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Cypress Falls Upends Rival Cypress-Fairbanks On 4th Down TD Pass In Final Seconds: Texas High School Football

Golden Eagles prevail in wild, back-and-forth game to stay undefeated on the season
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Cypress Falls Eagles helmets are lined up prior to a recent game.
Cypress Falls Eagles helmets are lined up prior to a recent game. | Rhonda Taormina/Houston Chronicle

In a fantastic finish in Texas high school football, Houston-area rivals Cypress-Fairbanks and Cypress Falls had dueling miracle fourth-down touchdowns within the final two minutes.

But after the Bobcats got their fourth-down TD to take the lead, the Golden Eagles got their own fourth-down miracle with seven seconds left to pull out the victory. A 38-yard TD pass from quarterback Christian Ndujiuba to receiver Karzell Davis lifted Cy Falls to a 41-38 win against Cy-Fair Thursday night.

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It was also the third straight win for the Golden Eagles (4-0, 1-0 District 16-6A) in the rivalry series with the Bobcats (3-1, 0-1). Also, Cy Falls now has the all-time series lead in the rivalry, 15-14.

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CYPRESS FALLS 41, CY-FAIR 38 FINAL

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POSTGAME

- Cy Falls wins a wild game in which both teams scored a fourth-down TD inside the last two minutes.

FOURTH QUARTER

- INTERCEPTION CY FALLS. Hail Mary attempt comes up short, and the Golden Eagles pick it off and will remain undefeated.

- Cy-Fair takes over near its 30 and completes a quick pass near midfield. Receiver gets out of bounds with three seconds left. Bobcats have about 53 yards for the Hail Mary.

- TOUCHDOWN CYPRESS FALLS. OMG, ARE YOU KIDDING ME. OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS SAKES ALIVE, Cy Falls' Christian Ndujiuba throws a deep strike right in the hands of Karzell Davis in the end zone for a 39-yard touchdown on fourth down with seven seconds left. Extra point fails, but WOW, WOW, WOW. (Cy Falls, 41-38 | :07, 4th)

- Another incomplete pass. Cy Falls now faces fourth down.

- Cy Falls with a pair of incomplete passes. Third down with 23 seconds to play.

- Cy Falls gets inside the Cy-Fair 40 after all, but now there's 34 seconds left after a receiver catches a short pass and gets yardage before stepping out of bounds.

- Cy Falls returns the ensuing kickoff, and the returner IS ON THE LOOSE before being brought down inside the Cy-Fair 40. BUT WAIT, the returner had signaled for a fair catch, and the officials rule that the Golden Eagles will have the ball at their 35 with 1:09 remaining.

- TOUCHDOWN CY-FAIR. OH MY GRACIOUS WHAT A CATCH ON FOURTH DOWN from Henry Brooks. A laser on fourth down from Sean Riegler and Brooks is right there to snag it in the end zone for the 12-yard score. (Cy-Fair, 38-35 | 1:18, 4th)

- Cy Falls picks off a pass on fourth down, but it is nullified as both teams get penalty flags. Replay fourth down.

- Cy-Fair is stuffed on third down. Fourth down coming. Bobcats take their first time out in the half.

- Cy-Fair has a third-and-5 inside the Cy Falls 10 at the two-minute time out.

- Cy-Fair QB Sean Riegler scrambles for a first down inside the Cy Falls 25 near three minutes remaining.

- Cy-Fair converts on a fourth-and-short near the Cy Falls 40. We are approaching four minutes left to play.

- TOUCHDOWN CYPRESS FALLS. Wow, back come the Golden Eagles and now they are in front, as Deron Simpson delivers on a 30-yard run. He now has 135 yards and three TDs on the night. (Cy Falls, 35-31 | 5:51, 4th)

- FIELD GOAL CY-FAIR. The first points of the second half were set up by a muffed punt, as the Bobcats regain the lead on a Wyley Mallory 26-yard attempt. (Cy-Fair, 31-28 | 7:09, 4th)

- FUMBLE RECOVERY CY-FAIR. Cy Falls forced the Bobcats to punt, but the ball is muffed by the Golden Eagles, and Cy-Fair's Bryce Bruckbauer makes the recovery at the Cy Falls 20.

