By Tyler Tyre, Times Sports Editor
Katy stayed No. 1 in the Class 6A Houston area high school football rankings this week after a close 28-21 game against Dickinson, Dickinson dropped one spot to No. 11. Katy received 10 first place votes while Atascocita received two first place votes and Spring received one.
Tompkins stayed at No. 7 this week after its win over Klein Collins, North Shore was the biggest drop of the week, dropping from three to six after its loss to Westfield. Summer Creek, Pearland Dawson and Jersey Village entered the rankings after being unranked last week.
Cinco Ranch received 14 votes, tied for the top but went unranked this week.
In Class 5A, the top four remained the same, with Paetow remaining at No. 2 with one first place vote in the rankings, while Baytown Lee entered the rankings for the first time this season.
Huffman-Hargrave stayed No. 1 in the small school rankings while Kinkaid stayed No. 1 amongst private schools.
Following are the complete rankings.
CLASS 6A
- Katy (10 first-place votes)
Record: 3-0; Points: 254; Previous rank: 1; Last week: Beat Dickinson, 28-21.
- Atascocita (2)
Record: 3-0; Points: 242; Previous rank: 2; Last week: Beat Klein Oak, 43-21.
- Spring (1)
Record: 3-0; Points: 229; Previous rank: 4; Last week: Beat Tomball Memorial, 69-21.
- Bridgeland*
Record: 3-0; Points: 217; Previous rank: 5; Last week: Beat The Woodlands, 39-35.
- Westfield
Record: 3-0; Points: 217; Previous rank: 6; Last week: Beat North Shore, 27-21.
- North Shore
Record: 2-1; Points: 198; Previous rank: 3; Last week: Lost to Westfield, 27-21.
- Tompkins
Record: 3-0; Points: 179; Previous rank: 7; Last week: Beat Klein Collins, 28-13.
- C.E. King
Record: 3-0; Points: 174; Previous rank: 9; Last week: Beat Ridge Point, 28-26.
- Cypress Park
Record: 3-0; Points: 140; Previous rank: 11; Last week: Beat Lamar Consolidated, 59-20.
- Ridge Point
Record: 2-1; Points: 129; Previous rank: 8; Last week: Lost to C.E. King, 28-26.
- Dickinson
Record: 1-2; Points: 112; Previous rank: 10; Last week: Lost to Katy, 28-21.
- Dobie
Record: 3-0; Points: 106; Previous rank: 13; Last week: Beat Friendswood, 63-6.
- Clear Falls
Record: 3-0; Points: 99; Previous rank: 14; Last week: Beat Deer Park, 45-21.
- The Woodlands
Record: 2-1; Points: 86; Previous rank: 12; Last week: Lost to Bridgeland, 39-35.
- Klein Cain
Record: 2-1; Points: 82; Previous rank: 16; Last week: Beat Cypress Ranch, 49-14.
- Shadow Creek
Record: 2-1; Points: 69; Previous rank: 17; Last week: Beat Cypress Woods, 28-11.
- Tomball
Record: 3-0; Points: 47; Previous rank: 20; Last week: Beat Port Neches-Groves, 42-25.
- Summer Creek
Record: 3-0; Points: 35; Previous rank: NR; Last week: Beat Conroe, 63-7.
- Pearland Dawson
Record: 2-1; Points: 29; Previous rank: NR; Last week: Beat George Ranch, 26-13.
- Jersey Village
Record: 3-0; Points: 18; Previous rank: NR; Last week: Beat Cypress Springs, 31-23.
Also receiving votes: Cinco Ranch 14, Cypress Ranch 14, George Ranch 13, Cy-Fair 11, Tomball Memorial 7, College Park 4, Grand Oaks 3.
*—tiebreaker vs. Westfield
CLASS 5A
- Fort Bend Marshall (10 first-place votes)
Record: 3-0; Points: 126; Previous rank: 1; Last week: Beat Galena Park, 48-21.
- Paetow (1)
Record: 3-0; Points: 114; Previous rank: 2; Last week: Beat Foster, 30-14.
- Manvel (2)
Record: 2-1; Points: 107; Previous rank: 3; Last week: Beat Wisdom via forfeit, 2-0.
- Huntsville
Record: 2-0; Points: 74; Previous rank: 4; Last week: Beat Kingwood, 21-6.
- Montgomery
Record: 3-0; Points: 70; Previous rank: 5; Last week: Beat Beaumont United, 23-19.
- Magnolia West
Record: 3-0; Points: 58; Previous rank: 6; Last week: Beat Lufkin, 28-14.
- New Caney
Record: 3-0; Points: 47; Previous rank: 4; Last week: Beat Porter, 41-14.
- Crosby
Record: 1-2; Points: 42; Previous rank: 8; Last week: Beat Port Arthur Memorial, 41-26.
- Hightower
Record: 2-1; Points: 30; Previous rank: 10; Last week: Beat B.F. Terry, 41-0.
- Baytown Lee
Record: 3-0; Points: 12; Previous rank: NR; Last week: Beat Lumberton, 28-27.
Also receiving votes: Fulshear 9, Montgomery Lake Creek 9, Magnolia 8, Angleton 3, Foster 2.
CLASS 4A/SMALL SCHOOLS
- Huffman-Hargrave (5 first-place votes)
Record: 3-0; Points: 44; Previous rank: 1; Last week: Beat Bridge City, 38-2.
- Bellville (2)
Record: 3-0; Points: 39; Previous rank: 2; Last week: Beat Stafford, 48-26.
- El Campo (2)
Record: 2-1; Points: 30; Previous rank: 3; Last week: Beat Port Lavaca Calhoun, 49-35.
- Sealy (1)
Record: 2-1; Points: 17; Previous rank: 4; Last week: Lost to Lake Creek, 41-34.
- East Bernard
Record: 2-1; Points: 13; Previous rank: 5; Last week: Beat Boling, 49-14.
Also receiving votes: La Marque 7.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
- Kinkaid (8 first-place votes)
Record: 3-0; Points: 40; Previous rank: 1; Last week: Beat St. Thomas, 48-41.
- Second Baptist
Record: 2-1; Points: 31; Previous rank: 2; Last week: Beat Concordia Lutheran, 48-13.
- St. Thomas
Record: 2-1; Points: 21; Previous rank: 4; Last week: Lost to Kinkaid, 48-41.
- The Woodlands Christian
Record: 3-0; Points: 11; Previous rank: NR; Last week: Beat St. John XXIII, 35-14.
- St. John's
Record: 3-0; Points: 8; Previous rank: NR; Last week: Beat Fort Bend Christian, 34-33.
Also receiving votes: Fort Bend Christian 4, Cypress Christian 3, St. Pius X 2