High school football
VYPE rankings: Top 20 entering final week
Matt Malatesta
Nov 4, 2017, 12:00 pm
Originally appeared on Vype.com.
Down goes Bush, Klein, Friendswood, Foster, Dawson and Tomball. It was an important weekend for playoff position and district titles and the rankings reflect the results.
Katy crushed Strake Jesuit to win District 19-6A, while The Woodlands clinched District 12-6A in a win over Montgomery. Westfield are the kings of District 16-6A.
There are some huge games in the last weekend of the regular season that determine conference bragging rights. Cy-Fair and Langham Creek will play for the District 17-6A title, while Clear Lake and Clear Springs battle for District 24-6A.
Magnolia West and Huntsville square off for District 20-5A, while Crosby and New Caney face off for District 21-5A.
Stay tuned for our breakdowns later this week.
Pasadena Memorial, North Shore, Klein Oak and Deer Park all make their moves into the Class 6A rankings.
CLASS 6A
Rank | Team (Record) | Comment |
1 | Katy (7-0) | District Champs; Mayde Creek This Week |
2 | Klein Collins (8-0) | District Champs |
3 | Cy-Fair (8-0) | Faces Langham for Title |
4 | Westfield (8-0) | Making It Look Too Easy |
5 | Ridge Point (7-1) | Won Tight Game vs Bush; Hightower On Deck |
6 | The Woodlands (6-1) | College Park to Wrap Up Season; District Champs |
7 | Lamar (6-1) | District Champs Again |
8 | Langham Creek (8-0) | CFISD Super Bowl vs Cy-Fair |
9 | Atascocita (7-1) | Been Impressive All District; Champs |
10 | Spring (7-1) | Sleepy Good |
11 | Cinco Ranch (7-1) | Faces Tompkins to Wrap up Season |
12 | Bush (6-1) | Heartbreaker to Ridge Point |
13 | Clear Lake (7-2) | For District 24-6A Title vs Clear Springs |
14 | Clear Springs (6-2) | Ditto |
15 | Dawson (6-2) | Fell to Taylor; District Title Game vs Hastings |
16 | Pasadena Memorial (6-1) | Great Season While Under the Radar |
17 | Summer Creek (6-2) | Tons of Story Lines vs North Shore |
18 | Klein Oak (5-3) | Not Bad First Year for Glenn |
19 | Deer Park (5-3) | For the Title Vs Pasadena Memorial |
20 | North Shore (5-3) | Starting to Put Together |
CLASS 5A
Rank | Team (Record) | Comment |
1 | Manvel (8-0) | District Champs |
2 | Angleton (8-0) | Knocks Out Foster |
3 | Crosby (9-0) | Making It Look Easy |
4 | Magnolia West (8-0) | Huge Game vs Huntsville |
5 | FB Marshall (6-2) | Primed for Postseason |
6 | Waltrip (8-0) | Kings of HISD |
7 | New Caney (6-2) | Big Game Vs Crosby |
8 | Barbers Hill (6-2) | Looking at 3rd Spot in District |
9 | Tomball Memorial (5-3) | Lots on the Line vs Tomball |
10 | Galveston Ball (5-3) | Nice Season |
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