This week will focus on the playoffs and those teams on the “bubble” of making the field or watching from home.

 

Highest-priority Bubble Games

15-6A: Klein Cain vs. Magnolia
Klein Cain 3-3; Magnolia 4-2 in district play.
Klein Cain needs to close the gap, while Magnolia has an opportunity to strengthen its playoff position.

16-6A: Cypress-Fairbanks vs. Langham Creek
Cy-Fair 2-3; Langham Creek 4-1 in district play.
Cy-Fair needs wins to improve its position, while Langham Creek can strengthen its standing among the district’s playoff contenders.

17-6A: Crosby vs. Humble Atascocita
Crosby 2-3; Atascocita 3-2 in district play.
A direct matchup between teams on opposite sides of the fourth-place line could reshape the district’s playoff race.

18-6A: Clear Lake vs. Clear Springs
Clear Lake 1-4; Clear Springs 3-2 in district play.
Clear Springs can strengthen its playoff position, while Clear Lake needs to make up ground.

19-6A: Pasadena Memorial vs. Pearland Dawson
Pasadena Memorial 3-4; Dawson 4-2 in district play.
Memorial needs a win to close the gap on the teams ahead in the race for the final playoff spots.

20-6A: Alief Elsik vs. Houston Stratford
Both teams are 3-3 in district play.
A direct matchup between teams with identical records makes this especially important to the playoff race.

22-6A: Katy Mayde Creek vs. Katy Paetow
Mayde Creek 2-4; Paetow 3-3 in district play.
Paetow can strengthen its position, while Mayde Creek has an opportunity to gain ground in the race for a playoff berth.

23-6A: Cypress Springs vs. Fulshear
Both teams are 3-2 in district play.
A direct matchup between teams clustered around the playoff line. The winner gains valuable ground in a competitive district.

Other Bubble Games Worth Considering

18-6A: Clear Falls vs. Dickinson
Clear Falls 2-3; Dickinson 5-0 in district play.
Clear Falls needs a win against the district leader to improve its playoff position and avoid losing further ground.

21-6A: Fort Bend Bush vs. Strake Jesuit
Bush 1-4; Strake Jesuit 3-2 in district play.
Strake Jesuit can strengthen its position, while Bush needs to gain ground in the playoff race.

4A-9: Bridge City vs. Little Cypress-Mauriceville
Bridge City 3-2; Little Cypress-Mauriceville 3-1 in district play.
Bridge City has a chance to catch the district leader, making this an important game for the upper half of the playoff race.

4A-12: Freeport Brazosport vs. La Grange
Brazosport 1-2; La Grange 2-1 in district play.
Brazosport needs a win to improve its position against a team currently ahead of it.

3A-10: Buna vs. Kirbyville
Buna 2-3; Kirbyville 2-2 in district play.
Both teams are near the playoff cutoff, and the result could change their relative positions.

3A-11: Edna vs. Hempstead
Both teams are 2-1 in district play.
A direct matchup between teams with matching records could prove important in sorting out the playoff race.

3A-14: Vanderbilt Industrial vs. Wallis Brazos
Industrial 2-2; Wallis Brazos 2-3 in district play.
Industrial can strengthen its position, while Wallis Brazos needs a win to avoid falling further behind.

 Not Bubble Games (But Worth a Gander)

16-6A: Cypress Lakes vs. Cypress Woods
Both teams are 4-1 in district play.
This head-to-head matchup could affect the district title race and the final standings among the leading playoff contenders.

18-6A: Barbers Hill vs. Deer Park
Barbers Hill 4-1; Deer Park 4-1 in district play.
Both teams are in strong playoff position, but the winner gains an important advantage in the race for the district title.

19-6A: Alvin Shadow Creek vs. Pearland
Both teams are 6-0 in district play.
A showdown between unbeaten district teams with major implications for the district championship.

21-6A: Fort Bend Ridge Point vs. Fort Bend Travis
Ridge Point 5-0; Travis 4-1 in district play.
Ridge Point can strengthen its hold on the top spot, while Travis has a chance to pull even in the district race.

23-6A: Bridgeland vs. Waller
Bridgeland 5-0; Waller 3-2 in district play.
Bridgeland can maintain its lead, while Waller has an opportunity to improve its standing against the district leader.