Tigers ranked No. 1 in Houston preseason area high school football poll

By Tyler Tyre, Times Sports Editor
Posted 8/26/21

The Tigers topped the poll, followed by North Shore and Atascocita, while Tompkins came in at No. 5 in Class 6A. Taylor received votes but was not in the top 20.

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Tigers ranked No. 1 in Houston preseason area high school football poll

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The Houston Chronicle High School preseason Houston media poll was released Tuesday and Katy High was ranked No. 1 in Class 6A, taking home 7 of the 11 first place votes.

The Tigers topped the poll, followed by North Shore and Atascocita, while Tompkins came in at No. 5 in Class 6A. Taylor received votes but was not in the top 20.

In Class 5A, Paetow was ranked No. 3, behind Manvel and Fort Bend Marshall.

El Campo was ranked No. 1 in the small school poll, taking home seven first place votes, while East Bernard and Huffman-Hargrove each had one first place vote.

Second Baptist led the way in the private school poll.

Following is the full poll.

CLASS 6A

  1. Katy (7 first-place votes)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 216; Last Week: N/A.
  2. North Shore (4)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 213; Last Week: N/A.
  3. Atascocita
    Record: 0-0; Points: 186; Last Week: N/A.
  4. Spring
    Record: 0-0; Points: 178; Last Week: N/A.
  5. Tompkins
    Record: 0-0; Points: 173; Last Week: N/A.
  6. Bridgeland
    Record: 0-0; Points: 162; Last Week: N/A.
  7. Westfield
    Record: 0-0; Points: 155; Last Week: N/A.
  8. Cy-Fair
    Record: 0-0; Points: 110; Last Week: N/A.
  9. Shadow Creek
    Record: 0-0; Points: 108; Last Week: N/A.
  10. Dickinson
    Record: 0-0; Points: 104; Last Week: N/A.
  11. C.E. King
    Record: 0-0; Points: 92; Last Week: N/A.
  12. Ridge Point
    Record: 0-0; Points: 89; Last Week: N/A.
  13. Klein Cain
    Record: 0-0; Points: 86; Last Week: N/A.
  14. Dawson
    Record: 0-0; Points: 73; Last Week: N/A.
  15. Tomball Memorial
    Record: 0-0; Points: 68; Last Week: N/A.
  16. The Woodlands
    Record: 0-0; Points: 65; Last Week: N/A.
  17. Dobie
    Record: 0-0; Points: 42; Last Week: N/A.
  18. Cypress Park*
    Record: 0-0; Points: 29; Last Week: N/A.
  19. College Park
    Record: 0-0; Points: 29; Last Week: N/A.
  20. Cypress Ranch
    Record: 0-0; Points: 26; Last Week: N/A.

Also receiving votes: Pearland 24, Clear Falls 20, Lamar 16, Clear Springs 14, Katy Taylor 11, Heights 4, Cypress Creek 3, Dekaney 3, George Ranch 1.

*—tiebreaker vs. College Park.

CLASS 5A

  1. Manvel (6 first-place votes)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 105; Last Week: N/A.
  2. Fort Bend Marshall (5)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 100; Last Week: N/A.
  3. Paetow
    Record: 0-0; Points: 73; Last Week: N/A.
  4. Crosby
    Record: 0-0; Points: 59; Last Week: N/A.
  5. Huntsville
    Record: 0-0; Points: 55; Last Week: N/A.
  6. Foster*
    Record: 0-0; Points: 51; Last Week: N/A.
  7. Magnolia
    Record: 0-0; Points: 51; Last Week: N/A.
  8. Hightower
    Record: 0-0; Points: 46; Last Week: N/A.
  9. Barbers Hill
    Record: 0-0; Points: 23; Last Week: N/A.
  10. Montgomery
    Record: 0-0; Points: 18; Last Week: N/A.

Also receiving votes: Angleton 5, Magnolia West 5, New Caney 5, Friendswood 4, Galena Park 3, Terry 2.

*—tiebreaker vs. Magnolia.

CLASS 4A/SMALL SCHOOLS

  1. El Campo (7 first-place votes)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 40; Last Week: N/A.
  2. East Bernard (1)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 27; Last Week: N/A.
  3. Huffman-Hargrave (1)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 25; Last Week: N/A.
  4. Bellville
    Record: 0-0; Points: 19; Last Week: N/A.
  5. Sealy
    Record: 0-0; Points: 16; Last Week; N/A.

Also receiving votes: Wheatley 7, Stafford 1.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

  1. Second Baptist (5 first-place votes)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 32; Last Week: N/A.
  2. Kinkaid (2)
    Record: 0-0; Points: 26; Last Week: N/A.
  3. Cypress Christian
    Record: 0-0; Points: 18; Last Week: N/A.
  4. Episcopal
    Record: 0-0; Points: 14; Last Week: N/A.
  5. St. Thomas
    Record: 0-0; Points: 9; Last Week: N/A.

Also receiving votes: Fort Bend Christian 4, John Cooper 2.

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