Atascocita beats Lamar: Live score, game updates from Texas high school football opener (8/29/2024)

Follow live as two Houston area football powerhouses square off in Week 1

Tory Blaylock warms up before Atascocita's Texas high school football showdown with national power North Shore. / Photo by Tom Dendy, SBLive

Tory Blaylock, Cardae Mack and Isaiah Rasheed led Atascocita to a -7 blowout of Houston Lamar to open the 2024 Texas high school football season on Thursday night.

As games kick off across the state for the first action of the fall, SBLive is tracking the latest score and game updates across the Lone Star State.

• LIVE TEXAS HS FOOTBALL SCORES

Atascocita entered the season No. 8 in the SBLive Texas Power 25 rankings and did not disappoint.

The game was streamed live and is available for replay on the NFHS Network (subscription required). Scroll down for the latest score and game updates from Atascocita

FINAL: ATASCOCITA 35, LAMAR 7

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SECOND HALF

-- Lamar's Dramodd Odoms, SMU commit, is ejected late in the fourth quarter after appearing to exude frustration. Tough start to the season for the 6-foot-6, 275-pound four-star.

-- Senior Vaurice Young evades defenders for an 18-yard touchdown run one play after converting on 4th and 22. (35-7, Atascocita | 4Q)

-- Cardae Mack takes a hand-off up the middle, breaks a diving tackler below his knees and scampers in for a roughly 10-yard TD to give

FIRST HALF

-- Tory Blaylock jets in for his second touchdown of the night, this one some 57 yards, to give the Eagles a four-score lead out of the gate. (28-0, Atascocita | 2Q)

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2024 Texas high school football preview

Stay with SBLive's preseason coverage in the lead up to the 2024 Texas high school football season and the start of games on Thursday.

• Who are the 25 best teams in Texas, regardless of classification or association? Here are the SBLive Preseason Texas Power 25 rankings, as well as the 20 winningest active coaches.

• Who are the 100 most important high school football players in Texas? We scoured the state and counted down from 100 to 1: Part 1 (100-51) |Part 2 (50-1)

• We're taking a position-by-position look at the top players returning in the Lone Star State this fall, starting with 50 quarterbacks, 70 running backs, 40 wide receivers, 25 tight ends, 25 offensive linemen, 30 cornerbacks, 25 safeties, 45 linebackers and 25 kickers/punters.

• Finally, we examined offseason player movement and the 12 transfers that will have the biggest impact in the fall.

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