Atascocita leads King big: Live score, updates of Texas high school football clash (9/26/2024)

Fresh off bye week, Atascocita hosts Panthers in UIL Week 5, first game since big win over nationally ranked Westlake

Atascocita running back Tory Blaylock, a 4-star Oklahoma, leaves a Westfield defender during the 2023 UIL season. / Photo by Tom Dendy, SBLive

Nationally ranked Atascocita faces King in a district opener to kick off Week 5 of the 2024 Texas high school football season on Thursday night.

The two face off at 7 p.m. Central time. The game will be streamed live on NFHS Network (subscription only).

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4Q: ATASCOCITA 54, KING 7

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FOURTH QUARTER

THIRD QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Atacocita - Blaylock wears No. 6 - and gets his sixth touchdown run, this time from 26 yards out. Looks like Mack is out with big lead. (Atacocita, 54-7, :49).

TOUCHDOWN, Atacocita - Mack begins second half with 64-yard completion to Malone - and finishes if off with 5-yard run for score. (Atacocita, 47-7, 11:00).

HALFTIME

Unofficial stats - Mack (A) 6 of 8, 106 yards, TD; 5 carries, 39 yards, 17-yard catch. Blaylock (A) 10 carries, 179 yards, five TDs. Pate (A) 2 catches, 58 yards. Atacocita has 350 total yards. Potts (K) 5 of 13, 73 yards, 2 INTs. Sims (K) 8 carries, 64 yards, TD. King has 140 total yards.

SECOND QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Atacocita - Hey, a passing score! Mack finds Toney up the seam for a 24-yard score. (Atacocita, 40-7, 1:41).

TOUCHDOWN, Atacocita - Oklahoma commit Blaylock is up to a fifth touchdown, and he is having great success breaking through first level up the gut and finding no defender. This was a 64-yarder. PAT run failed. (Atacocita, 33-7, 3:58).

TOUCHDOWN, Atacocita - Oklahoma commit Blaylock keeps adding to his big night with a fourth score, this time up the gut for 55 yards. Tried a fake PAT attempt but was stopped short. Wiley ejected for second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for King. (Atacocita, 27-7, 6:10).

TOUCHDOWN, Atacocita - Oklahoma commit Blaylock now has a hat trick in first 14 minutes. This time, he uses his elite speed and outraces defense down the right sideline for score. (Atacocita, 21-7, 9:32).

TOUCHDOWN, Atacocita - Oklahoma commit Blaylock does it again, this time on a 1-yard run on fourth and goal. Call on touchdown was debated as one side judge said Blaylock was stopped. (Atacocita, 14-7, 11:46).

FIRST QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, King - In direct snap, Sims weaves through first level, cuts back to left and is gone for 34-yard score. Caps 71-yard series. (Atacocita, 7-7, 7:08).

TOUCHDOWN, Atacocita - After interception near midfield, Eagles go right down the field, and get a scoring run right up the middle from Oklahoma commit Blaylock. (7-7, 2:54).

About King

Key players— RB Max Assink, WR/DB Dani Bowler, QB Brant Heppner, DL Blake Holman, TE/LB Isaiah Oudman

About Atascocita

Is there a more exciting team in Texas right now? After handing nationally ranked Westlake a historic home loss, 3-star running back-turned QB1 Cardae Mack and Oklahoma committed four-star running back Tory Blaylock are big reasons why the Eagles are now nationally ranked.

Key players— ATH/DB Brady Beaner, RB/DB Brock Beaner, TE/DB Micah Dickison, QB Ryan Harrington, WR/LB Rylin Lang,

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