You can listen to Justin Barbosa and TBD on the call for this game at Leagcy Sports Network.
Team Comparison
| Manvel | Team | Hightower |
| Mavericks | Mascot | Hurricanes |
| (7-3) | (Record) | (7-3) |
| 15th | Playoff Appearances | 23rd |
| (38-14) | Playoff Record | (33-22) |
| Kirk Martin | Head Coach | Cornelius Anthony |
| (126 -39) | Record at School | (49-13) |
| (160-60) | Coach Career Record | (63-39) |
| 41.9 | 2025 Point For Per Game | 42.6 |
| 33 | Class Rank | 30 |
| 22.3 | 2025 Points Against Per Game | 27.1 |
| 63 | Class Rank | 106 |
| 19.6 | 2025 Point Differential Per Game | 15.5 |
| 42 | Class Rank | 58 |
| 190.5 | 2025 Passing Yards Per Game | 232.6 |
| 18 | 2025 Passing TDs | 26 |
| 249.8 | 2025 Rushing Yards Per Game | 192.7 |
| 36 | 2025 Rushing TDs | 28 |
| 11 | 2025 Defensive Interceptions | 10 |
| 7 | 2025 Defensive Fumbles Recovered | 4 |
| Rankings | ||
| Unranked | DCTF | Unranked |
| 96 | Maxpreps | 91 |
2025 Results
Manvel Mavericks
Week 1 Galveston Ball (W 52-21)
Week 2 Barbers Hill (L 35-40)
Week 3 Pasadena Memorial (W 67-7)
Week 4 Alvin Shadow Creek (L 20-27)
Week 5 Pearland (L 14-66)
Week 6 Pasadena South Houston (W 58-7)
Week 7 Pasadena Sam Rayburn (W 49-6)
Week 8 Alvin (W 55-0)
Week 9 OPEN
Week 10 Pearland Dawson (W 38-31)
Week 11 Pasadena Dobie (W 31-18)
Hightower Hurricanes
Week 1 Clear Falls (W 42-37)
Week 2 Spring Westfield (W 29-25)
Week 3 Port Arthur Memorial (L 27-56)
Week 4 Fort Bend Travis (L 40-46)
Week 5 Fort Bend Bush (W 35-21)
Week 6 Fort Bend Dulles (W 61-7)
Week 7 Fort Bend Clements (W 63-14)
Week 8 OPEN
Week 9 Fort Bend Austin (W 63-7)
Week 10 Fort Bend Ridge Point (L 6-44)
Week 11 Fort Bend Elkins (W 60-14)
Recent History
2024 – Manvel 23, Hightower 15
2021 – Hightower 31, Manvel 21
2021 – Hightower 16, Manvel 12
2020 – Manvel 31, Hightower 7
2020 – Manvel 49, Hightower 38
The Stat Leaders
Manvel Mavericks
Cam Renfro – 128 of 204 passing, 1614 yards, 12 TDs
Eric Mosley III – 74 carries (in 8 games), 664 yards, 7 TDs
Cam Renfro – 81 carries, 631 yards, 9 TDs
Kenneth Malone Hayes – 60 carries (in 8 games), 369 yards, 8 TDs
Xaiden Brown – 41 carries (in 8 games), 281 yards, 7 TDs
Carter St. Junious – 34 catches, 522 yards, 5 TDs
Jaden Kendrick – 28 catches, 319 yards, 2 TDs
Samuel Weary – 81 tackles, 13 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
Kevin Tatum – 4.5 sacks, 35 tackles, 8 TFL
Brayson Robinson – 4.5 sacks, 48 tackles, 13 TFL
Hightower Hurricanes
Khylan Davis – 140 of 229 passing, 2255 yards, 26 TDs
Khylan Davis – 123 carries, 1059 yards, 21 TDs
Maden Montgomery – 41 carries, 331 yards, 3 TDs
Zyris Anders – 40 carries, 293 yards, 2 TDs
Cori Robertson – 53 catches, 938 yards, 12 TDs
Kentrell Mosley – 17 catches, 373 yards, 5 TDs
Lee Reeves III – 17 catches, 314 yards, 2 TDs
Cornelius Anthony II – 63 tackles, 11 TFL, 3 sacks
Xavier Vincent – 54 tackles, 13 TFL, 3 sacks
Christopher Carroll – 26 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 sacks
Zion Newton – 3 interceptions
DeWhite Evans – 2 fumbles recovered
Projections /Picks For This Game
Dave Campbell’s Computer (otherwise known as Jerry Forest of pigskinprep.com) favors Manvel by 1.
Massey Ratings (masseyratings.com) favors Hightower by 1.
I have my own projector that I break out from time-to-time. The projector looks at each team’s performance versus their average performance. This projector favors Manvel by 2.
Both Antony and I are picking Manvel in this game but both of us think this is a toss-up kind of game that either team can win.
What I Expect to See
Manvel had to win last Friday night to get into the playoffs so their playoffs essentially started a week ago.
This game is a huge contrast in styles offensively. Hightower is a pass first team. The offense flows through Khylan Davis who leads the team in both passing and rushing (by a large margin).
Manvel is a run first team and really spreads the ball around in all aspects of the game. QB Renfro is the second leading rusher on the team. Mosely is the leading rusher. 4 different Mavericks have 7+ TDs rushing (Mosley, Renfro, Malone Hayes, Brown). 12 different receivers have shared in the 18 passing TDs on the season for the Mavericks.
Despite the difference in style the teams have virtually identical average points scored game.
I think these teams are very evenly matched. In this sort of game, the difference usually comes down to turnovers and special teams play.
The team that wins the turnover battle and/or scores defensively or on special teams will likely win this game.
You can follow @antmanfootball on Twitter (I’ll never calls it by that single letter name) for live game updates. Check Twitter (@txhsfb) and txhsfb.net on Friday for a photo gallery from the game.
Happy Football Y’all!
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