Other than the titans of Class 6A football in Greater Houston, Katy Taylor and Fort Bend Elkins can hang with just about anyone. That's what makes their evenly-matched 1st-round (bi-district) playoff game against each other on Saturday so intriguing, and you can listen to what transpires inside Hall Stadium at vypefortbend.com starting at 12:45PM.
The Mustangs (5-5) and Knights (8-2) are in the UIL's 6A Division II playoff bracket, based on overall student enrollment. In District 19-6A, Katy and Katy Tompkins also qualified for the playoffs, and they have more students than Taylor; and the same is true for 20-6A's Fort Bend Travis and Ridge Point, whose enrollment numbers exceed Elkins.
Therefore, Taylor and Elkins should be more than happy in 6A's Division II. In Taylor's five wins, they outscored their opponents by an average of nearly 27 points (45.2 to 18.4). Their five losses were to a quartet of teams state-ranked by MaxPreps (Atascocita, #26; Dickinson, #23; Katy, #1; and Tompkins, #20) and a district rival, Mayde Creek – which went 8-2, losing only to Katy and Tompkins.
The Knights had an easier schedule. Their only losses were to Travis (ranked #28) and a Ridge Point team that is 27-1 in district games vs. Fort Bend ISD foes over the last four seasons. In all other games, Elkins dominated, outscoring the opposition 46.9-12.4.
Elkins is looking for its first playoff win since the Knights beat Madison 28-20 in the 2016 bi-district round. In the last 10 seasons, they are 3-8 in playoff games including two wins in 2013 when Jonathan Giles was their quarterback.
Taylor has broken even (7-7) in playoff games over the last 13 seasons, including three straight 1st-round wins over Fort Bend opponents: Kempner (2016), Bush ('17) and Dulles ('18).
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VYPE Austin Central Texas Game of the Week Recap: Cedar Park lashes Leander in LISD grudge match
Cedar Park needed to get past their original rival Leander to get back to the playoffs and they did so in style. Junior quarterback David Cooper tossed two early touchdown passes to senior Jamal Porter and ran for another; senior Trae Samuel Frost Hill rumbled for three rushing touchdowns and the Black Rain defense posted a 4th quarter safety for good measure. After the rubber pellets settled at Gupton Stadium, the Timberwolves had manufactured a 46-7 Halloween nightmare over the Lions in our VYPE Austin Central Texas Game of the Week.
It wasn’t clear early that Cedar Park was going to post such a convincing win, however. After Cooper (12-20, 154, 2 TD, INT) tossed the 30 and 34-yarders to Porter (6-102, 2 TD), Leander’s senior running back Mason Montgomery (12-71, TD) scampered in from 5 yards out to cut the lead in half. But the Lions would get no closer.
Hill’s first 4-yard run score capped off a 12-play, 57-yard drive; his second from 13 yards out – following a missed Leander field goal attempt – put the period on a 13-play, 80-yard march as Cedar Park opened a 29-7 halftime lead.
Cooper’s 4-yard bootleg and conversion boosted the Cedar Park lead to 37-7 before Hill’s final 41-yard dash closed out the offensive output. Hill finished with 202 yards and 3 touchdowns on 22 carries. The Timberwolf defense notched their Safety on a fumbled snap in the end zone to bring the final score to 46-7.
Senior quarterback Ke’Marion Gordon went 15-27 for 185 yards through the air and rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries for Leander.
Leander (2-4 in District 8-5A-1, 3-6 overall) hosts East View Friday (11/7) to close out the season. Cedar Park (5-1, 6-3) clinched a playoff spot with the win. The Timberwolves travel to Birkelbach Field in Georgetown to face undefeated-in-district Georgetown to try and claim a piece of the district crown in a game that VYPE will broadcast.
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