Singletary’s 2nd-half surge spurs Wildcats
Quick take
Kyler Singletary scored two touchdowns in the second half, including the go-ahead score midway through the third quarter, and Cypress Woods defeated Bridgeland 27-10 in District 16-6A action Saturday afternoon at Pridgeon Stadium.
Cypress Woods (5-3,
3-2) got back in the win column after a 37-15 loss to Cypress Falls the previous week. The Wildcats beat the Bears for the first time since 2019 and lead the series 3-2.
Highlights
Cypress Woods opened the scoring with a defensive touchdown after John Jacobs stripped the ball from a Bears receiver and returned it for a score with 9:18 left in the first quarter.
After exchanging punts, Bridgeland (4-4, 3-2) put together a nineplay, 78-yard drive, capped by Reid Mikeska’s 12-yard touchdown pass from Hudson Pollard with 3:40 left in the first quarter.
Neither side scored in the second quarter.
First downs by Aiden
Horton and Myles West advanced Cypress Woods into Bridgeland territory in the third quarter. Moments later, Singletary scored on a 19-yard pass from Horton to put the Wildcats ahead 14-7 with 4:57 left in the quarter.
A bad punt, a 15-yard personal foul and a first down by Jonathan Nelson soon moved the Bears to the Cypress Woods 15yard line. But the Bears were held to a 27-yard
field goal from Santiago Torres, cutting the deficit to 14-10 with 11:50 left in the fourth quarter.
Cypress Woods responded with a two-play scoring drive. Horton’s keeper began the drive, and a play later, Singletary scored his second touchdown, this one on a 69yard pass from Horton to make it 21-10 with 11:06 left in the game.
Ethan White’s interception return made it 27-10.
What it means
Cypress Woods is now tied for third place in 16-6A alongside Bridgeland and Langham Creek at 3-2. Cypress Ranch leads the standings at 4-1, and Cypress Falls is next at 3-1, pending Saturday night’s game against Cypress Springs, which sits at 2-2. The Bears are trying to make the playoffs for the fourth year in a row while the Wildcats are trying to reach them for a second straight season.
Quotable
“(District) 16-6A is a back-alley fight every single week, and you never know on any given night; everybody has a chance to beat anybody in this district so it’s really focusing on one week at a time,” Cypress Woods coach Cody Simper said. “We got Cy Springs next week — they’re a very good football team, and it’s going to be a very important game for us when it comes to qualifying for the playoffs.”
Game balls
Singletary doubled his touchdown total for the season to four with his two scores in the second half against Bridgeland. He picked up about 90 yards on the scoring plays.
Up next
Cypress Woods will face Cypress Springs at 7 p.m. Friday at Cy-Fair FCU Stadium. Bridgeland will face Cypress Lakes at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Cy-Fair FCU Stadium.