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Hightower; Lamar make big moves in VYPE Rankings; Photo Gallery
Some of the heavyweights of Houston went down over the weekend, which has flipped the rankings going into Week 3.
Well, kind of.
North Shore destroyed Spring and is on a collision course with No. 2 Atascocita, who beat Top 5 Katy.
Bridgeland looks like world-beaters as they knocked off ranked Tompkins over the weekend. How about Hightower? The 'Canes upset Top 5 ranked Westfield to move up to No. 6.
What is going on with The Woodlands? Lamar used their speed on the outside to run past the Highlanders, while CE King dominated state-power Allen.
Moving into the rankings are Nimitz, Cypress Springs and Cypress Woods, who are all 2-0.
In Class 5A, there wasn't much movement. Texas City beat Top 5 Galveston Ball, while Magnolia beat Class 6A Tomball to move into the rankings.
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VYPE’s CLASS 6A WEEK 2 TOP 25 RANKINGS
No. 1 North Shore Mustangs
No. 2 Atascocita Eagles
No. 3 Bridgeland Bears
No. 4 Klein Collins Tigers
No. 5 Shadow Creek Sharks
No. 6 Hightower Hurricanes
No. 7 Lamar Texans
No. 8 CE King Panthers
No. 9 Summer Creek Bulldogs
No. 10 Jordan Warriors
No. 11 Katy Tigers
No. 12 Willis Wildkats
No. 13 Westfield Mustangs
No. 14 Tompkins Falcons
No. 15 Deer Park Deer
No. 16 Cy Falls Eagles
No. 17 Tomball Memorial
No. 18 Conroe Tigers
No. 19 Klein Oak Panthers
No. 20 Pearland Oilers
No. 21 Cy-Fair Bobcats
No. 22 Nimitz Cougars
No. 23 Cypress Springs Panthers
No. 24 Klein Cain Hurricanes
No. 25 Cypress Woods Wildcats
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THE GALLERY BY ANDY TOLBERT
Shadow Creek Takes Down Clear Springs
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VYPE’s CLASS 5A PRESEASON TOP 10 RANKINGS
No. 1 Lake Creek Lions
No. 2 FB Marshall Buffs
No. 3 Fulshear Chargers
No. 4 Barbers Hill Eagles
No. 5 Randle Lions
No. 6 Manvel Mavs
No. 7 Kingwood Park Panthers
No. 8 Texas City Stings
No. 9 Magnolia West Mustang
No. 10 Magnolia Bulldogs
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VYPE’s CLASS 4A/3A PRESEASON TOP 10 RANKINGS
No. 1 Hitchcock Bulldogs (3A)
No. 2 Bellville Brahmas (4A)
No. 3 Brookshire Royal Eagles (4A)
No. 4 Iowa Colony Pioneers (4A)
No. 5 Booker T. Washington Eagles (4A)
No. 6 Bay City Blackcats (4A)
No. 7 El Campo Ricebirds (4A)
No. 8 Furr Brahmas (4A)
No. 9 Stafford Spartans (4A)
No. 10 Worthing Colts (4A)
Memorial; Barbers Hill likely competing for top spot in DISTRICT 8-5A-DI
DISTRICT 8-5A-DI
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS (Playoff teams in bold)
Port Arthur Memorial Titans
Barbers Hill Eagles
Crosby Cougars
Kingwood Park Panthers
La Porte Bulldogs
Porter Spartans
Lee Ganders
Sterling Rangers
Goose Creek Memorial Patriots
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Most Valuable Player
Kody Fuentes, Barbers Hill
Offensive Player of the Year
Payton Evans-Pickens, Porter
Defensive Player of the Year
Daevon Iles, Port Arthur Memorial
Breakout Player of the Year
Kade Eudy, Crosby
On the Cusp
La Porte Bulldogs
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Port Arthur Memorial has been in the playoffs seven-straight years and are coming off the best year of the Brian Morgan-era at 11-2 overall. The Titans defense will be their calling card led by DB Daevon Iles, the Defensive MVP of District 8-5A-DI a year ago. Other key returners on defense include Michael Riles (DE), Taiyion King (LB), Nolan White (DB) and Taveon Chatman (DL). Offensively, watch for Jaquan Holmes (WR), Amante Martin (RB), Semaj Pierre (WR) and Quinton Harper.
