The Katy Tigers used an efficient offense to defeat the Tompkins Falcons 41-7 Friday night at Rhodes Stadium in Katy.

The Tigers scored on all but 3 possessions on the night. One of those possessions was a one-play two-second possession to end the first half. The others were the opening drive of the night and the Tigers last possession of the game.

The efficiency was evident in the Tigers passing game where three quarterbacks were prefect on the night. Starter Gunner Nelson completed all 10 pass attempts for 190 yards and 2 TDs. Jakson Franklin completed all 3 pass attempts for 78 yards and Connor Morales completed his only attempt for 20 yards.

The game started with Tigers driving to the Falcon 22 before consecutive losses led to a turn over on downs at the Falcon 32-yard line.

Tompkins completed a 68-yard drive with a 4^th down, 1 -yard completion from Wyatt Young to Caleb Blocker to stake the Falcons to 7-0 lead with 2:17 left in the fourth quarter.

Katy then drove 75 yards spanning into the second quarter to tie the game at 7 on a 12-run from Romel Jordan.

Following a Tompkins punt, the Tiger drove 70-yards culminating with a 4-yard pass from Gunner Nelson to Luke Carter to spot the Tigers to a 14-7 with 6:45 left in the first half.

Following a Tompkins turn over on downs, Katy drover 45 yards in only 2-plays, scoring on Nelson’s second TD pass of the night (this time 35 yards to Colton Sanders) to push their lead to 21-7 with 2:04 left in the 1^st half.

The Tigers pushed their lead to 28-7 with 5:00 remaining in the 3^rd quarter on a 1-yard Romel Jordan run.

Tremayne Hill added 2 TD runs for Katy in the 4^th quarter (runs of 2 yards and 6 yards) to finish the scoring and stake Katy to a 41-7 win.

Katy is now 2-1 on the season and 1-0 in district play. The Tigers play Morton Ranch next Saturday.

Tompkins is now 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in district play. The Falcons play Cinco Ranch next Friday.

SCORING SUMMARY

Tompkins – Wyatt Young to Caleb Blocker, 2-yard pass – Tompkins 7, Katy 0 – 08:25 1st

Katy – Romel Jordan, 12-yard run – Tompkins 7, Katy 7 – 11:22 2nd

Katy – Gunner Nelson to Luke Carter, 4-yard pass – Tompkins 7, Katy 14 – 06:45 2nd

Katy – Gunner Nelson to Colton Sanders, 35-yard pass – Tompkins 7, Katy 21 – 02:04 2nd

Katy – Romel Jordan, 1-yard run – Tompkins 7, Katy 28 – 05:00 3rd

Katy – Tremayne Hill, 2-yard run – Tompkins 7, Katy 35 – 10:38 4th

Katy – Tremayne Hill, 6-yard run – Tompkins 7, Katy 41 – 07:15 4th

TEAM STATS

Tompkins – 191 yards offense, 158 rushing (30 carries), 33 yards passing (5 of 16, 1 TD)

Katy – 450 yards offense, 162 rushing (38 carries, 4 TDs), 288 yards passing (14 of 14, 2 TDs)

PLAYERS STATS

Tompkins

Rushing – Caleb Blocker, 22-78; Wyatt Young 4-66; Ronnie Quinn 3-8; William Sweet 1-6

Passing – Wyatt Young, 2 for 9, 6 yards, 1 TD; Justin Thierheimer 3 for 7, 27 yards

Receiving – Dylan Rodriguez, 1-19; Etoro Bassey 1-8; Rhys Phillips 1-5; Caleb Blocker 1-1 1 TD; Adebisi Bello 1-0

Katy

Rushing – Romel Jordan, 20-101, 2 TDs; Tremayne Hill, 12-55, 2 TDs; Tadiu Zambie, 4-14; George Kountani 1-1; Gunner Nelson 1-(-9)

Passing – Gunner Nelson, 10 for 10, 190 yards, 2 TDs; Jakson Franklin, 3 for 3, 78 yards; Connor Morales, 1 for 1, 20 yards

Receiving – Oliver Ginn, 4-108; Cade McCall, 2-52; Colton Sanders, 2-50, 1 TD; Chase Johnsey, 3-30; Luke Carter, 2-28, 1 TD; Brody Worster, 1-20