Katy beats Jordan in high-scoring Texas high school football shootout

Jordan scored first two TDs, Katy never led by more than a score Houston-area high school football showdown between district foes

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Sep 29, 2023

Katy beats Jordan in high-scoring Texas high school football shootout /

Katy (Texas) avoided an upset and won a barn-burning shootout against a district foe on Friday night.

The Tigers (5-1) beat Katy Jordan 42-35 at Legacy Stadium in Katy behind sophomore running back Tramayne Hill, a potent offense and timely late defensive stand.

Neither one of the cross-town foes had lost a 6A-3, District 19 game entering Friday.

Jordan faced 4th and 7 inside inside Katy territory in the game's final minutes after converting a massive fourth down earlier in the drive. The pass was overthrown and Katy regained possession to help seal the win.

Katy went up a score early in the fourth quarter when quarterback Gunner Nelson found sophomore wideout Cade McCall 29 yards over the top of the defense in the end zone.

Jordan built a 14-0 lead early, but Katy erased the deficit and never led by more than seven.

Hill had more than 170 of his 200-plus yards in the second half.

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.