The Cypress Ranch 2025 season ended with a thud, as the Mustangs fell to Waxahachie in the third round of the postseason.
That postseason experience under the bright lights may have prepared Cypress Ranch for exactly what happened last Friday.
The Mustangs delivered one of Week 2’s biggest surprises, knocking off VYPE’s previously No. 1-ranked C.E. King, 31-28, on a walk-off 40-yard field goal.
For the performance, Coach William Blaylock and the Cypress Ranch Mustangs are the Week 2 Whataburger Team of the Week.
Led by UH commit Braden Baker at quarterback, Cypress Ranch shocked the Houston high school football landscape by taking down CE King, a Class 6A Division II state finalist last season.
It was a true team effort.
Baker orchestrated the offense, SMU commit Amari Vickerson helped lead the defense, and Nate Carrier delivered the clutch moment with the game-winning 40-yard field goal as time expired.
It was the kind of win that can change the trajectory of a season.
The Mustangs showed they can compete with — and beat — the best teams in the Houston area.
Now, Cypress Ranch has to build on the momentum.
Next up: Nimitz High School.
