Pregame show at 6:45 p.m., kickoff at 7 p.m. from Mineral Wells
Boyd gets its shot at an unbeaten tonight, making the trip to Palo Pinto County to face a 3-0 Mineral Wells squad. Follow every snap live right here.
The pregame show starts at 6:45 p.m., with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Parker Burross has the play-by-play call tonight, with Alex Miller handling color commentary and production. Prefer to listen on the go? The full broadcast is also available on the NTX Varsity Sports app. Download it free and take Yellow Jackets football with you wherever Friday night finds you.
A Shot at an Unbeaten
Mineral Wells is one of the area’s best turnaround stories this fall. A year removed from a 4-7 season and a fourth-place district finish, the Rams have opened 2026 a perfect 3-0, and they’ll carry that confidence into their home stadium tonight. The Rams are also the first Class 4A opponent Boyd has faced this season, making this the Yellow Jackets’ biggest challenge yet by enrollment and, by record, the hottest team on their schedule.
Nobody remembers the team that beat an unbeaten in September because they were supposed to. They remember it because it changes a season. That’s the opportunity sitting in front of Boyd tonight.
Searching for the Week 1 Team
The 1-3 record tells one story, and the schedule tells another. Boyd’s three losses have come against a Jacksboro team now ranked No. 5 in Class 3A Division II, a Henrietta squad playing its best football, and a Pilot Point team that has won eight straight home games. Last week’s 63-28 loss in Pilot Point got away early, with the Bearcats up 53-21 by halftime, but the Yellow Jackets kept swinging.
The passing game, in particular, keeps producing. Boyd has thrown for 939 yards through four games, and senior Tye Withers has been the centerpiece with 386 receiving yards, a figure that has him among the leaders in all of Class 3A Division I at 96.5 yards per game. He hauled in two touchdowns at Pilot Point, while Layton Wheeler added 72 yards and a score of his own, including a 50-yard catch that showed the big-play speed this offense can lean on. Senior Aiden Young leads the team with five total touchdowns and 30 points, and linebacker Bexar Hornsby continues to anchor the defense at 10 tackles a game.
Just as important: the games that decide Boyd’s season haven’t started. Tonight and next week’s home date with Venus are the final tune-ups before District 4-3A Division I play opens, where the playoff spots get settled. Everything this team is playing for is still on the table.
Scouting the Rams
Mineral Wells has done exactly what a team trying to change its identity should do: win the games in front of it. Three games, three wins, and a home crowd that has waited a while for a season with this kind of early buzz. The Rams will be favored tonight, and they’ll be playing to keep a zero in the loss column.
That’s precisely what makes this a dangerous spot for them. Unbeaten teams in late September start protecting something. Teams with nothing to lose start playing free.
What to Watch
Start fast. Boyd has spent the past three Fridays climbing out of early holes, and stealing the first quarter on the road would change everything about how this one plays out. Watch the Withers matchup, because no defense on Boyd’s schedule has taken him away yet, and watch the ground game, which produced 260 yards in the Week 1 win over Tolar and hasn’t reached triple digits since. If the Yellow Jackets can run it even respectably, this offense has enough firepower through the air to trade scores with anybody.
Game Information
Who: Boyd Yellow Jackets (1-3) at Mineral Wells Rams (3-0) When: Tonight. Pregame at 6:45 p.m., kickoff at 7 p.m.Where: Mineral Wells, Texas How to listen: Live right here on NTXVarsitySports.com, on the NTX Varsity Sports YouTube channel, or on the NTX Varsity Sports app, with Parker Burross on the call and Alex Miller on color and production
Tune In Tonight
An unbeaten host, an underdog with playmakers, and two weeks until the games that count double. Join us at 6:45 p.m. for the pregame show, stick around for kickoff at 7, and follow the Yellow Jackets all season long right here on NTXVarsitySports.com and the NTX Varsity Sports app.