Monday's UIL realignment brought about major shifts across Central Texas high school football, particularly for Cedar Park, Vandegrift and Dripping Springs.

Every realignment cycle, you have head coaches who breathe a sigh of relief looking at their new district. Others, not so much. Playoff paths get harder, or easier, and there’s a running joke amongst those in the industry that some coaches will wait until realignment before making a decision to stay or leave a job.

Frisco ISD's high school football teams home stadiums include the Ford Center, Toyota Stadium and Kuykendall Stadium. (Community Impact staff) For the first time, a Frisco ISD high school will compete in the 6A division for sports.

The dread of waiting to see where Parker and Palo Pinto County schools would fall after UIL’s newest realignment ended Monday morning as coaches met to see their fate for the next three years. The changes were made for football,