- After a combined 56 points in the opening half, there were no points scored in the third quarter. Still anyone's ballgame then.

THIRD QUARTER

- Game has slowed down a tad, as both teams have to punt on its respective opening drives in the second half.

- There were more than 500 yards of total offense in the first half. Cy-Fair had 274 yards, with Cy Falls having the other 238.

HALFTIME

- What an entertaining first half between a pair of undefeated teams in the Houston metro. Will we see more of the same in the second half?

SECOND QUARTER

- Cy-Fair had the ball near the Cy Falls 30 on the final play of the first half, but a Hail Mary attempt goes just beyond the end zone, so we will go into intermission deadlocked at 28-all.

- TOUCHDOWN CYPRESS FALLS. Now we are tied for the fourth time tonight, this time the Golden Eagles with the answer, as Christian Ndujiuba hooks up with Karzell Davis for a 31-yard score, and the PAT evens things up. (28-28 | :54, 2nd)

- PICK-SIX CY-FAIR. And another Cy Falls turnover proves costly once more, as the Bobcats regain the lead as Elijah Perkins picks off a pass and goes in from 27 yards out. (Cy-Fair, 28-21 | 1:46, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN CY-FAIR. And now, it's the Bobcats turn to tie things up, the third time we are square tonight. The TD came on a 13-yard screen pass from Sean Riegler to Julius Brown II. The score was set up by a fumble recovery from Kaden McCarty deep in Cy Falls territory. (21-21 | 3:11, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN CYPRESS FALLS. Golden Eagles take the lead for the first time tonight, as Christian Ndujiuba hooks up with Andre Lewis for an 18-yard TD. PAT good for a seven-point lead. (Cypress Falls, 21-14 | 9:01, 2nd)

FIRST QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN CYPRESS FALLS. Back and forth we go, as the Golden Eagles even things up once again, as Deron Simpson gets his second TD on the night, a 3-yard run. Earlier in the drive, he broke loose for 45 yards. (14-14 | 1:26, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN CY-FAIR. Just 41 seconds after Cypress Falls tied the score, the Bobcats untie it on a 72-yard pass from Sean Riegler to Henry Brooks. (Cy-Fair, 14-7 | 2:50, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN CYPRESS FALLS. Golden Eagles even the score on a 3-play, 73-yard drive as Deron Simpson scores on a 7-yard run which was set up by a 66-yard catch by Karzell Davis. (7-7 | 3:31, 1st)

- Cypress Falls goes backward on its opening series, losing a bunch of yards, and the Golden Eagles will punt the ball back to Cy-Fair.

- TOUCHDOWN CY-FAIR. On the game's first series, the Bobcats drive 75 yards and get on the board with a 38-yard pass from Sean Riegler to Kevin Ferrygood. (Cy-Fair, 7-0 | 9:04, 1st)

PREGAME

- Live from northwest Houston, the Bobcats of Cy-Fair take on the Golden Eagles of Cypress Falls in a matchup between undefeated teams.

ABOUT CY-FAIR

The Bobcats have turned in three impressive wins, and have scored a total of 134 points in that span.

Cy-Fair hasn’t played since beating Cypress Springs, 45-24, on Sept. 11. The Bobcats’ other two wins came against Tomball Memorial and The Woodlands College Park.

On offense, the Bobcats feature players like quarterback Sean Riegler and receivers Kevin Ferrygood - a Minnesota commit - and Henry Brooks - who is committed to Sam Houston State.

ABOUT CYPRESS FALLS

Like Cy-Fair, Cypress Falls has also dazzled in non-district action. The Golden Eagles have won their three games (Houston Strake Jesuit, New Caney and Fort Bend Travis) by an average margin of exactly 25 points, with their last game coming on Sept. 11, a 35-11 win against Fort Bend Travis.

Countering Cy-Fair’s powerful offense is a strong Cy Falls defense headed up by defensive end Kaden McCarty, a Texas A&M commit.

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Buck Ringgold
BUCK RINGGOLD

Buck Ringgold is a veteran high school sportswriter with extensive experience covering sports in Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. He is a longtime contributor to High School On SI.

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