Class 5A Undefeated Teams

There are 19 remaining undefeated teams in class 5A by our calculations. Most of them make up the top ten in various polls and some have played such a weak schedule that it casts doubt on the teams' real strength.

Let's talk about three undefeated teams that are largely unranked and under the radar, but could be the real banana puddin' (that means pretty good).

The Garland Owls are 7-0 and in any other year they would be given their due, but they are coming off a 3-7 year and their best wins are against Lake Highlands and Duncanville; above average teams, but not great. On the positive side, they played Abilene Cooper and beat them (28-14) by a larger margin than top ten team Abilene (beat Cooper 20-13). Don't get me started on comparitive scores, but never the less, there is some value in them.
Analysis: The Owls are for real.

The Klein Oak Panthers lost a game to Hurricane IKE, but they are undefeated at 4-0. It's a little alarming that the Panthers gave up 435 yards of offense to 1-4 Tomball last week, but they did win the game 56-29. Also, they handed Klein Forest their only defeat and they did it in convincing style (34-6). Analysis: The Panthers can beat any team in the state on any given night.

Richland is riding the momentum of having won the State 7on7 Championship this past summer and they have not had a start like this since 1967 (they were 6-0-1 in 96'). It's somewhat challenging to get a fix on the Rebels since their opponents are a combined 13-25. We'll know if Richland is for real when they travel to Abilene on Halloween night.
Analysis: The jury is still out. I wouldn't jump on the bandwagon yet.

Undefeated Class 5A Teams
Abilene
Beaumont West Brook
Carrollton Creekview
Copperas Cove
CC Carroll
Deer Park
Dickinson
Euless Trinity
Fort Bend Hightower
Garland
Houston Lamar
Klein Oak
Los Fresnos
Odessa Permian
Pearland
Plano
Richland
San Antonio Clark
The Woodlands