By George Slaughter The Taylor Mustangs cruised to a 58-20 victory over Cy Creek in a Class 6A Division II quarterfinal playoff game Saturday afternoon at NRG Stadium. The Mustangs improve to 9-5 with the win. After two weeks playing at NRG Stadium, the Mustangs will face their next opponent, Austin Westlake, Saturday at McLane Stadium in Waco. Kickoff time has not been announced. Cy Creek ends its season at 9-5. Saturday’s game against Cy […]
Football playoffs
Taylor’s Historic Season Continues Saturday Against Cy Creek
By George Slaughter The Taylor Mustangs’ deep run in the high school playoffs must be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the school’s opening. Taylor High School opened in November 1979. Its football team, making its first-ever Class 6A, Division II quarterfinals appearance, plays Cy Creek at 2 p.m. Saturday at NRG Stadium. The Mustangs are the home team. Coach Chad Simmons’s Mustangs are 8-5. Last week Taylor defeated Humble, 35-14, to […]
Taylor Defeats Humble to Advance in Playoffs; Atascocita Defeats Tompkins
By George Slaughter The Taylor Mustangs are the lone Katy-area team still in the high school football playoffs after defeating the Humble Wildcats, 35-14, Saturday night at NRG Stadium. Taylor improves to 8-5 with the win. The Mustangs will return to action next week against Cypress Creek, which defeated Strake Jesuit 45-33 Friday. Humble ends its season at 11-3. The Mustangs took command of the game early, racing to a 21-0 lead in the first […]
North Shore Ends Katy’s Season with 56-35 Playoff Win
By George Slaughter In August, Katy began its season by defeating by North Shore. Friday afternoon, North Shore returned the favor, defeating Katy 56-35 to advance in the high school football playoffs. North Shore, the defending state champion, improves to 12-1 and will face the winner of the Tompkins-Atascocita game, scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at NRG Stadium. The Tigers end their season at 12-1. The Mustangs scored on their first possession of the game […]
North Shore-Katy Rematch Leads This Weekend’s Playoff Action
By George Slaughter Black Friday marks what is perhaps the busiest shopping day of the Christmas season. But for high school football fans, Friday could instead be called Red Friday, as it marks the renewal of the North Shore-Katy rivalry. The Mustangs play the Tigers at 4 p.m. at NRG Stadium in a Division I regional playoff game. The Tigers are the home team. The Mustangs are the defending state champions and won the District […]
Tompkins, Katy Post Playoff Wins
By George Slaughter The Tompkins Falcons needed two overtimes to do it, but they came away with an emotional 30-27 area playoff win against the Cy Falls Eagles Friday night at Legacy Stadium. The win improves the Falcons to 11-1. The Eagles end their season at 10-2. The winning touchdown, which came on a 2-yard run by junior quarterback Jalen Milroe, clinched the victory after Cy Falls had taken a 27-24 lead earlier in the […]
Cy Creek Ends Mayde Creek’s Historic Season
By George Slaughter The Mayde Creek magic of 2019 came to an end Thursday with a 35-14 loss to the Cy Creek in the area round of the playoffs. The Cougars, now 8-4, will face the winner of the Beaumont West Brook-Strake Jesuit game, scheduled for Friday night. The Cougars scored on their first four possessions of the game and never looked back. All its first-half touchdowns came on passes from senior quarterback Julian Uwadia. […]
Mayde Creek-Cy Creek Matchup Kicks Off This Weekend’s Playoff Action
By George Slaughter The Mayde Creek Rams continue their memorable season Thursday when they face the Cy Creek Cougars in an area playoff game at Prigedon Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The Rams, 9-2, won their first playoff game since 1997 on Friday, defeating Fort Bend Bush 27-21. The Rams defense put on an impressive show, holding the Broncos to only 97 yards and seven first downs. The Rams offense, by contrast, had 273 […]
Katy Defeats Ridge Point, Paetow Loses to Whitehouse in Playoffs
By George Slaughter After a season of mostly blowout wins, perhaps it’s a good thing that the Katy Tigers had a hard-fought, gut-check type of game to start the playoffs. They got such a game Friday night, and pulled out a 35-28 win over Ridge Point at Legacy Stadium. The Tigers improve to 11-0 with the win. Ridge Point ends its season at 8-3. The Panthers took an early lead on a 52-yard pass from […]
Mayde Creek, Tompkins Post Playoff Wins
By George Slaughter In a historic night for the Mayde Creek Rams, perhaps one play best told the story of their 27-21 win over Fort Bend Bush Thursday at Legacy Stadium. The game was tied at 7 in the third quarter, and the Rams were driving. Junior quarterback Donte Jones went around the left side and fumbled the ball. Yet the ball bounced off the turf, back into his hands, and Jones went in for […]