The Columbia Roughnecks fell to the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears 42-21 in the area round of the Class 4A D-I football playoffs Friday at Ray Maddry Stadium.
WALLER — Needing to play well in order to keep up with Cedar Park, things just didn’t go Angleton’s way in the Class 5A D-I Region III area round against the Timberwolves.
NEW CANEY — Chapel Hill had the perfect blueprint for stopping a hot Brazosport offense — pressuring the quarterback.
Columbia quarterback Tate Thrasher throws a pass during a game against Little Cypress-Mauriceville on Friday night at Ray Maddry Stadium in Channelview.
In a game where the offense was dominant, Friday’s District 12-4A D-I finale came down to a defensive play.
The Sweeny Bulldogs became the first team to lead the Bellville Brahmas this season, but they could not hold it.
EL MATON — Danbury looked flat-footed at the start and wound up being flattened Friday night, 49-8, by host Tidehaven in a showdown for the No. 3 seed in District 14-3A D-II.
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The Danbury Panthers clinched their first playoff berth since 2013 following their 34-20 District 14-3A D-II victory Friday against Rice Consolidated.
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Danbury racked up more than 300 yards of offense, and quarterback Copper Lynch accounted for four touchdowns en route to the Panthers' 33-6 victory against Brazos.
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Six Sealy scorers helped amass the most points scored in a game in nearly six years en route to the Tigers’ 65-33 win Friday night over the Sweeny Bulldogs at T.J. Mills Stadium in District 12-4A D-II action.
There was not a better way to end homecoming night than Brazosport did Friday against Needville.
STAFFORD — Coming into the game averaging close to 340 yards on the ground, the Columbia Roughnecks hit a suffocating Stafford Spartan defense that shut down just about every hole possible to secure a 20-17 District 12-4A D-I victory.
Brazoswood had its chances, but Clear Brook was always a step ahead. The Buccaneers never led in Friday’s District 24-6A matchup with the Wolverines, but they were agonizingly close to claiming the lead. However, two fourth-quarter touchdowns by Brook allowed the Wolverines to walk out of Hopper Field with a 36-27 victory.
With a tough three game stretch ahead for the Columbia Roughnecks they weren’t looking to far ahead of Bay City taking care of business at Griggs Field on Friday night, 55-27.
EL CAMPO — The El Campo Ricebirds had a tough time slowing the Brazosport Exporters, but two late stops were all they needed to pick up the 69-47 win at Ricebird Stadium Friday night.
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Manvel had to stew over its loss to Fort Bend Hightower for two weeks; unfortunately for Angleton, the Wildcats were the team the Mavericks took their frustration out on.
NEEDVILLE — The Columbia rushing attack was too much for Needville to overcome Friday night as the Roughecks took the district opener for both teams, 56-35.
DANBURY — Unable to muster enough offense in the second half, the Danbury Panthers lost their District 14-3A D-II opener 21-18 to Van Vleck on Friday at Humber Field.
SWEENY — What looked to be a homecoming rout at the hands of La Marque ended with all smiles for the Sweeny Bulldogs, who rallied for a 28-27 victory in the District 9-4A Division II opener for both teams.
Facing a loaded Dickinson Gator squad, the Brazoswood Buccaneers knew they couldn't afford to have too many mishaps to stay close to them.
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If keeping up with a potent Conroe Northside offense was tough enough, Brazosport Christian had the task of trying to limit it in the mud.
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At times it will take that special player to come up with a spectacular football play to decide a game. With the Angleton Wildcats playing Fort Bend Hightower at Ken Hall Stadium on Saturday night in a District 10-5A-DI matchup, that player was Hurricane wide receiver Kaleb Johnson.
With the Yellowjackets looking for their first four-game win streak since 2004, the Pearland Oilers had different ideas Friday as they pounded the home team 56-14 at Alvin Memorial Stadium on Friday.
BELLVILLE — In a battle between unbeaten teams, the Class 4A D-II sixth-ranked Bellville Brahma football team jumped out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead and rolled to a 56-6 win Friday night over the Columbia Roughnecks at Brahma Stadium.
