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Katy beats Morton Ranch: Live score, updates of Texas high school football game (9/14/2024)

Follow live as Tigers, ranked No. 17 in Texas, look to rebound against winless Morton Ranch

Andy Buhler

Katy faces Austin Vandegrift in the UIL (Texas) 6A Division II state semifinals in 2022. | Photo by Blake Purcell
Katy faces Austin Vandegrift in the UIL (Texas) 6A Division II state semifinals in 2022. | Photo by Blake Purcell /

Katy looks to bounce back on the road against Morton Ranch in Week 3 of the 2024 Texas high school football season on Saturday.

The Tigers (1-2), ranked No. 17 in Texas, are coming off of a loss to No. 6 Atascocita while the Mavericks look to get in the win column for the first time this UIL season.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Central time and can be streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

SBLive will be providing live score and game updates from kickoff to the final horn. Refresh this page and scroll down for the latest:

FINAL: KATY 47, MORTON RANCH 7

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-- FIELD GOAL, Katy! Giovanni Moreno drills a 20-yarder to give Katy its winning advantage. (Katy, 47-7 | 10:00)

3Q

-- SAFETY, Katy! Tigers stuff Morton Ranch in the endzone to take a 44-7 lead.

-- TOUCHDOWN, Katy: Hello. Aqualis Jordan explodes for a 61-yard run as the Tigers pile on. (Katy, 41-7)

-- TOUCHDOWN, Katy: Tigers snap back quick. Gunner Nelson finds Olotu-Judah again for a touchdown, this one a seven-yard connection. (Katy, 34-7 | 6:30)

-- TOUCHDOWN, Morton Ranch: Tyler Gilmore breaks off an 11-yard touchdown run and Morton Ranch is on the board. (Katy, 28-7 | 7:00)

2Q

-- TOUCHDOWN, Katy: Gunner Nelson hits Israel Olotu-Judah for a 19-yard TD to take a two-score lead. (Katy, 14-0 | 11:00)

ABOUT NO. 17 KATY (1-1)

The Tigers hung tight with No. 6 Atascocita in Week 2 for a little more than two quarters, then the Eagles pulled away to hand Katy its first loss of season.

Quarterback Gunner Nelson's double-reverse deep ball to Israel Olotu-Judah is up for SBLive's top play of Week 2.

ABOUT MORTON RANCH (0-2):

Morton Ranch is winless but hasn't been blown out. The Mavericks lost to Nimitz 28-14 in Week 1 and lost to Magnolia West, 24-21.

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Andy Buhler
ANDY BUHLER

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.

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