The 2028 class quarterback already holds offers from SMU, TCU, North Texas and others - and the college programs knocking on his door are only going to multiply after his junior season. When Wright said this offseason that Lone Star is going 16-0 and bringing a ring back to Frisco, nobody in that building doubted him for a second. Tomorrow night, watch every single snap he takes.
KARECE HOYT - THE NO. 1 ATHLETE IN TEXAS.
Karece Hoyt has been officially named the number one athlete in the state of Texas - and that designation does not come close to telling the full story of what this kid can do. At 6'2" and 200 pounds, Hoyt has played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and safety for Lone Star - and been elite at every single position. Last season he rushed for over 1,100 yards and 22 touchdowns, caught 26 passes for 400 yards and five more scores, recorded 45 tackles, and intercepted six passes - returning one for a touchdown. He was the District Offensive MVP as a sophomore. He runs 22.78 in the 200 meters and 51.35 in the 400 on the track. He already holds 15-plus scholarship offers and committed to Baylor in March with programs like UCLA, Wisconsin, Ole Miss, Arkansas and Oregon still pressing hard to flip him. Hoyt is the kind of once-in-a-generation athlete that you tell your kids you watched in high school. He will be on the field tomorrow night.
BRYANT ROBINSON - THE LOCKDOWN CORNER WITH POWER FIVE OFFERS PILING UP.
On the other side of the ball, Bryant Robinson is quietly becoming one of the most recruited players in the entire 2027 class. At 6'4" and 175 pounds, Robinson has the size and length that defensive coordinators dream about at cornerback. As a sophomore he was named the District 5-5A Defensive Newcomer of the Year, recording 21 tackles and 10 passes defended in limited snaps. The offers have been flooding in ever since - Clemson, LSU, Iowa, Oklahoma, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Tech and more. A two-sport standout who also plays basketball at a high level, Robinson is the kind of elite athlete that makes Lone Star's defense a problem for anyone they face in 2026. Watch him shadow receivers tomorrow night and understand why every major program in the country has his number.
THE REST OF THE ROSTER IS JUST AS LOADED.
Trey Wright needs targets and Zach Forbish and Braxton Wambach are two of the best wide receivers in North Texas ready to step into expanded roles in 2026. Behind the offensive line, Kendrick Morgan and Abram Bengard anchor a front that gave Wright the time to put up those historic numbers last season - and both return with another offseason of development under their belts. Bryce Hayes Roberts brings versatility and instincts to the defensive backfield alongside Robinson, creating a secondary that is going to be one of the best in 5A. And Kaleb Tasby at linebacker is the engine that makes the Lone Star defense go - physical, instinctive, and exactly the type of player that sets the tone in practice every single day.
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