Stepp's Ten Thoughts from Week 6 of the TXHSFB Season

Cy Falls End’s Cy Fair’s Streak
Coach Chris Brister’s squad showed the Houston area and the entire state of Texas that they are a force to be reckoned with Thursday night stunning defending 6A Division II state champion and arch rival Cy-Fair 14-7 in front of a large crowd at Pridgeon Stadium in Cypress. The Golden Eagle defense was the story forcing three turnovers and holding the Bobcats attack in check all night ending Cy-Fair’s 19-game winning streak. T.J. Goodwin’s one-yard scoring run with just over four minutes left in the game proved to be the difference for the Golden Eagles.

Bye week blues
It was a relatively light week across the state as over 30 percent of the state’s UIL football playing schools took the week off. This resulted in an unusually light schedule this weekend but what we lacked in quantity we made up for in quality. There were high-profile non-district games at the small school level as schools in four and five-team districts were forced to pair up and play big measuring stick games, while the teams involved in district play began their run to the playoffs. Starting next week, nearly everyone will be playing district games except for the handful of four-team districts out in West Texas at the 4A and 3A level who will close out non-district action next week.