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Katy vs. Galena Park North Shore: Live score, updates of Texas high school football regionals (11/29/2024)

Nationally-ranked North Shore looks to continue push back to 6A Division I title game

Cody Thorn

Receiver Deion Deblanc of North Shore (Texas) makes a leaping touchdown catch over a Cy-Fair defender in the UIL Class 6A Division 1 playoff game at NRG Stadium in Houston.
Receiver Deion Deblanc of North Shore (Texas) makes a leaping touchdown catch over a Cy-Fair defender in the UIL Class 6A Division 1 playoff game at NRG Stadium in Houston. / Photo: Tom Dendy

Galena Park North Shore has been a finalist in five of the last six Class 6A Division I championship games.

The Mustangs are chasing history in the search to reach a fourth straight title game. Since UIL expanded to six classes in 2014, no 6A team has made it to the final four times in a row.

The push to reach the quarterfinals will feature a showdown with Katy on Friday in a Region III third-round game. The kickoff is set for 2 p.m. from NRG Stadium, the home of the Houston Texans. A live feed is available on NFHS Network (subscription only).

It is the second game in a tripleheader on Black Friday.

North Shore is No. 6 in the most recent SBLive/SI Top 25 national high school football rankings and is 12-0. Katy enters with an 11-1 record and have won 10 in a row. The only loss came to Humble Atascocita, falling 41-24. North Shore beat Atascocita, 27-23, on Oct. 25.

Katy and North Shore met in the playoffs in 2018 and 2019 and the Mustangs won both. However, the Tigers are 6-5 against North Shore dating back to 2008. They are one of only three teams that have played North Shore two times or more and have a winning record against the Mustangs — the others are Manvel and Euless Trinity.

SBLive is tracking scores across the state of Texas through Week 14. Stay with us for the latest score and game updates from pregame to teardown. Refresh this post and scroll down for the latest.

PRE-GAME: GALENA PARK NORTH SHORE VS. KATY

North Shore vs. Katy live playoff updates

North Shore to get the ball first

FIRST QUARTER
Ohio State pledge Devin Sanchez with a 47-yard kickoff return but North Shore goes 3-and-out on first drive.

Quanell X Farrakahn Jr with a 56-yard punt return for North Shore. Ball at the 20-yard for the Mustangs. 8:15 left in first.

TOUCHDOWN NORTH SHORE! Deion DeBlanc from Kaleb Bailey from 16 yards away. North Shore 7, Katy 0, 7:39 left in 1st. DeBlanc committed to Wyoming on Nov. 26.

Kaleb Bailey with 18-yard run to get into Katy territory. Ball at the 32.

Farrakahn Jr runs in for a 32-yard touchdown but a holding call on the Mustangs negated the score. 1:51 left in 1st

TOUCHDOWN NORTH SHORE! Bailey to DeAndre Hardeman, Jr for 10 years. 7-play, 63-yard drive. 1:26 left in first. Norh Shore 14, Katy 0

END OF 1ST QUARTER: North Shore 14, Katy 0

2ND QUARTER

Quanell X Farrakahn Jr with another big punt return. Takes it from his 42 down to the Katy 13. It took six Katy players to tackle him.

TOUCHDOWN North Shore! Bailey to Cameron Smith on a play-action play. 7-yard touchdown. North Shore 21, Katy 0. 7:17 left in 2nd. This might be getting out of hand for Katy.

TURNOVER: Sanchez with another big play. He gets an interception this time. North Sho

TURNOVER: Isaiah McMillian picks it off and Katy has the ball with 9:39 left. The ball is at the 9-yard line after long return.

TOUCHDOWN KATY! Quarterback Gunner Nelson hits Joshua Smith for a 6-yard touchdown. Turnover turns into points for the Tigers. North Shore 21, Katy 7, 8:14 left in 2nd

TURNOVER! Bailey fumbles on a carry and Katy picks it up at the 23-yard line.

TOUCHDOWN KATY!: Gunnar Nelson to TE Jon Stephens from the 12-yard line. North Shore 21, Katye 14, 6 minutes left in 2nd.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Katy gets the ball back after North Shore comes up short on 4th down near midfield. Ball nearly intercepted near the end zone. 4:08 left in 2nd. Tigers will have a chance to tie it.

Katy forced to punt but won't give Quanell X Farrakahn Jr a chance for another return. Punt goes out of the end zone. 2:07 left in the 1st half

North Shore coverts a fake punt for first down on a run by DeBlanc. North Shore at own 41.

TOUCHDOWN NORTH SHORE! Kaleb Bailey to Quanell X Farrakahn Jr for 51 yards. That's four touchdown passes for Bailey. 25 seconds left. North Shore 28, Katy 14

HALFTIME: North Shore 28, Katy 14

Katy to get ball to coming out of the break.

3RD QUARTER

Katy RB Tremayne Hill with a 51-yard rush to get the ball deep inside North Shore territory. He broke a would-be tackle around the 20-yard line to gain another 15 yards. North Shore calls a timeout.

TOUCHDOWN KATY! Aqualis Jordan with a 4-yard touchdown run set up by long run from Hill. North Shore 28, Katy 21, 10:17 left in 3rd. It's the first rushing touchdown by either team today.

BLOCKED PUNT! Katy's Jareem Pendleton with a block. DeBlanc picks it up for North Shore, but is tackled. Katy ball at the North Shore 22. 

TURNOVER! Katy fumbles and Devin Sanchez gets it for North Shore. The Mustangs take over at the 8-yard

Kaleb Bailey to Quanell X Farrakahn Jr for 79 yards but looks to be coming back on a North Shore penalty. Injured player on the play as well for North Shore. Media timeout with 4:44 left in 3rd.

4th and 3 at 40. North Shore looks like it will go for it so Katy calls a timeout. 2:54 left in 3rd.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! North Shore runs a fake punt and Katy stops it. The Tigers are 40 yards away from tying the game.

END OF 3RD QUARTER: North Shore 28, Katy 21

Bad snap on 3rd-and-13 turns into a busted play. Katy lost 4 yards on the play.

TURNOVER! Arkansas pledge Nigel Pringle with an INT in the end zone and bring it back to the 6-yard line. North Shore ball with 11:03 left to play.

TOUCHDOWN NORTH SHORE! Kaleb Bailey to Chris Thomas, who runs 70 yards down the sideline with 9:39 left. Bailey's 5th touchdown of the game. Thomas has 2 catches for 106 yards on the drive after penalties pushed the Mustangs back. North Shore 35, Katy 21.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! North Shore's Xavier Waters with tackle at line of scrimmage and forces a turnover. North Shore ball at the Katy 43. 6:26 left.

TOUCHDOWN NORTH SHORE! RB D’Andre Hardeman Jr. runs in from 25 yards out. That should do it. North Shore 42, Katy 21. 5:39 left.

TOUCHDOWN KATY! 7-play drive ends with a 1-yard run by Gunnar Nelson on a QB sneak. North Shore 42, Katy 28, 2:54 to play.

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About Katy

Key players—OL Patrick McMath (Texas Tech pledge), OG Byron Nelson (North Carolina),

About Galena Park North Shore

Key players — CB Devin Sanchez (Ohio State pledge), LB Charles Ross (LSU), WR Quanell X Farrakahn Jr (Colorado), QB Kaleb Bailey, WR Deion Deblanc, RB D’Andre Hardeman Jr. (Rice), CB Nigel Pringle (Arkansas)

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Cody Thorn
CODY THORN

Cody Thorn is a veteran journalist who covers high school sports across the state of Texas and Missouri. He is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has covered sports and news since 1999.

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