The Pride of Brazosport’s drumline prepares to play during Friday’s non-district matchup against Vidor at Hopper Field in Freeport.
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Brazosport cheerleaders entertain the crowd during Friday’s non-district matchup against Vidor at Hopper Field in Freeport.
The Brazosport Exporters take the field prior to Friday’s non-district matchup against Vidor at Hopper Field in Freeport.
Brazosport High School students prepare to run with the flags prior to Friday’s non-district matchup against Vidor at Hopper Field in Freeport.
Brazosport Shipmates line the field prior to Friday’s non-district matchup against Vidor at Hopper Field in Freeport.
A scoreless first half and a three-touchdown third quarter were too much for Brazosport to overcome in Friday’s home opener to Vidor.
KATY — After rolling to victories in their first two games of the season, the wheels came off early Friday night for the Brazoswood Buccaneers.
WEST COLUMBIA — The Columbia Roughnecks never trailed in their season opener against Victoria East, but that didn’t mean they didn’t have a fight on their hands from start to finish.
BAY CITY — A soggy second half didn’t go well for the Sweeny Bulldogs as they opened the 2021 season Friday night with a 19-9 loss to Bay City.
STAFFORD — Jose Hernandez came up clutch for the Angleton Wildcats, kicking a short field goal with seven seconds remaining to give his team a 34-32 victory over Stafford in the season opener for both teams.
SEALY — It was a tough road trip for the Brazosport Exporters to start the season Friday as they fell to the Sealy Tigers, 43-14, at J.T. Mills Stadium.
Continuing onto the next level will be Angleton’s Anthony Jackson, one of the captains for the Wildcats this past season in football.
An icon of a man to many who knew him, former Freeport Lanier Wildcat head football coach Cottrell McGowan died recently while living in Nacogdoches.
Angleton defense huddle up on the sidelines to review plays during the first quarter as they host the visiting Terry at Wildcat Stadium on Wednesday.
The ball slips between Jordan Pickett's fingers as he receives a pass from (7) during the game against Terry at Wildcat Stadium on Wednesday. Pickett caught the ball before it hit the ground.
A Brazosport player exits the locker room Friday before the team faces Huffman-Hargrave in the Class 4A Region III Area round of playoffs in Splendora.
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Brazosport had only a sliver of hope that it could make it into the football playoffs, but the Ships tore through that narrow opening with a dominating performance Friday night at Griggs Field.
Angleton JROTC await to take the field for the playing of the National Anthem at the football game against Bellaire Episcopal at Wildcat Stadium on Friday.
Lumberton players take the field to play against Brazosport at Hopper Field in Freeport on Friday, September 25, 2020.
Brazosport football takes on Lumberton at Hopper Field in Freeport on Friday.
Columbia knew it had to be tougher against Wharton than they were in the opening week, and responded by handing the Tigers a beatdown Friday night.
Columbia running back Trinity Ward runs past Wharton's Ma'Kalen Cash on Friday night at Eddie Joseph Stadium in Wharton.
Columbia quarterback Cameron Ward looks for a receiver Sept. 27 against Bay City at Griggs Field.
The Sweeny cheerleaders form the letter “S” with their pom poms as they perform to the school’s fight alma mater Thursday at the start of Thursday’s game against Grand Oaks in Shenandoah.
Trayvon Brooks leads the charge as the Sweeny Bulldogs make their way onto the field to take on the Grand Oaks Currahee on Thursday at Woodforest Stadium in Shenandoah.
WEST COLUMBIA — Fourth-year head coach Brent Mascheck is looking for this team's tough mentality to take the Columbia Roughnecks into the state playoffs for the first time since 2016.
The Columbia Roughnecks prepare to take the field at Victoria East on Aug. 31 to open the 2018 season in Victoria.
Columbia's Dancin Dolls perform during halftime of the Columbia and Wharton football game on Sept. 7 at Griggs Field.
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