All Games District 19-6A

Thursday

Seven Lakes (2-1, 0-1) vs. Katy (3-1, 2-0), 6:30 p.m. at Legacy Stadium

Last year: Katy 66, Seven Lakes 7

• Katy looks to keep a two games win streak going when they take on Seven Lakes to start the third week of district with the Spartans coming off their bye week.
  The Tigers come off a dominating win over Cinco Ranch in the fourth week of the season to stay perfect in district, as the Tigers looked strong on both sides of the ball. Katy’s defense allowed just over 250 yards of total offense and forced two turnovers while only allowing 36 yards on the ground. Offensively, Gunner Nelson led the way with 158 yards passing and three touchdonws, with Israel Olotu-Judah catching four passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Tremayne Hill and Aqualis Jordan both went over 100 yards on the ground. Hill carried the ball 15 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns, while Jordan ran it 12 times for 112 yards as Katy never allowed Cinco to get into the game.
  Seven Lakes had a bye last week following its district opening loss to Cinco Ranch and will have an even tougher test this week taking on Katy this week as the Tigers come off two games where they kept improving and looked like a top team.
  Seven Lakes had a hard time moving the ball offensively against Cinco Ranch but Shaan Patel had a decent day through the air, completing 14 of 27 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown, but also threw an interception. Kaiser Floyd led the way on the receiving end with five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown while Braylon Hayes had a good day on the ground with nine carries for 83 yards. Defensively, Cinco allowed 217 yards rushing but did a good job limiting Cinco Ranch through the air, only allowing 171 yards to a potent Cinco Ranch offense that is very high flying.
  Seven Lakes will hope that the extra week of preparation will have them ready and prepared for one of their biggest tests of the season, while Katy will try to do more of the same and continue improving with another week down in district play.

Cinco Ranch (1-3, 1-1) vs. Taylor (2-2, 1-1), 7 p.m. at Rhodes Stadium

Last year: Taylor 11, Cinco Ranch 7

• Cinco Ranch and Taylor both come into this week knowing this game will be an important one in the race for a playoff place and both are coming into the matchup highly motivated in a rivalry clash.
  Cinco comes off a loss to Katy last week and the Cougars will be hoping to bounce back quickly against Taylor. The Cougars struggled in the game, but were able to find success through the air. Charlie Adamoli completed 22 of 39 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown, moving the ball well but being unable to get Cinco into the endzone, Scott Eckel had 72 yards receiving on six catches and Drew Tureau had 69 yards and a touchdown on five catches. Where Cinco struggled the most was running the ball. As a team, the Cougars had just 36 yards rushing, Marcus Gadlin did his best in the run game with 52 yards on 16 attempts, but they could never get anything going. Defensively, Cinco couldn’t handle the Katy offense, allowing 306 yards on the ground and 213 through the air, but they battled all game and will be able to take lessons from it to improve this week.
  Taylor on the other hand had a good bounce back game against Morton Ranch last week, improving after being shut out against Mayde Creek and beating the Rams 17-14 in a tightly contested battle.
  The Mustangs fell behind 14-10 in the first half of the game against Morton Ranch but did a great job battling back in the second half, not allowing a single point defensively and finding a way to battle back and win. It was an all-around effort for the team as well. They got their first points from a field goal in the first half and Owen Brock had a huge interception which he returned for a touchdown from 72-yards out. Jack Sarubbi gave Taylor the lead in the second half on an 18-yard touchdown pass to Josh Jacobson and the Mustangs never looked back, not allowing the Mavericks to get back into it and sealing the game with under two minutes left when Colin Forester recovered a fumble while Morton Ranch was driving.
  Taylor made some positive progress in the game, especially with passing the ball and will try to keep that going, while Cinco will be determined to bounce back after its loss. It’ll be a clash of styles, a high flying Cinco offense against a stout Taylor defense as both look for an important win.

Friday

Mayde Creek (3-1, 1-1) vs. Paetow (2-1, 1-0), 6:30 p.m., Legacy Stadium

Last year: Mayde Creek 28, Paetow 7

• Mayde Creek and Paetow face off early in district play in a matchup that could have effects on the playoff race later on in the season as two hard-nosed football teams meet in the third week of district.
  The Rams offense struggled in a 24-7 loss to Jordan last week but the defense held up admirably against a high flying offensive group. The Rams only mustered 44 yards through the air in the game, Cole Jensen went five for 12 passing for 35 yards and Trey Williams completed his lone pass for five yards and a touchdown to Stone Bankston. The team had better luck on the ground, rushing for 111 yards and being led by Kosi Okpala, who ran for 47 yards on three carries, and Daylin Robinson, who ran for 31 yards on 12 carries. On defense they held a strong Jordan pass offense to 152 yards through the air, but did allow 182 yards on the ground in the loss.
  They’ll be up against a Paetow team that started off district last week with a huge bang behind a huge performance from Terrence Johnson, who ran for 315 yards on 22 carries with three touchdowns in the win while accounting 319 of the Panthers 361 yards of total offense. Curtis Zeno added 30 yards and two touchdown on three carries while Jackson Farrar threw for 12 yards on six of 12 passing. Defensively the Panthers were terrific and only allowed 177 yards on the ground and 92 yards through the air to Tompkins.
  It’ll be a battle between two teams who’s defenses have been huge bright spots early in the season as Paetow tried to stay unbeaten in district and Mayde Creek tries to bounce back and it should be a very fun one.

Morton Ranch (0-4, 0-2) vs. Jordan (4-0, 2-0) 7 p.m., Rhodes Stadium

Last year: Jordan 52, Morton Ranch 49

• Morton Ranch and Jordan round out the final game of the week as the only undefeated team on the season in the district in Jordan goes up against Morton Ranch, which is still in search of its first win on the year.
  Jordan comes off a very strong defensive effort against Mayde Creek to stay unbeaten on the season and year, shutting down the Rams offense and allowing just 44 yards through the air and 111 yards on the ground and only allowing one score. Offensively, Dominic Cangolosi and Beau Bryant continued to trade snaps at quarterback and Cangolosi threw for 98 yards and a touchdown while Bryant threw for 54 yards and ran for 56 yards in the win. Zion Jones added 44 yards and two scores on the ground while Tanner West ran for 63 yards, West added 75 yards receiving on four catches while Andrew Marsh had 80 yards and a touchowns on three catches.
  Morton Ranch had some very positive signs in its game against Taylor but were unable to get a win despite a fighting effort. The Mavericks had a good game defensively and only allowed two touchowns, but weren’t able to make plays when they had to in order to get the win. Morton scored 14 points in the first half of the game, as Jay’ceon Jenkins-Hamilton threw a touchdown pass to Tyler Williams and Tyler Gilmore ran in a 19-yard score to go up 14-10 at halftime. But Taylor came back with a score in the second half of the game to win it, as Morton fumbled and lost the ball as they were driving late in the fourth quarter.
  Jordan will try to keep doing exactly what it has been over the first few week of the season while the Mavericks are in for a tough test but coming off some positive signs against Taylor will be trying to put a complete performance together.

DISTRICT 19-6A STANDINGS