By George Slaughter Katy started its state title defense with a 40-7 win over Clear Springs Friday night at Legacy Stadium. The Chargers, coming off a 7-4 record last season, had high hopes for the game. But they got off to a rough start. Clear Springs fumbled the opening kickoff and recovered the ball at their own 4-yard line. The Chargers then drew a penalty before the first play from scrimmage. Now they were at […]
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Katy Area All-District Football Players Honored
By George Slaughter Katy, which won its ninth state championship last week, placed 20 of its players on the District 19-6A teams, which were announced this week. Tompkins, which won the district title for the first time in school history, placed 17 of its players on those teams. Players are selected by a vote of the district coaches. Coach of the Year Todd McVey, Tompkins District Most Valuable Player Jalen Milroe, quarterback, senior, Tompkins Offensive […]
Friday Night Lights Just Got Better: Abc13/KTRK-Tv Houston Teams Up With Texan Live To Stream High School Sports With A Football Kickoff
Viewers Can Stream Live Two Games Each Week on ABC13.com, ABC13’s app and ABC13’s Connected TV Apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku ABC13, Houston’s news leader, is proud to partner with Texan Live, the authority on live and on-demand high school sports in Texas, to livestream two high school games throughout greater Houston each week on ABC13’s streaming apps. Kicking off the partnership with high school football, viewers can stream the highly anticipated annual “Battle Line on […]
Bush-Mayde Creek Matchup Kicks Off Football Playoff Schedule
By George Slaughter The high school football playoffs begin Thursday, and feature a blend of new and familiar faces. Paetow is making its first ever playoff appearance in only its second season of varsity football. Meanwhile, Mayde Creek returns to the playoffs for the first time since 1997. The Rams are the first of the five Katy-area teams to kick off the playoffs, as they’ll face Fort Bend Bush Thursday night. The Tompkins Falcons can […]
Mayde Creek Beats Morton Ranch, 47-27
By George Slaughter The best thing about Mayde Creek’s 2019 football season is that it will continue in the playoffs. The Rams finished their regular season with a hard-fought 47-27 win over Morton Ranch Friday night at Legacy Stadium. This has been a historic season for the Rams, who with the win improved to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in District 19-6A. This season, Mayde Creek: Enjoyed its first winning season since the 2007 season, when […]
Mayde Creek, Taylor Compete for Final Playoff Spot
By George Slaughter Call it a case of musical chairs, District 19-6A style, with two teams—Morton Ranch and Taylor—competing for the final playoff spot this weekend, the last of the regular season. Katy, at 9-0 overall and 5-0 in district, has clinched the top spot. Tompkins, at 9-1 overall and 5-1 in district, has clinched the second spot. Tompkins has a bye this week. Mayde Creek, at 7-2 overall and 3-2 in district, has the […]
Morton Ranch Beats Seven Lakes, Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive
By George Slaughter Morton Ranch’s 10-7 victory over Seven Lakes Saturday at Legacy Stadium wasn’t pretty, but it was important to the Mavericks’ playoff hopes this season. Four teams from District 19-6A will make the playoffs. Katy and Tompkins have earned the top two spots, and things get interesting after that. Three teams—Mayde Creek, Morton Ranch, and Taylor—are competing for the last two spots. For Morton Ranch to make the playoffs, Katy must defeat Taylor […]
Mayde Creek Improves to 7-1 with Win Over Seven Lakes
By George Slaughter Mayde Creek’s 41-31 win over Seven Lakes Thursday night at Legacy Stadium provided more of the magic for which Rams fans have waited for years. The win improves Mayde Creek to 7-1 overall and 3-1 in District 19-6A. The seven wins are the most by a Rams team since 1997, when they finished with a 10-2 record under then-coach Joe Sheffy. The loss drops the Spartans to 3-5 and 0-4, respectively. The […]
Seven Lakes-Mayde Creek Leads This Week’s High School Football Schedule
By George Slaughter With a 6-1 record (and 2-1 in District 19-6A), the Mayde Creek Rams are enjoying their first winning season since 2007. Last week, the Rams rebounded from their first loss of the season with a 14-10 come-from-behind win over Taylor. Mayde Creek’s rushing attack is led by Julius Loughridge, who last week had 17 carries for 91 yards against Taylor. Donte Jones had 11 carries for 30 yards and a touchdown. He […]
Katy Defeats Seven Lakes, 47-0
By George Slaughter There’s a cliché in football that defense wins championships. But defense also plays a big role in winning regular season games, also, as Katy showed in its 47-0 win over Seven Lakes Friday night at Legacy Stadium. The Tiger defense held the Spartans to only four first downs, and 17 total yards, in posting the shutout. The win improves Katy’s record to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in District 19-6A. The win is […]