Spring upends Westfield on last play
Bishop Davenport’s 51-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass as time expired helped Spring to a 27-23 win over rival Westfield on Friday at Planet Ford Stadium.
Spring is 3-0 with the other two wins over Klein Oak and Dekaney. The junior Davenport has been a revelation for the Lions. He completed 15 of 28 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns in Friday’s game.
Davenport is at 12 total touchdowns in 2020 — nine through the air and three on the ground.
It’s Spring’s first win over Westfield since 2011.
North Shore remains perfect
North Shore mastered Manvel in a 49-14 win on Friday.
The two-time defending Class 6A Division I state champions are 4-0.
Auburn commitment and North Shore quarterback Dematrius Davis completed 15 of 19 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns with 10 carries for 81 yards and another two touchdowns.
Texas A&M commitment and receiver Shadrach Banks garnered a few carries, rushing for 78 yards and a score on three rushing attempts.
He also caught five passes for 68 yards and a score.
Next week, it’s district play against Beaumont West Brook for the champions.
Jackson secures 200th career win
Grand Oaks head coach Mike Jackson won his 200th career game with the Grizzlies’ 69-10 win over Fort Bend Austin on Thursday.
Jackson won state titles at his first two coaching stops — Shiner and St. Pius X. He coached at Robstown and Charlotte before taking a two-year hiatus from coaching after his father became sick. Stays at Chavez and La Marque preceded the opening of Grand Oaks (4-0) in 2018.
“I’m proud for the kids, that it’s this team that did it,” Jackson said. “It obviously brings up a lot of memories from teams past, kids you’ve coached, great coaches you’ve worked with. I’ve never worked a day in my life. I’ve been a head coach 28 years and God willing, we’ll just keep going. The important thing now is to get 201.”
TAPPS expands playoff bracket
Every TAPPS football team will make the playoffs in 2020.
The league announced an expanded playoff bracket and new state championship dates Friday.
The move is a one-year exception and being done to make up for lost games and games resulting in no contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league also explains teams are allowed in the bracket if they are eligible with no sanctions preventing participation.
In contrast with the state’s other major governing body for private school athletics, the Southwest Preparatory Conference will not conduct championships this season, but its teams have been free to play independent schedules. Many SPC teams in the Houston area have opted to play.
TAPPS’ six-man Division I title game is Dec. 11, followed by the 11-man Division I and IV title games on Dec. 12, the six-man Division II and III title game Dec. 18 and lastly the 11-man Division II and III games Dec. 19.
Cypress Ranch, Falls postponed
A positive COVID-19 case sidelined Cypress Ranch and Cypress Falls’ District 16-6A meeting Friday. The game is now set to take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at Pridgeon Stadium. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD started a contract tracing investigation.
Katy and Tompkins’ District 19-6A game scheduled for Thursday was pushed back to 11 a.m. Nov. 27 because of a positive case within Katy’s football program.
Positive cases inside Dickinson’s athletics program postponed District 24-6A contest against Clear Falls and Clear Creek as well.
Looking ahead to Saturday
Cypress Creek and CyFair renew their rivalry at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pridgeon Stadium. The two teams are expected to battle at the top of District 17-6A.
Elsewhere in the Houston area, College Park and Kingwood meet at 4 p.m. at Woodforest Stadium in an interesting non-district tilt.
A win over Westbury for Lamar on Saturday would be the 69th straight district win for the Texans, which is currently the third longest active streak in the state.