Welcome to another year of looking at the Texas high school football districts in the Houston area. For the purpose of this preview each week I will be looking at districts that contain one or more teams located in Harris and the surrounding counties (Galveston, Chambers, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, Fort Bend and Brazoria). Wallis Brazos high school is located in Austin County but services students in Fort Bend County so I have included them as well.
So that translates in the following football districts:
13-6A (THE WOODLANDS, COLLEGE PARK, CONROE, GRAND OAKS, WILLIS, NEW CANEY, OAK RIDGE, CLEVELAND, CANEY CREEK)
14-6A (SPRING, WESTFIELD, DEKANEY, ALDINE, EISENHOWER, NIMITZ, DAVIS, MACARTHUR)
15-6A (KLEIN, COLLINS, CAIN, OAK, FOREST, TOMBALL, TOMBALL MEMORIAL, WALLER)
16-6A (BRIDGELAND, LANGHAM CREEK, CY RANCH, CY WOODS, CY FALLS, CY PARK, CY SPRINGS, CY LAKES)
17-6A (JERSEY VILLAGE, CY FAIR, CY CREEK, CY RIDGE, HOUSTON MEMORIAL, STRATFORD, SPRING WOODS, NORTHBROOK)
18-6A (HOUSTON LAMAR, HEIGHTS, WESTSIDE, BELLAIRE, WESTBURY, CHAVEZ, SAM HOUSTON)
19-6A (KATY, PAETOW, TOMPKINS, CINCO RANCH, SEVEN LAKES, MORTON RANCH, TAYLOR, MAYDE CREEK, JORDAN)
20-6A (GEORGE RANCH, FORT BEND RIDGE POINT, HIGHTOWER, TRAVIS, BUSH, CLEMENTS, ELKINS, DULLES, AUSTIN)
21-6A (NORTH SHORE, ATASCOCITA, C.E. KING, SUMMER CREEK, KINGWOOD, HUMBLE, Beaumont West Brook, United)
22-6A (DEER PARK, CHANNELVIEW, PASADENA, DOBIE, SOUTH HOUSTON, MEMORIAL, SAM RAYBURN)
23-6A (SHADOW CREEK, PEARLAND, DAWSON, STRAKE JESUIT, ALVIN, ALIEF TAYLOR, HASTINGS, ELSIK)
24-6A (DICKSON, BRAZOSWOOD, CLEAR FALLS, SPRINGS, CREEK, LAKE, BROOK)
8-5AD1 (CROSBY, Port Arthur Memorial, BARBERS HILL, KINGWOOD PARK, LA PORTE, NEW CANEY PORTER, BAYTOWN LEE, STERLING, GOOSE CREEK MEMORIAL)
9-5AD1 (GALVESTON BALL, HOUSTON MADISON, STERLING, AUSTIN, WALTRIP, SHARPSTOWN, MILBY, NORTHSIDE, WISDOM)
10-5AD1 (MANVEL, FOSTER, ANGLETON, FRIENDSWOOD, FULSHEAR, TERRY, FORT BEND KEMPNER, MAGNOLIA, MAGNOLIA WEST)
9-5AD2 (FORT BEND MARSHALL, WILLOWRIDGE, Port Neches-Groves, TEXAS CITY, Nederland, DAYTON, GALENA PARK, SANTA FE)
10-5AD2 (MONTGOMERY, LAKE CREEK, LAMAR CONSOLIDATED, RANDLE, Brenham, Rudder, Huntsville)
10-4AD1 (HUFFMAN HARGRAVE, SPLEDNORA, Lumberton, Little Cypress Mauriceville, Vidor, Livingston)
11-4AD1 (HOUSTON FURR, NORTH FOREST, WHEATLEY, YATES, KASHMERE, WASHINGTON, WORTHING, SCARBOROUGH)
12-4AD1 (STAFFORD, BRAZOSPORT, IOWA COLONY, NEEDVILLE, El Campo, Navasota, Bay City)
9-4AD2 (LIBERTY, West Orange-Stark, Silsbee, Jasper, Hamshire-Fannett, Bridge City, Hardin-Jefferson)
10-4AD2 (COLUBIA, BROOKSHIRE ROYAL, SWEENY, LA MARQUE, Bellville, Sealy, La Marque, Wharton)
10-3AD1 (ANAHUAC, EAST CHAMBERS, HARDIN, TARKINGTON, Orangefield, Buna, Kirbyville)
12-3AD1 (HEMPSTEAD, HITCHCOCK, Columbus, Yoakum, Halletsville)
14-3AD2 (DANBURY, WALLIS BRAZOS, East Bernard, Tidehaven, Boling, Van Vleck, Rice Consolidated)
12-2AD2 (HULL-DAISETTA, Lovelady, Deweyville, Evadale, Colmesneil, Sabine Pass)
15-1AD1 (HIGH ISLAND, Burkeville, Leverett’s Chapel, Chester)
Adding the next ring of counties (Jefferson, Hardin, Matagorda, Walker, Grimes, Polk, San Jacinto, Washington, Austin and Wharton) would add another 7 districts and 47 teams to the mix. I might try that someday, but not today.
