Week 8 Football Recap Features West Plains Upset and Valley Win

Amarillo, TX, October 17, 2026 —

Week 8 of the high school football season in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle featured a close upset, a win over a highly ranked opponent and a continued unbeaten run. West Plains edged Canyon 18-16, Valley defeated No. 5 Paducah 51-26, and White Deer stayed undefeated with a 38-22 victory against Booker.

The West Plains-Canyon result was the narrowest of the three highlighted games, with West Plains winning by two points. Valley’s 25-point margin came against Paducah, identified in the recap as the No. 5 team. White Deer’s win over Booker kept the team’s undefeated status intact, according to the summary.

The Week 8 roundup also includes scores across classifications from 5A through 1A, along with scoreboard results from Oklahoma and New Mexico. The available summary does not list those additional scores or identify the teams involved, so further results cannot be detailed here.

No game dates, venues, team records beyond White Deer’s undefeated status, player statistics or explanations for the outcomes were provided in the summary. It also does not specify how the rankings were determined or provide additional information about the teams’ schedules. The reported results therefore offer a snapshot of several notable Week 8 outcomes, while the broader classification and neighboring-state scoreboards are referenced without individual game details.

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