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VYPE Houston Thursday Playoff Round-Up (Bi-District)
Well the first night is officially in the books.
The 2020 Texas high school football playoffs officially kicked off on Thursday night across the state for Class 5A & 6A programs and the Houston-area was buzzing with playoff action. Who's moving on? Check out the scoreboard!
Lamar defeats Memorial 39-7
Lamar registered its first playoff win since 2017 on Thursday night with a 39-7 home victory over Memorial. It was tied 7-7 at the half but a quick 14-point burst coming out of the locker room is all Lamar needed. A bunch of different names popped out in this win. The running of Kenneth Kennedy was impressive, he's a big back who will punish people. Freshman Jordan Reaves had a passing and rushing touchdown in the win and he's only a freshman. Jeremy Fagan registered a safety for the defense and Jaivion Green came up with an interception as well. Lamar outscored Memorial 32-0 in the second half to win the game. It was an all-around good performance for Lamar.
Foster dominates GCM for Playoff win
One down. @OU_Football WR commit @THECodyJackson3 and fellow senior RB @xavier25zay lead @FosterFootball past Goose Creek Memorial in the 5A-I Bi-District round. #txhsfb #txhsfbplayoffs
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Cody Jackson had a "You Got Mossed" catch and Xavier Smallwood went off for Foster in their playoff victory over GCM on Thursday night. Foster gets the winner of undefeated Cedar Park and Veterans Memorial next week.
Check out the game story from VYPE's Matthew Reese who was at the game.
Bridgeland blows past Klein Collins 41-18
Bridgeland takes home the bi-district championship behind a 41-18 victory, with 3 touchdowns coming from @MCultonp. @tommy_yarrish caught up with him after his best game of the season to analyze the big night and what’s coming up in the next round. #TXHSFB pic.twitter.com/qXRAH4WizM
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) December 11, 2020
Bridgeland took care of business on Thursday night defeating Klein Collins 41-18 and improving to 11-0 on the 2020 season. Bridgeland is one of the premier teams in Region II in Class 6A Division II. This is going to be a fun team to watch through the playoffs.
Fort Bend Marshall defeats PN-G 21-14
Congrats Coach James Williams on your 100th career win! On to round 2!
— FBISD Athletics (@FBISDAthletics) December 11, 2020
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Fort Bend Marshall defeated Port Neches-Groves 21-14 on Thursday night. Not only did that send the Buffs to the second round but also game head coach James Williams his 100th-career coaching victory. This year FB Marshall is trying to get back to the state title game for a third-straight season. The Buffs await the winner of Montgomery vs Whitehouse in the next round.
Here are more scores from the night!
Pearland 44, Clear Spring 37
Cy-Fair 47, Westside 7
Klein Cain 54, Cy Woods 26
North Shore 59, Deer Park 7
Dawson 35, Dickinson 19
Oak Ridge 30, Eisenhower 20
Dekaney 44, Willis 22
Crosby 66, Willowridge 0
Nederland 37, Sterling 0
Katy 0, FB Elkins 0 - Elkins Forfeited Due to COVID-19
Katy Taylor 0, George Ranch - GR Forfeited Due to COVID-19
“He's a once in a lifetime player." @OU_Football commit @THECodyJackson3 breaks down his performance in @FosterFootball's Bi-District win over GCM. #txhsfb #txhsfbplayoffs #OUDNA @FosterHSNews @FHSABC_TX pic.twitter.com/v6B8lE2ud9
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) December 11, 2020
Area Round Showdowns
North Shore vs Pearland Dawson - Thurs. Dec. 17 at Challenger Stadium - 7 p.m.
Lamar at Katy - Fri. Dec. 18 at Rhodes Stadium - 7 p.m.
Oak Ridge vs. Tomball Memorial - TBD
Bridgeland vs Dekaney - TBD
Cy-Fair vs. Tompkins/FB Travis
Pearland vs Dobie/Atascocita
Klein Cain vs Westfield/College Park
Katy Taylor vs Heights/Cypress Creek
Crosby vs Texas/Lake Creek
Fort Bend Marshall vs Montgomery/Whitehouse
Nederland vs. Pine Tree/A&M Consolidated
The Foster Falcons strike a pose after their Bi-District playoff win.
Oklahoma commit Jackson, Smallwood power Foster past Goose Creek Memorial in 5A-I Bi-District round
Every now and then, you watch a high school football player in action and you just know: This kid is going to be a star on the next level.
Foster wide receiver Cody Jackson is one of those players.
Jackson and the Falcons were dominant in their 49-7 win over Goose Creek Memorial in the Bi-District round of the 5A-I Region III playoffs.
"He's [Jackson] a once in a lifetime type of guy," Foster head coach Shaun McDowell said. "He's the ultimate competitor. He wants the ball….[Cody] is a matchup problem. That's why he's going to OU."
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Foster QB Philip Amy made sure to get the ball to him early and often.
Jackson, who finished the game with two touchdown receptions (23 and 15 yards), looked the part of a D1 recruit. Lining up in both the slot and on the outside, Jackson was explosive, efficient and demanded at least two defenders on him for the entire second half.
His first touchdown of the game could easily be on a segment of ESPN's "You Got Mossed." The senior OU commit floated in the air and snatched the ball from the top of his defender's head. His second score, he showcased his speed on a screen play he took 23 yards, blowing by four different Patriot defenders.
Jackson, though, wasn't the only Falcon to have himself a game.
Senior RB Xavier Smallwood opened the scoring with a 91-yard burst through a hole for a touchdown. Smallwood added his second TD of the game with 6 minutes left in the second quarter, giving Foster a 28-0 lead, which they took to half. Fellow senior Anthony Prowell added another score on Foster's first drive of the 3rd quarter. Prowell and Smallwood each finished the game just shy of 100 yards rushing. Senior Parker Hearon capped the game with a late TD scamper to put the finishing touches on a dominant ground performance by Foster.
In the passing game, Amy certainly did not shy away from using his weapons. Jackson, Taribbean Ramirez and Kendal Stewart consistently saw shots down the field as Foster stretched the GCM defense thin.
Like Jackson, Ramirez earned himself a Top-10 worthy highlight catch in the 4th quarter for a 30-yard score, ripping the ball away from a GCM defender in the back of the endzone.
For Goose Creek Memorial, it was a bittersweet game. The Patriots ended a seven-year playoff drought, winning their last four games of the regular season to clinch a playoff berth.
Foster, though, was too much for GCM on both sides of the ball.
The Patriots' lone score of the game came on a 75-yard drive, capped by 10-yard touchdown pass from Mason Duke to sophomore Ben Gaston in the third quarter.
Foster now moves on to the Area round of the 5A-I playoffs, where the Falcons will face the winner of Cedar Park and SA Veterans Memorial.
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The Falcons did have over 100 yards of penalties in the game, something Coach McDowell acknowledged his team would have to fix moving forward.
"We're an aggressive team and we're going to continue to be an aggressive team. We'll try to eliminate those penalties. They didn't really hurt us…but we've got to clean that up a bit."
With one game down, Jackson and the Falcons are happy with the win, but have bigger goals in their sights.
"The ultimate goal is state," Jackson said. "We think we're the best in the state."