Well, we didn't see that coming?

It was a wild night in Greater Houston as the first-round of the playoffs literally left us speechless.

Randle’s run is over as Landen Williams-Callis’s high school historic career wraps up. A&M Consolidated beat the Lions 28-24 in 5A DI. The Texas commit and reigning state Player of the Year goes out in round one - a year after the state final last year and a state championship the year before. What a tremendous run and career for one of the best running backs in the State... ever.

Cy Ranch gets shocked. Hutto 59, Cy Ranch 14. A 9-1 Mustangs team with Houston commit Braden Baker and SMU commit Amari Vickerson is done in the first round. Katy (now 11-0 after 59-6 over Travis) is the likely area-round opponent for Hutto.

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The Headliner: Both Summer Creek and Dickinson had tough schedules this season and took some bumps and bruises. This was the best match-up going into the first round. The Beltway Boys of Summer Creek won 48-41 to advance on the road.

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The undefeateds stayed that way. Ridge Point 42-0 over Taylor (Bartee, Rangel), Katy 59-6, North Shore 62-14 over Deer Park. Shadow Creek (48-10 over Heights) and C.E. King (77-14 over Clear Springs) are on a collision course in 6A DII: King–Shadow Creek is the bracket’s next-round pairing, which means Khylan Davis vs. Tavis Coleman.

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Memorial 34, Manvel 28 sends the Mustangs’ 11-game win streak into the area round behind Conrad Bennett, and ends the season for LSU commit “Greedy” James. Memorial draws Atascocita, who edged Barbers Hill 23-20.\

Close calls everywhere: Bridgeland 30-28 over Vandegrift (Kash Schwab), Cy Lakes 40-38 over Klein Collins, Summer Creek 48-41 over Dickinson, Waller 44-41 over Cedar Park (Glowin Mbobile), Huntsville 42-39 over Nederland, College Station 24-21 over Friendswood, Angleton 17-10 over Georgetown. Montgomery (10-0) needed 62 points to beat 3-7 Dayton 62-55.

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Texas City 14, Lake Creek 9 is the quiet upset of the night in 5A DII.

Westfield’s defense (Davon Smith, Jordin Jones) held Willis to 6 in the Mustangs’ first playoff win since 2023. They get Cy Falls (McCarty, Harris Jr.) next in a 6A DII Region II game loaded with TD Club finalists.

Langham Creek 45, Tomball 28 sets up a brutal area-round trip to North Crowley for Jhadyn Nelson’s crew. The Woodlands (55-14 over Nimitz) likely gets Waxahachie; Klein (28-14 over Cy Woods) likely gets Rockwall.

Houston ISD advances two teams: Lamar (42-13 over Dawson) and Yates (45-21 over La Grange) carried the flag for HISD.

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