Carl Abseck is entering year three of leading Barbers Hill. Last year, the Eagles went 8-4 and finished second in district. Kody Fuentes is back for his senior year at quarterback and is coming off a season where he passed for 2,612 yards and 29 scores. The best thing for Fuentes is he brings back all of his top targets. Brady Thompson (725 yards, 7 TDs), Cyler Williams (477 yards, 6 TDs) and Tripp Davis (460 yards, 5 TDs) are all back at receiver. Miller Malone will lead the Eagles’ defense after racking up 86 tackles and a team-leading six sacks. Other key returners include Trey Bright (90 tackles), Landen Gaskamp (85 tackles) and Gabriel Guzman.
The Crosby Cougars have a new man to lead in Joe Willis, who led Cedar Park to the Class 4A State Championship in 2012 and in 2014 took them back as a 5A team. Willis takes over a Crosby program that in 2020 and 2021 went a combined 24-7 and played in the Class 5A Division I State Championship game in 2020. Levi Fontenot will pace the rushing attack early after racking up 766 yards and six scores in 2022. As Kade Eudy settles into the fulltime starting QB role, Fontenot will help him do that. Eudy does have experience, he passed for 659 yards and seven scores on 59 passing attempts in eight games. Copeline Windfont will pace the defense after leading the team with 83 tackles and five sacks. Other key returners include Wesley Yarbrough (RB), Trevaun Dixon (DB) and AJ Johnson (OL/DL).
The Kingwood Park Panthers return to gridiron on the heels of yet another productive season, which saw them reach the postseason to conclude the year with a record of 7-4. Coach Clayton Maple will see to it that K-Park’s decade-long playoff-streak remains intact with an impressive arsenal of weapons at his disposal. The offense wields a one-two punch of senior running backs, Brayden Moronko and Aiden Troost, while the defense will be anchored by DE Rylee Bush (Sr.), LB Brandon Waggoner (Sr.), CB Jaxson Lindsey (Sr.) and senior safety Jayden Henderson.
La Porte is in a unique situation as they will play their “home games” at Barbers Hill as their stadium is renovated. Kevin Berneathy enters year two and is looking to get the Bulldogs back in the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Tyresse Barnes (718 yards, 15 TDs) and Kennan Lawrence (539 yards, 8 TDs) will pace the rushing attack, while Landon Kay and Caden Hisatake will lead the receiver group. A new QBI will have to step up. Defensively, Jaylon Fisher will lead that unit along with Ashton Riffin, Tyran Williams and Eurie Bright.
Porter has missed the playoffs the last three years. The Spartans will lean on Payton Evans-Pickens to churn the offense. He is Mr. Do-It-All, after registering over 800 yards of offense between passing and rushing and racking up 13 total touchdowns. The O-Line will be solid in front of him with Jayden Green, Marco Guerra and Sebastian Lara back. Defensively, Ryan Gilliam had over 100 total tackles a year ago and will pace that unit.
Lee (5-5), Sterling (2-8) and Goose Creek Memorial (1-9) all finished at the bottom of the district standings and missed the playoffs. The Ganders will be led by QB Levay Duncan Jr. and Josiah Joseph is a freak who can play all over the field. Josh Huerta will lead the defense. The Rangers will be led by John Smith (QB), Chris Harris (WR), Enijah Russell-Evans (RB/LB) and Brennon Allen (RB/DB). Finally, GCM will lean on their lines early with Makalyn Bradley (DL), Adrian Arellano (OL) back. Other key returners include Luis Zavala (OL) and John Arenas (DB).