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Pirates and Bearcats: October on the field and court
Both volleyball teams sweep on Tuesday. Aledo hosts Weatherford, and Granbury comes home for Homecoming. Four program reports, the full district picture and the games ahead.
OCTOBER EDITION · UPDATED OCTOBER 21, 2026 FOOTBALL THROUGH OCTOBER 16 · VOLLEYBALL THROUGH OCTOBER 20
Granbury and Aledo compete in District 3–6A in both sports. Coverage follows the two public school districts serving Cresson families.
Aledo and Weatherford enter October 23 with matching 3–1 district records. Granbury hosts Arlington Sam Houston for Homecoming, with both teams seeking their first district win.
DISTRICT 3–6A · THROUGH OCT. 16, 2026
Team
District W–L
Overall
Arlington Martin
4–0
7–0
Aledo
3–1
4–3
Weatherford
3–1
5–2
Arlington
2–2
4–3
Arlington Bowie
2–2
3–4
Arlington Lamar
2–2
4–3
Granbury
0–4
2–5
Arlington Sam Houston
0–4
3–4
All eight records match the complete October 16 district round and the MaxPreps table updated October 20 at 15:53 GMT. Rows with equal district records are alphabetical; they do not establish an official tiebreaker order. MaxPreps district table · GM Sports Media scores
ALEDO
Aledo 42, Arlington 28
The Bearcats return home 4–3 overall and 3–1 in district. Weatherford visits October 23 at 7 p.m. for the Pink Out Game.
Aledo is 13–0 in district after sweeping Sam Houston. Granbury is 8–5 after sweeping Lamar. Both play at home Friday, October 23.
DISTRICT 3–6A · THROUGH OCT. 20, 2026
Team
District W–L
Aledo
13–0
Arlington Martin
10–3
Weatherford
10–3
Granbury
8–5
Arlington
6–7
Arlington Bowie
3–10
Arlington Lamar
2–11
Arlington Sam Houston
0–13
The Cresson updated GM Sports Media’s complete October 18 table with all four October 20 finals. Every team has 13 district matches; wins and losses each total 52. Equal records are alphabetical, without an official tiebreaker ranking. Complete baseline · October 20 results
ALEDO
Aledo 3, Sam Houston 0
October 20: 25–11, 25–6, 25–12. Aledo is 13–0 in district; MaxPreps lists its entered overall record at 33–7. Lamar visits Friday at 6:30 p.m.
All times Central. Schedules checked October 21; confirm with the school before traveling. The official Granbury schedule lists Friday’s varsity volleyball match at 6:30 p.m.; some secondary listings show 5:30 p.m. The 6:30 p.m. volleyball matches may continue beyond the 7 p.m. football kickoffs.
AROUND THE SCHOOLS
Granbury Homecoming: October 21–23
The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, followed by a spirit rally and fireworks at Pirate Stadium. Friday’s football pregame starts at 6:30 p.m.; kickoff against Arlington Sam Houston is 7 p.m. at Pirate Stadium.
District membership: UIL 2026–28 football realignment · UIL 2026–27 volleyball alignment. School schedules control our upcoming fixture times and venues. The four program reports link the scorebooks, school calendars and original reporting supporting their details.
Football records remain through October 16. The complete October 20 volleyball round was Aledo over Sam Houston 3–0, Granbury over Lamar 3–0, Martin over Arlington 3–0 and Weatherford over Bowie 3–1. All eight district records use the same 13-match cutoff. Overall volleyball records appear only where identified with a current entered team record.
Entered scorebooks can be corrected. Table rows compare wins and losses without claiming official tiebreaker rankings, playoff seedings or qualifications. Corrections will carry an updated date. Send a sports correction →
