GAMES
RANKINGS
Cypress Ranch is one of four Houston area softball teams that booked its ticket to next week's regional semifinals.
Houston area 6A/5A softball/baseball playoff roundup
Four Houston-area Class 6A and Class 5A softball regional quarterfinals matchups and 11 6A/5A baseball area playoff matchups are in the books.
The softball and baseball teams at Pearland, Katy and Lake Creek have already punched their tickets to continue their respective seasons next week.
Here’s a look at scores through Friday’s action, with a lot of series to be decided on Saturday and potentially Monday.
SOFTBALL
Class 6A
REGION II
Cypress Ranch 2, Bridgeland 1
Game 1: Cypress Ranch 5, Bridgeland 1
Game 2: Bridgeland 11, Cypress Ranch 2
Game 3: Cypress Ranch 5, Bridgeland 2
The Woodlands vs. Grand Oaks
Game 1: The Woodlands 5, Grand Oaks 2
Game 2: Grand Oaks 17, The Woodlands 13
Game 3: Noon, Saturday, at Magnolia High
REGION III
Katy 2, Cinco Ranch 0
Game 1: Katy 7, Cinco Ranch 2
Game 2: Katy 10, Cinco Ranch 0 (6)
Pearland 2, Clear Springs 0
Game 1: Pearland 3, Clear Springs 2 (8)
Game 2: Pearland 4, Clear Springs 0
George Ranch vs. Seven Lakes
Game 1: Seven Lakes 2, George Ranch 1
Game 2: George Ranch 3, Seven Lakes 2
Game 3: 10 a.m. Saturday, at George Ranch High
Deer Park vs. Brazoswood
Game 1: Brazoswood 8, Deer Park 0
Game 2: Deer Park 9, Brazoswood 4
Game 3: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, at Alvin High
Class 5A
REGION III
Lake Creek 2, Waller 0
Game 1: Lake Creek 5, Waller 3
Game 2: Lake Creek 7, Waller 3 (9)
Friendswood vs. Crosby
Game 1: Friendswood 7, Crosby 3
Game 2: Crosby 6, Friendswood 1
Game 3: 6:30 p.m., Saturday, at Clear Lake High
Kingwood Park vs. Brenham
Game 1: Kingwood Park 4, Brenham 3
Game 2: 4 p.m. Saturday, Jordan HS
Game 3 (if needed): After Game 2
Santa Fe vs. Foster
Game 1: Santa Fe 1, Foster 0
Game 2: 11 a.m., Saturday, at Shadow Creek High
Game 3 (if needed): 7 p.m., Monday, at Shadow Creek High
BASEBALL
Class 6A
REGION II
Oak Ridge 2, Klein Oak 0
Game 1: Oak Ridge 11, Klein Oak 8
Game 2: Oak Ridge 6, Klein Oak 5
Tomball 2, Willis 0
Game 1: Tomball 8, Willis 6
Game 2: Tomball 7, Willis 1
Cypress Ranch vs. The Woodlands
Game 1: The Woodlands 8, Cy Ranch 3
Game 2: Cy Ranch 3, The Woodlands 0
Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday, at Cypress Falls High
Tomball Memorial vs. Grand Oaks
Game 1: Grand Oaks 4, Tomball Memorial 3
Game 2: Tomball Memorial 3, Grand Oaks 2
Game 3: 1 p.m., Saturday, at Tomball Memorial High
REGION III
Ridge Point 2, Westside 0
Game 1: Ridge Point 2, Westside 1 (8)
Game 2: Ridge Point 5, Westside 1
Clear Creek 2, North Shore 0
Game 1: Clear Creek 7, North Shore 4
Game 2: Clear Creek 3, North Shore 1
Pearland 2, West Brook 0
Game 1: Pearland 5, West Brook 2
Game 2: Pearland 2, West Brook 0
Katy 2, Jersey Village 1
Game 1: Katy 7, Jersey Village 0
Game 2: Katy 7, Jersey Village 4
Katy Taylor 2, Cy-Fair 1
Game 1: Katy Taylor 4, Cy-Fair 3 (8)
Game 2: Cy-Fair 3, Katy Taylor 2
Game 3: Katy Taylor 1, Cy-Fair 0
Tompkins vs. Lamar
Game 1: Tompkins 3, Lamar 0
Game 2: Lamar 5, Tompkins 4
Game 3: 7 p.m., Saturday, at Stratford High
Strake Jesuit vs. Deer Park
Game 1: Strake Jesuit 3, Deer Park 1 (8)
