I’ll be covering this game live so I thought I’d some research to get myself up to speed on these teams and share that research with you.
Team Comparison
| Stratford | Team | Houston Heights |
| Spartans | Mascot | Bulldogs |
| (4-6) | (Record) | (6-4) |
| 23rd | Playoff Appearances | 28th |
| (33-22) | Playoff Record | (15-27-1) |
| Todd Rankin | Head Coach | Stephen Dixon |
| (53-35) | Record at School | (106-88) |
| (53-35) | Coach Career Record | (106-88) |
| 30.5 | 2025 Point For Per Game | 37.9 |
| 119 | Class Rank | 61 |
| 30.2 | 2025 Points Against Per Game | 14.1 |
| 133 | Class Rank | 11 |
| 0.3 | 2025 Point Differential Per Game | 23.8 |
| 130 | Class Rank | 29 |
| Rankings | ||
| Unranked | DCTF | Unranked |
| 189 | Maxpreps | 181 |
2025 Results
Stratford Spartans
Heights Bulldogs
Recent History
2022 – Heights 25, Stratford 20
The Stat Leaders
Stratford Spartans
Chase Lanteime – 83 of 135 passing, 1681 yards, 21 TDs
Alejandro Casas – 50 carries, 354 yards, 6 TDs
Darius Jones – 34 catches, 889 yards, 13 TDs
Alejandro Casas – 146 tackles, 8 TFL
Kooper Walden – 89 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 sacks
Case Brown – 4 sacks
Darius Jones – 5 interceptions
Heights Bulldogs
Kobe Miles – 119 of 200 passing, 1919 yards, 29 TDs
Phelan Powell – 89 carries, 596 yards, 4 TDs
Kaden Cole – 33 catches, 770 yards, 13 TDs
Joseph Chavez – 71 tackles, 15 TFL
Isaiah Landor – 4 interceptions
Projections /Picks For This Game
Dave Campbell’s Computer (otherwise known as Jerry Forest of pigskinprep.com) favors Heights by 1.
Massey Ratings (masseyratings.com) projector favors Stratford by 1.
I’m taking Heights to pull this one out.
Antony is taking Stratford.
What I Expect to See
The last time these two played was in the bi-district round in 2022. Heights scored with 5 seconds left to win 25-20.
While I don’t expect such a dramatic finish, I do expect a close game determined by turnovers, special teams and big plays.
You can follow @txhsfb 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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