Chaparrals roll past Andrews 63-24 and draw Canyon in the area round

Aubrey's football team opened the playoffs Thursday night with a lopsided win, beating Andrews 63-24 in a Class 4A Division I bi-district game at Mustang Bowl in Sweetwater.

The Chaparrals took a 21-3 lead into halftime, the Denton Record-Chronicle reported, then put up 21 points in the third quarter and another 21 in the fourth.

The victory was Aubrey's eighth in a row. The streak carried the Chaparrals to the District 4-4A Division I title and back into the postseason after they missed the playoffs in 2025, according to the Record-Chronicle.

This is the program's 11th playoff trip in the past 12 years, and under head coach Keith Ivy it has now won at least one playoff game in 10 of those 11 appearances.

Aubrey improves to 8-3. Andrews ends its season at 3-8.

Next up is Canyon, also 8-3, in the area round next week. The day, time and site had not been announced as of Friday morning.

Aubrey was one of three Denton County area teams to win playoff openers Thursday, along with Sanger and Pilot Point, the Record-Chronicle reported.

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