Game 2: Deer Park 5, Strake Jesuit 2
Game 3: 7 p.m. Saturday, at Strake Jesuit High
Clear Falls vs. Summer Creek
Game 1: Summer Creek 7, Clear Falls 2
Game 2: Clear Falls 10, Summer Creek 0 (6)
Game 3: Noon, Saturday, at Baytown Lee High
Class 5A
REGION III
Lake Creek def. Austin McCallum
Lake Creek 6, McCallum 1
Magnolia def. Pflugerville Weiss
Magnolia 10, Pflugerville Weiss 0 (5)
Friendswood 2, Waltrip 0
Game 1: Friendswood 8, Waltrip 0
Game 2: Friendswood 12, Waltrip 0 (5)
Crosby 2, Fulshear 1
Game 1: Crosby 11, Fulshear 2
Game 2: Fulshear 8, Crosby 0
Game 3: Crosby 1, Fulshear 0
Foster vs. La Porte
Game 1: Foster 8, La Porte 6
Game 2: La Porte 10, Foster 2
Game 3: 8 p.m. Saturday, at Manvel High
Milby vs. Santa Fe
Game 1: Milby 2, Santa Fe 1
Game 2: 4 p.m., Saturday, at Santa Fe High
Game 3 (if needed): After Game 2
H-TOWN SLANT: 5 Takeways from UIL Realignment
It’s UIL Realignment Day for the State of Texas as schools learned their fate for the next two years.
The Who’s Who of coaches and administrators were at the Region 4 building as the 9 am hour marked the unveiling of the new districts.
So, what happened?
THE BIGGEST CHANGES
Conroe ISD has New Company
Two years ago, District 13-6A was delegated to being a six-team district. Not any more as the Conroe ISD school (Including move-up Caney Creek) joins Willis and move-ups New Caney and Cleveland.
“Well, I’m not looking for many games this year,” Highlander coach Jim Rapp laughed.
Rapp confirmed The Woodlands will be playing North Shore and Lamar this upcoming season.
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Up with Big Boys
Caney Creek, New Caney and Cleveland move up to District 13-6A, but so does Waller (District 15-6A), Katy Jordan and Katy Paetow (District 19-6A). Hightower comes up to District 20-6A along with Beaumont United into District 21-6A.
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Region II?
District 8-5A DI was thrown a curve ball, moving to Region II. The home of Crosby, Barbers Hill, Kingwood Park, Goose Creek CISD schools, Porter and Port Arthur Memorial will now face District 7 in postseason with the likes of Lufkin, Forney, Longview, McKinney North, Tyler and the Mesquite schools.
“It was not expected but we are ready for the challenge,” Lee Martinez, Goose Creek CISD AD said. “Looking at travel in the playoffs will be interesting.”
Martinez will be replacing the GCM HFC coaching job as Shannon Carter, who took a job at Abilene Christian. The Sterling OC Jeremy Moses has taken the RB assistant coaching job at Colorado State.
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SEC of H-Town
District 10-5A DI will be a blood bath. It kind of has been for a while. How about this for a lineup? Angleton, Friendswood, Foster, Magnolia, Mag West and Manvel? Throw in Terry, and up and coming Fulshear and Kempner and Foster coach Shaun McDowell calls it the, “SEC of Class 5A”.
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The Buffs in a Better District
The Fort Bend Marshall Buffs move out of HISD and into a district with PNG, Texas City, Nederland, Galena Park, Willowridge and Dayton. Warm up the busses. It will better prepare them for the postseason, however.