{"id":988748,"date":"2026-09-01T04:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/988748\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T04:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:18:26","slug":"texas-high-school-football-2026-central-texas-players-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/988748\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas high school football 2026: Central Texas Players of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/high-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">high school football<\/a> time again in Central Texas!<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">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.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Check out our players of the week:<\/p>\n<p> Week 1: Weiss QB Jaxon Schad   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cnq44sjqtpkfbvae.jpg\" alt=\"2026 Week 1: Weiss QB Jaxon Schad\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cnq44sjqtpkfbvae.jpg\" alt=\"2026 Week 1: Weiss QB Jaxon Schad\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image vod-poster-image--embedded\" data-v-39f6236e=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">This week&#8217;s FOX 7 Friday Football Player of the Week is Weiss junior quarterback Jaxon Schad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Schad accounted for all six of the Wolves&#8217; touchdowns in a 42-28 win over Round Rock to open the regular season.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The junior threw for five touchdowns and ran for one.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Schad also accounted for 376 total yards in the win.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/sports\/texas-high-school-football-2026-week-1-scores-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to view Week 1&#8217;s scores and highlights.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/sports\/texas-high-school-football-2026-week-1-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to view Week 1&#8217;s rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this report comes from the FOX 7 Sports team<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/high-school\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">High School Sports<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/sports\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/series\/football-fan-zone\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FOX 7 Football Fan Zone<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/us\/tx\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; It&#8217;s high school football time again in Central Texas! 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