How do you rate the matchup?

October 13, 2017 – Katy Tigers running back Deondrick Glass (2) runs for a touchdown in the second quarter during the game between the Seven Lakes Spartans and the Katy Tigers at Legacy Stadium in Katy, Texas. (Image Credit: John Glaser)

By Tom Behrens

According to the Austin American Statesman Katy and Lake Travis match up almost even.

Quarterbacks: Matthew Baldwin for the Lake Travis Cavaliers season passing numbers are 3,621 yards and 43 touchdowns. Katy QB Austin Marshall is counted on for a steady hand as opposed to eye-popping stats. Edge: Lake Travis

Other offense: Lake Travis wideout Garrett Wilson has 83 receptions for 1,558 yards and 25 TDs. Kyle Wakefield is the first Cavaliers RB to top 100 yards rushing in a game. Katy RB Deondrick Glass, a 5-foot-10, 195-pound junior, has 1,467 yards and 25 TDs rushing in 12 games. Edge: Lake Travis

Defense: Katy’s defense has allowed just eight points a game and has drawn comparisons to the 2015 unit that helped the Tigers to the Class 6A, Division II championship with a 34-7 victory over Lake Travis. Edge: Katy

Special teams: Cameron Dicker gives Lake Travis one of the best kickers in the state. Seth Small, a Texas A&M pledge, is in his third season as Katy’s first-string kicker and has a career-long FG of 50 yards. Edge: Even

Intangibles: Lake Travis has posted a 134-14 record since 2007, when it won the first of its six state championships. Katy is one of the few teams that can boast of more trophies than the Cavaliers; the Tigers have won eight state titles, tying Katy with Celina and Southlake Carroll for the most 11-man championships in state history. Edge: Katy

Action continues at Legacy Stadium this Friday

 Class 4A, Division II

Wimberley (13-1) vs. West Orange-Stark (12-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Legacy Stadium in Katy

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