By George Slaughter “It’s a Great Day to be a Falcon” is a popular catchphrase at Tompkins High School. Thursday night at Legacy Stadium proved to be a great night to be a Falcon, also, as Tompkins defeated Katy, 24-19, for its first-ever win against the Tigers. Tompkins improves to 6-0 overall, 4-0 in District 19-6A. Katy falls to 5-1 and 2-1, respectively. The loss is Katy’s first in district play since 2008. The loss […]
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Tompkins Defeats Morton Ranch; Faces Katy Thursday
By George Slaughter Tompkins exploded for 27 second quarter points to cruise to a 48-0 victory over Morton Ranch Friday night at Legacy Stadium. Tompkins improves to 5-0 overall, 3-0 in District 19-6A. Morton Ranch falls to 1-4 and 0-3, respectively. The Falcons are playing with confidence, and it showed against the Mavericks. Tompkins coach Todd McVey said the team had a good week of practice, adding that he tells the players they win games […]
Katy-Tompkins Football Game Postponed to November 27
By George Slaughter Tonight’s Katy-Tompkins football game has been postponed following the disclosure of a COVID-19 case within the Katy football program. The varsity game will take place at 11 a.m. on November 27 at Legacy Stadium. It was originally set for tonight, and initially pushed out to Saturday before being moved to next month. In a statement, the district said the rescheduled game will provide its emergency management team time needed to conduct contact […]
Katy ISD Announces Ticketing, Attendance Plans for Sports Events
By George Slaughter Legacy and Rhodes stadiums will be filled only to 50% capacity for sporting events this fall, under ticketing and attendance plans announced by the district in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The district said it will sell tickets to 40% of stadium capacity, with the remaining 10% to account for late-arriving passholders and parents of athletes. Ticket pre-sales will be online only at two websites: http://www.katvisd.org/deDt/athletics/Pages/default.aspx https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/11016/academvsports-outdoors-student-activities-complex Purchasing Varsity Football Tickets On […]
Katy ISD Coaches Honored as Coaches of the Year
By George Slaughter Chad Simmons and Mike Rabe were honored by the Katy Independent School District as high school boys head coaches of the year, while Danielle Wells was honored as high school girls head coach of the year. Simmons is football coach at Taylor High School. Rabe was football coach at Mayde Creek High School and has moved on to the new Jordan High School. Wells is volleyball coach at Cinco Ranch High School. […]
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-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 […]
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 […]
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 […]