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THE RANKINGS: District 23-6A, Randle, Kinkaid look dominant
It was an impressive week for VYPE’s Class 6A Top 25 as only three teams lost in Week 5.
Three teams move into the new rankings with big wins last week. They include Dickinson, Klein Oak and Cy-Fair.
The rankings should be impacted this week with several important games between ranked opponents.
In Class 5A, the Randle Lions won the first big Class 5A battle, knocking off No. 2 Iowa Colony. Could they meet again in the postseason?
The Lions play complementary football and will run the table in the regular season. Coach Brian Randle’s group in impressive.
Lake Creek lost a wild one at defending State Champs Port Neches-Groves, while Dayton and Barber Hill also dropped games and out of the Top 10.
Welcome Texas City (3-1) and Galena Park (3-2) to the VYPE Class 5A Top 10.
In the private school landscape, the Kinkaid Falcons handled the No. 1 Second Baptist Eagles, 21-7, in tune-up to district play, while St. John’s beat ranked Lutheran South and bumped the Pioneers out of the rankings.
The SPC is going to be a dog-fight, while the TAPPS districts are pretty wide open.
Here are the rankings.
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VYPE’s Class 6A Top 25
No. 1 North Shore Mustangs
No. 2 Summer Creek Bulldogs
No. 3 Atascocita Eagles
No. 4 Fulshear Chargers
No. 5 Willis Wildkats
No. 6 Hightower Hurricanes
No. 7 Ridge Point Panthers
No. 8 Bridgeland Bears
No. 9 Shadow Creek Sharks
No. 10 Katy Jordan Warriors
No. 11 Cy Springs Panthers
No. 12 The Woodlands Highlanders
No. 13 Katy Tigers
No. 14 Nimitz Cougars
No. 15 Klein Cain Hurricanes
No. 16 Tomball Cougars
No. 17 Conroe Tigers
No. 18 Stratford Spartans
No. 19 Cypress Ranch Mustangs
No. 20 Deer Park Deer
No. 21 Pearland Oilers
No. 22 Magnolia Bulldogs
No. 23 Dickinson Gators
No. 24 Cy-Fair Bobcats
No. 25 Klein Oak Panthers
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VYPE’s Class 5A Rankings
No. 1 Randle Lions
No. 2 Galveston Ball Tors
No. 3 Angleton Wildcats
No. 4 Huntsville Hornets
No. 5 Iowa Colony Pioneers
No. 6 Lake Creek Lions
No. 7 Montgomery Bears
No. 8 FB Marshall Buffs
No. 9 Texas City Stings
No. 10 Galena Park Yellowjackets
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VYPE’s Top 5 Private Schools
No. 1 Concordia Lutheran Crusaders
No. 2 Kinkaid Falcons
No. 3 St. John’s School Mavs
No. 4 Second Baptist School Eagles
No. 5 Episcopal Knights
Second Baptist School, Toon carrying banner for HTown private school ball
While the big public schools get all the headlines, the Houston private school landscape is filled with storylines.
The Second Baptist School and QB Canon Toon is the storyline entering Week 5.
Toon threw a fourth-down, game-winning score against St. John’s 30-28 to elevate the Eagles to the VYPE's No. 1 ranking in all classifications of private schools in the Space City.
The 4-0 Eagles have travelled to Chicago (Wheaton Academy) and Dallas (Episcopal School of Dallas) and good news travels… Second Baptist School is for real. The 6-foot-4 Toon’s bobbing and weaving have gone viral and his big-game heroics have already become legend around Woodway Drive.
He has thrown for over 700 yards and 10 TDS (1 INT) and has run for 370 yards in athletic fashion.
So, who is next? The Eagles face a tough 3-1 Kinkaid Falcons team led by sophomore move-in Wayne Shanks Jr., who is averaging over 100 yards on the ground.
SBS have some familiar names who are also making big plays for the Eagles. Max Bagwell (son of legendary Astro Jeff Bagwell) plays in the secondary along with Ethan Dishman (son of legendary Houston Oiler Chris Dishman). The OL is led by UH-commit RJ Lee and Isaiah Broughton (SMU, Texas Tech offers), who is the brother of Texas Longhorn DL Vernon Broughton.
It doesn’t get easier for Second Baptist after neighboring Kinkaid, as undefeated and district-mate Lutheran South is on the slate in two weeks.
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DANCING WITH THE ‘SADERS
Danny Amendola is doing work on Dancing with the Stars, but it’s dad Willie Amendola, who has Concordia Lutheran 3-0 going into district play with TMI-Episcopal (3-0) this weekend.
Amendola led Dekaney High School to a State Title in the biggest classification of UIL football in 2011 and has the Crusaders believing. The straw who stirs the drink is QB Tanner Huckfelt. The 6-foot senior has a ton of experience, has a big arm and a football IQ which is college level.
The ‘Saders are legit contenders for a TAPPS DI District 2 title.
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MEEKINS’ MASTERPLAN
No one is talking about Lutheran South Academy (4-0).
Bad idea.
Coach Corby Meekins is one of the most decorated public school coaches after building the Westfield Mustangs into a superpower. He then went into college coaching at the University of Houston, then the University of Texas and back to UH.
Now at LSA, the Pioneers are charting new territory. The offense is led by their big three – QB John LeBlanc, RB Scott Farine and WR Braeden Robinson – which is averaging over 370 yards per game.
The Pioneers are dangerous and travel to River Oaks to play a tough SPC St. John’s Mavs this week.