TYLER, Texas (KETK)-- After the regular season ended last week, the Texas high school football playoffs are set to kick off this Thursday and Friday.

Several teams across East Texas are looking to make deep playoff runs this postseason, including the Carthage Bulldogs, who are aiming to win back-to-back state championships after claiming their 10th title in school history last December.

Thursday marks the start of a 6-week state playoff schedule that culminates Dec. 17 through Dec. 20 for the state championship games at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

KETK has compiled a list of all East Texas teams that will be competing in the first round of the playoffs this postseason:

Class 4A Division I

Region III • Kilgore (9-1) vs Little Cypress-Mauriceville (5-5), 7 p.m. Friday at Kilgore’s

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