Richardson ISD has one football team left in the playoffs.
Lake Highlands beat Haltom 35-13 on Friday night at Wildcat-Ram Stadium in a Class 6A Division II bi-district game, while Berkner lost 21-18 to Hurst L.D. Bell at Buddy Echols Stadium in Coppell.
Wildcats pull away after halftime
Lake Highlands, the top seed from its district, led only 14-13 at the break, according to the Lake Highlands Advocate. The Wildcats then scored the game's final 21 points, the last of them early in the fourth quarter after a 96-yard drive, to earn the program's fourth straight bi-district title, the Advocate reported.
Coach Cory Campbell told the Advocate that his team failed to finish a drive late in the first half but was able to run the ball and find the end zone after halftime. "A lot of people contributed to that win tonight," Campbell said, according to the Advocate.
The Wildcats are 9-2 and have won eight straight. They went 7-0 in district play.
Their next opponent is Denton Guyer, which beat Rock Hill 45-13 on Friday to improve to 9-2, according to MaxPreps. Campbell told the Advocate he considers Guyer's defensive line the best in the country. Kickoff details for that second-round matchup were still pending Saturday morning.