This Week in HS Sports - October 19, 2009

A look ahead...the plots start to thicken...

Following Week 7, the upcoming schedule includes some very important games and entertaining matchups—

DISTRICT 13-5A
Westfield vs. Klein Collins (Thursday): Klein Collins, undefeated on the season (7-0, 4-0), faces a tough test in the Mustangs, who are one game behind Collins in the district at 3-1. If Westfield wins, it likely creates an interesting three-way at the top of 13-5A, which in turn makes the following week’s matchup between Klein Collins and Dekaney a critical game.
Klein Forest vs. Klein (Friday): these two teams are currently tied for fourth place in the district with a 2-2 record. Obviously, the winner of this one claims sole possession and would own the head-to-head tiebreaker, should that come into play down the road when playoff spots are determined.

DISTRICT 15-5A
Cypress Falls vs. Cypress Creek (Friday): Cy Falls got themselves back into the District 15-5A race with their win over Cy Ridge last Saturday; now they have a tough task ahead if they are to stay in that race. Cy Creek is currently in a three-way tie at the top of the district with Cy Springs and Cy Woods.
If—and it’s a BIG ‘if’—the Golden Eagles can defeat Cy Creek, they’d drop the Cougars to 3-2 and raise their own record to 3-2 in district. Plus, Falls would then hold three crucial head-to-head tiebreakers over Cy Creek, Langham Creek and Cy Ridge.

Cypress Springs vs. Langham Creek (Saturday): no team has been a bigger early district-season surprise than 3-1 Cy Springs, but the Panthers were brought back to earth a little bit last week by Cy Woods. Now, observers will be watching to see how that loss affects Cy Springs the rest of the way. Langham has a high-octane offense and is looking to move to 3-2 in the district race.

DISTRICT 19-5A
Aldine vs. Eisenhower (Saturday): this game may be Aldine’s last hope to stay in the playoff race in 19-5A. A loss drops the Mustangs to 1-3 and, coupled with their earlier loss to Humble, puts them at the mercy of other teams. Eisenhower has been winning but they have been having trouble getting the offense into high gear, averaging just over 19 points per game.

DISTRICT 20-5A
Madison vs. Chavez (Saturday): Madison is undefeated in 20-5A play at 2-0, but Chavez is 2-1 (7-1 overall) and has been the one of the highest-scoring team in the area. The Lobos average over 43 points per game, second only to Klein Forest’s 45.6 average.

DISTRICT 21-5A
Port Arthur Memorial vs. Beaumont West Brook (Friday): in ‘North Shore’s district’, no one would’ve predicted that this Golden Triangle matchup would be for the outright district lead. But Memorial’s upset win over North Shore in Week 6 sets up the showdown in Beaumont for first place.

DISTRICT 22-5A
Pasadena Memorial vs. La Porte (Friday): with Memorial’s convincing win over Pearland last week, this game can either practically solidify the Mavericks as the district champion if they win, or throw the race back into a big jumble if La Porte can win. Provided that Pearland defeats South Houston, a Bulldog victory would create a three-way tie for first place. La Porte would own the head-to-head over Memorial, Memorial would own the same over Pearland and the Oilers would have it over La Porte.

DISTRICT 23-5A
Travis vs. Willowridge (Friday): at the outset of the season, this would have seemed an unlikely candidate as an important game in 23-5A Zone B play. But, Willowridge has won their first two Zone B games and Travis, after their loss to Kempner, needs a win to avoid having to fight for an opportunity to just play for a playoff berth in Week 10.

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