Texas high school football 2026: Central Texas Players of the Week
AUSTIN, Texas - It's high school football time again in Central Texas!
Each week, FOX 7 Austin highlights a high school football player who excelled for his team. The FOX 7 Friday Football Player of the Week is then announced each Monday during our 9 p.m. newscast.
Check out our players of the week:
Week 2: Lake Travis QB Jason Carter
2026 Week 2 POTW: Lake Travis QB Jason Carter
This week's FOX 7 Friday Football Player of the Week is Lake Travis junior quarterback Jason Carter.
This week's FOX 7 Friday Football Player of the Week is Lake Travis junior quarterback Jason Carter.
Carter, the son of Cavaliers head coach Hank Carter, threw for 292 yards, had two touchdowns, and one incredible scramble after avoiding a sack to lead the Cavs to a nice win over 5A Weiss 38-21.
Click here to view Week 2's scores and highlights.
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Week 1: Weiss QB Jaxon Schad
This week's FOX 7 Friday Football Player of the Week is Weiss junior quarterback Jaxon Schad.
Schad accounted for all six of the Wolves' touchdowns in a 42-28 win over Round Rock to open the regular season.
The junior threw for five touchdowns and ran for one.
Schad also accounted for 376 total yards in the win.
Click here to view Week 1's scores and highlights.
Click here to view Week 1's rankings
The Source: Information in this report comes from the FOX 7 Sports team