Can You Say Loaded?

The improbable happened Friday night when Plano beat Jesuit 20-12, routing the fourth largest high school in Texas to Division II for the Class 5A playoffs.

The 9-1 Allen Eagles join 9-0 Abilene, 10-0 Cedar Hill, 9-1 Southlake Carroll and 10-0 El Paso Coronado in Class 5A Division II Region I to make up what is undoubtedly the toughest region in all of the state.

Two Central Texas traditional football powers failed to qualify for the playoffs this year as Class 5A Smithson Valley and Class 3A Liberty Hill were shuffled to the sidelines.

Big turn around for Class 2A Malakoff this season as they beat Kerens 23-16 to qualify as the Division I representative from District 14-2A. Malakoff was 0-10 last season and 1-19 over the past two seasons.

In Class 4A, get ready for Indian fever as the Port Neches-Groves Indians finished 10-0 after an improbable overtime win over Beaumont Central, 25-22. It is the first unblemished regular season for the Indians since 1977 when they made it all the way to the state championship before losing to Plano 13-10 in a game that ranks as the highest attended playoff game in Texas High School football history.

Big Games in Class 4A Thursday Night

There are two great matchups Thursday night involving districts 5-4A & 6-4A.

The District 5-4A rivalry game between Denton Ryan (8-1) and Denton Guyer (9-0) kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex, a change from schedules issued at the beginning of the season.

The date was changed several weeks ago so it could be broadcast by Fox Sports Southwest, which will show the game to cable audiences throughout the state.

The winner will get the district’s top seed in Class 4A Region I Division I, while the loser will be the runner-up.

In District 6-4A the Birdville Hawks (9-0) take on the Aledo Bearcats (8-1) to decide the district champion. Both teams look to be going Division II, and this game will decide the seeding.

The game will be broadcast locally in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on channel 21 and boasts two of the most prolific offensive players in the state in Birdville quarterback Josh Dorman, who has thrown for 3,255 yards and 43 touchdowns while completing over 66% of his throws and Aledo running back Johnathan Gray, who has 1,541 yards rushing to go along with 30 touchdowns.

14-5A Title to be Decided Tonight

The Woodlands Highlanders (8-0) will travel to Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin tonight to meet the Lufkin Panthers (7-1) in a game that will decide the winner of district 14-5A.

The Highlanders will be battling recent history as well as they are 0-5 against Lufkin since the Panthers moved to the district, including last year's 15-13 loss.

Game time forecast calls for temperatures around 50 degrees with an overflow crowd expected. Give us Lufkin to continue their dominance over the Highlanders, 35-24.

Just down the road from Lufkin, the Alto Yellow Jackets and Cayuga Wildcats match up in Alto to determine the winner of district 20-1A. We're taking Cayuga, 30-21.

Look for Cayuga RB Traylon Shead, who is now the 2nd leading rusher of all-time in Texas to have a big night.

Shead Now 3rd on All-Time Rushing List

Cayuga running back Traylon Shead, a senior Texas commit, rushed for 240 yards on eight carries Friday night and now stands third on the state's all-time rushing list with 8,623 career yards.

Shead has 1,027 yards after five games this season for the Wildcats, and now trails only Corpus Christi Calallen's Wes Danaher (8,855 yards) and Sugar Land's Kenneth Hall, the state and national record-holder with 11,232 yards. Shead needs to average 261 yards per game through the Class A Division II state championship to eclipse Hall's record.

Shead also now stands fifth on the all-time career touchdown list with 116. In his path stand Cedris Benson (127), Hall (127), Robert Strait (128) and record holder Jacquizz Rodgers (136).

Shead may have a shot at both records if Cayuga can win out.

State Farm Looking for HS Football Videos

State Farm is looking for the best high school football plays of 2009 in a YouTube video contest called "Friday Night Feats." The top four videos in Texas will win $2,500 and the chance to win the grand prize of $15,000 for the high school. The contest runs through Nov. 22.

Spring Dekaney Sophomore RB on a Roll

Spring Dekaney sophomore running back Trey Williams is proving to be a handful for opposing defenses this year. He has 1,242 yards and 15 TDs on the season, but has really kicked it in to high gear recently. He is averaging over 300 yards per game over the last three contests, including 375 against Spring Westfield and 328 against Klein Forest, who were expected to be the front runners in district 13-5A.

Plano West Just Scored Again!

McKinney Boyd continues to rack up points on offense behind quarterback Jonovan Griffin who passed for 380 yards and rushed for 149 for a total of 529 yards against Plano West last week as Boyd racked up 40 points. One small problem.......Plano West scored 84.

If you're wondering, the combined score record for a Texas high school football game is 143 points set by El Paso Burges 87 vs. El Paso Austin 56 in 2004. The 84-40 (124 points) McKinney Boyd vs. Plano West score did make the top ten (tied for tenth).

Katy Cinco Ranch Stays Undefeated

The Katy Cinco Ranch Cougars had to score 31 points in the 4th quarter and kick a field goal with no time remaining on the clock to stay undefeated (5-0) as The Woodlands College Park gave them all they could handle last night.