Realignment gives Mansfield schools new foes

Mansfield Record

The University Interscholastic League’s biennial realignment split the Mansfield ISD’s five high school football teams into three classes.

Mansfield and Lake Ridge were placed into District 11-6A after Monday’s announcement. Legacy and Summit fell into District 8-5A Division I, and Timberview landed in 7-5A DII.

In Class 6A, the two Mansfield schools switch to Region II, sharing an eight-team district with Crowley, Dallas Skyline, Duncanville, North Crowley, Red Oak and Waxahachie.

Legacy and Summit also land in Region II, in an eight-team 5A district with Burleson Centennial, Cedar Hill, Cleburne, Desoto, Lancaster and Midlothian.

Timberview shares its Region II 5A DII district with Arlington Seguin, Burleson, Corsicana, Ennis, Everman, Joshua and Midlothian Heritage.

The top four teams in each district advance to the UIL playoffs.

The field is challenging for Mansfield and Lake Ridge, both of which advanced to the postseason last year. They’ll face the 2025 6A DI state runner-up in Duncanville and a quarterfinalist in North Crowley, and Waxahachie, which went three rounds deep in last season’s playoffs. Crowley was a playoff team in 6A DII.

Legacy and Summit will meet 2025 playoff teams in Desoto, which won the 6A DII state title last year, a 6A DII playoff qualifier in Cedar Hill, a 5A DI playoff first-round winner in Midlothian, and 5A DI playoff qualifier Burleson Centennial.

Timberview, which reached the 5A DII playoffs last season, matches up with playoff qualifiers Arlington Seguin, Ennis and Midlothian Heritage, all of which were part of the 5A DII playoff field.