So, let’s jump right in. Here’s how I see these districts as we start the season. Just ordered rankings for each district until a district starts district play and then I’ll go into more depth.
13-6A
1 – The Woodlands, 2 – College Park, 3 – Conroe, Grand Oaks, Wills, New Caney, 7 – Oak Ridge
14-6A
1 – Westfield, 2 – Spring, DeKaney, 4 – Aldine Eisenhower, 5 – Aldine Nimitz, Aldine Davis, Aldine MacArthur, 8-Aldine
15-6A
1 – Klein Collins, Klein Cain, 3- Klein Oak, Tomball, 5 – Klein, Klein Forest, Tomball Memorial, 8-Waller
16-6A
1 – Cy Ranch, Bridgeland, 3 – Cy Woods, Cy Falls, Cy Park, 6 – Langham Creek, Cy Springs, 8 – Cy Lakes
17-6A
1 – Jersey Village, Stratford, 3 – Cy Fair, Houston Memorial, 5 – Cy Creek, 6 – Cy Ridge, 7 – Spring Woods, 8 – Northbrook
18-6A
1 – Houston Lamar, Houston Heights, 3 – Houston Westside, 4 – Houston Bellaire, Houston Westbury, 6 – Houston Chavez, 7 – Houston Sam Houston
19-6A
1 – Katy, 2 – Tompkins, Paetow, 4 – Cinco Ranch, 5 – Seven Lakes, 6 – Morton Ranch, Katy Taylor, Mayde Creek, Jordan
20-6A
1 – Ridge Point, 2 – Hightower, 3 – Travis, Bush, George Ranch, Clements, Elkins, Dulles, 9 – Austin
21-6A
1 – North Shore, 2 – Atascocita, 3 – C.E. King, Summer Creek, 5 – West Brook, Kingwood, Humble, Beaumont United
22-6A
1 – Deer Park, Dobie, Channelview, 4 – South Houston, 5 – Pasadena Memorial, Sam Rayburn, 7 – Pasadena
23-6A
1 – Shadow Creek, 2 – Pearland Dawson, Pearland, 4 – Strake Jesuit, Alief Taylor, 6 – Alvin, Alief Hastings, Alief Elsik
24-6A
1 – Dickinson, 2 – Clear Falls, Clear Springs, 4 – Clear Creek, Clear Lake, Clear Brook, 7 – Brazoswood
8-5AD1
1 – Crosby, 2 – Port Arthur Memorial, Barbers Hill, Baytown Lee, 5 – Kingwood Park, La Porte, 7 – New Caney Porter, Sterling, 9 – Goose Creek Memorial
9-5AD1
1 – Galveston Ball, Houston Madison, Houston Sterling, 4 – Houston Austin, Houston Waltrip, Houston Sharpstown, 7 – Houston Milby, Houston Northside, Houston Wisdom
10-5AD1
1 – Manvel, 2 – Magnolia West, Foster, Angleton, 5 – Magnolia, Friendswood, Fulshear, 8 – Terry, Fort Bend Kempner
9-5AD2
1 – Fort Bend Marshall, 2 – PNG, Texas City, 4 – Nederland, 5 – Dayton, Galena Park , FB Willowridge, 8 – Santa Fe
10-5AD2
1 – Huntsville, Montgomery, Brenham, Lake Creek, Rudder, 6 – Lamar Consolidated, 7- Richmond Randle
10-4AD1
1 – Little Cypress Mauriceville, Lumberton, 3 – Vidor, Huffman Hargrave, 5 – Livingston, Splendora
11-4AD1
1 – Houston Furr, North Forest, 3 – Houston Wheatley, Houston Yates, Houston Kashmere, 6 – Houston Washington, Houston Worthing, 8 – Houston Scarborough
12-4AD1
1 – El Campo, 2 – Stafford, Brazosport, 4 – Navasota, 5 – Iowa Colony, Needville, Bay City
9-4AD2
1 – West Orange-Stark, Silsbee, 3 – Jasper, 4 – Hamshire-Fannett, Bridge City, 6 – Liberty, 7 – Hardin-Jefferson
10-4AD2
1 – Bellville, 2- Sealy, Columbia, 4 – Brookshire Royal, Sweeny, 6 – La Marque, 7 – Wharton
10-3AD1
1 – Orangefield, 2 – Anahuac, East Chambers, 4 – Buna, 5 – Kirbyville, Hardin, 7 – Tarkington
12-3AD1
1 – Columbus, 2 – Yoakum, Hallettsville, Hitchcock, 5 – Hempstead
14-3AD2
1 – East Bernard, 2 – Tidehaven, Boling, 4 – Van Vleck, 5 – Rice Consolidated, Brazos, Danbury
12-2AD2
1 – Lovelady, 2 – Deweyville, Evadale, 4 – Colmesneil, Hull-Daisetta, 6 – Sabine Pass
15-1AD1
1 – Burkeville, Leverett’s Chapel, 3 – Chester, High Island
I’ll be back next week to examine the results from Week 1 and see if those change my opinion on any of these rankings.