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Prosper Is No. 12 in Texas, and Walnut Grove Is No. 53. They Play Each Other.

The town now fields two ranked programs, and both open on the road to a schedule loaded with top-100 opponents, including Allen and each other.

Quincy Nash

August 16, 20261 min read

Prosper Eagles school logo. Used in news coverage of the team; logo is the property of the school district.
Prosper Eagles school logo. Used in news coverage of the team; logo is the property of the school district.

Prosper's football story is no longer about one team.

Prosper High School enters 2026 ranked No. 12 in Texas and No. 28 nationally by On3. Walnut Grove, the town's newer program, is ranked No. 53 in the state. Both will play 10 regular-season games, and at some point in the season they play each other.

Two demanding schedules

Prosper opens Friday, Aug. 28 on the road at Rockwall, ranked No. 37, then travels to North Forney, ranked No. 31, on Sept. 4. On Sept. 11 the Eagles host Westlake, ranked No. 15 in the state. Allen, ranked No. 5, is also on the schedule.

Walnut Grove opens at home Aug. 28 against Lake Ridge, ranked No. 99, then hosts Hebron, ranked No. 50, on Thursday, Sept. 3, before traveling to Reedy, ranked No. 75, on Sept. 10. The Wildcats also face Prosper and Allen.

What this says about the town

Rapid growth splits attendance, rosters and loyalties, and it usually costs a program something in the transition. Prosper has instead ended up with two teams ranked inside the state's top 60, drawing from the same community and playing largely overlapping schedules.

The season opens Friday, Aug. 28. Rankings are On3's preseason Texas rankings.

Source: On3.

Sources

https://www.on3.com/high-school/scores/football/texas/

#high school football#Texas high school sports#2026 season
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Quincy Nash

Quincy Nash covers Prosper high school and area college sports.

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