Hamshire-Fannett at Silsbee: UIL Week 9 Preview

Fri 10/23, 2026, 7:30 PM | Silsbee HS | District 10-4A Division II (UIL)

By Remus Dixon, Gridiron Gumbo

The setup

Arguably the top SETX game: two of the area’s best offenses at 1-1 in district.

T-Rohn says: Hamshire-Fannett at Silsbee, two of the area’s best offenses. Scoreboard operators in both towns have been doing finger stretches all week.

Records, results & standings

• CONFIRMED (MaxPreps team schedule, checked Oct. 19): Hamshire-Fannett 6-1, 1-1 district. Results: W 35-27 La Marque, W 52-10 @Vidor, W 25-0 LC-M, W 42-14 @Stafford, W 49-0 @Hitchcock, L 42-28 West Orange-Stark*, W 49-21 Hardin-Jefferson*.
• CONFIRMED (MaxPreps team schedule, checked Oct. 19): Silsbee 5-2, 1-1 district. Results: W 42-39 (OT) Vidor, W 51-0 @Worthing, L 28-24 @Nederland, W 39-0 @Bridge City, W 49-30 Stafford, W 59-14 Jasper*, L 38-30 @West Orange-Stark*.
• REPORTED (Beaumont Enterprise ‘In the huddle’ district preview, Aug 2026): head coaches Mark Waggoner (H-F) and Randy Smith (Silsbee).
• REPORTED (Hamshire-Fannett ISD on X, 10/16): H-F led Hardin-Jefferson 16-0 at halftime, with QB Blake Broussard accounting for a passing and a rushing touchdown.

* = district game

Storylines & stakes

• Both teams are 1-1 in district after losing to West Orange-Stark. The district leaders, Shepherd and WO-S (both 2-0), play each other tonight, so the loser here drops to 1-2: two games behind tonight’s Shepherd/WO-S winner and one game behind the team that loses that game (district records per MaxPreps, checked Oct. 23). In a six-team district (SETXsports), that loss could also put a playoff spot in danger.
• Silsbee has the top-scoring offense among core SETX schools (42.0 ppg); H-F has the best average scoring margin (+23.7).
• Remaining: H-F — Shepherd (10/30), @Jasper (11/6). Silsbee — Hardin-Jefferson (10/30), @Shepherd (11/6). (MaxPreps)
• Playoff format: UIL normally advances the top four teams in each district (general UIL format, REPORTED).
• Silsbee offers a free audio broadcast, and SETXsports Audio has the game (pregame 7:15 PM).

Styles & coaching notes

Two of the area’s most explosive offenses; H-F’s defense has posted two shutouts.

T-Rohn says: Shootout potential means you don’t get up for nachos in the third quarter. Plan your snacks like a road trip to Mawmaw’s: go early and pack heavy.

The pick

TAKE: Hamshire-Fannett 33, Silsbee 29 — Silsbee has the top-scoring offense among core SETX schools at 42.0 ppg (SETXsports) and is at home, but H-F has the best scoring margin in the area. Against a common opponent, H-F beat Vidor 52-10 while Silsbee needed overtime to beat Vidor 42-39, and H-F’s defense has posted two shutouts (MaxPreps).

T-Rohn says: We’re riding with H-F’s defense in a shootout. Silsbee fans, your offense has its own receipts, so we’ll settle it Friday and argue about it Saturday.

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