Flower Mound and Marcus saw their football seasons end without a playoff berth after Week 11 results locked in the District 5-6A standings.
The Jaguars finished 6-4 overall and 3-4 in district play, placing fifth, according to MaxPreps. The Marauders finished 3-7 overall and 1-6 in district, landing eighth in the eight-team league, according to MaxPreps.
In UIL Class 6A, the top four finishers in each district qualify for the postseason, according to the Dallas Morning News. Neither area school cleared that bar.
What Flower Mound needed
Entering Week 11, Flower Mound still had a narrow path. The Jaguars needed to beat Denton Guyer and needed Denton Braswell to lose to Hebron. Instead, Guyer beat Flower Mound 40-21 on Nov. 5 at home, according to MaxPreps and the Denton Record-Chronicle. That loss sealed the Jaguars' elimination.
Braswell held the head-to-head tiebreaker over Flower Mound, meaning even matching records would not have saved the Jaguars' season.
Flower Mound scored 315 points and allowed 228 across 10 games. The Jaguars won four of five road games but went 2-3 at home, per MaxPreps. A three-game losing streak to close district play erased a promising 4-1 start that included non-district wins over McKinney Boyd, Timber Creek and Boswell.
Marcus closes with a win
Marcus entered Week 11 already eliminated from playoff contention. The Marauders ended on a high note, beating Wakeland 35-24 on Nov. 5 at home, per MaxPreps.
That victory gave Marcus three wins on the season. The Marauders opened with a 41-38 overtime win over Northwest on Aug. 28 and beat Pearce 45-14 on Sept. 11 before dropping six straight district games. The Oct. 9 meeting between the two area schools was lopsided: Flower Mound won 49-0.
District 5-6A playoff field
Four district teams advanced to the UIL state playoffs, which begin Friday. Lewisville faces Prosper at 7 p.m. Friday at Goldsmith Stadium in Lewisville in the 6A Division I bracket, according to the Dallas Morning News playoff pairings. In Division II, Denton Guyer plays Prosper Rock Hill at 7 p.m. Friday at Collins Stadium in Denton, and Denton Braswell meets Prosper Walnut Grove at 7 p.m. Friday at Children's Health Stadium in Prosper.
Hebron also qualified from the district, according to the Dallas Morning News scenarios report.
The 2026 UIL state playoffs run through Dec. 19, with championship games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
