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North Shore routs Atascocita in Texas high school football regional final: live score recap (12/7/2024)

Nationally-ranked North Shore and Atascocita meet for the fourth year in a row to determine who advances to the Class 6A-Division I state semifinals

Dennis Silva II

Atascocita Eagles return to the field to start the second half against the Westlake Chaparrals at the non-district Class 6A football game on Friday, Sept 13, 2024, at Westlake High School in West Lake Hills, TX.
Atascocita Eagles return to the field to start the second half against the Westlake Chaparrals at the non-district Class 6A football game on Friday, Sept 13, 2024, at Westlake High School in West Lake Hills, TX. / John Gutierrez/Special to American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The North Shore Mustangs (13-0) defeated the Atascocita Eagles (12-1) 49-21 in the Texas high school football Class 6A Division 1 regional finals on Saturday at Thorne Stadium.

The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Weather at kickoff is a damp 47 degrees.

It’s the fourth year in a row the District 23-6A rivals meet in the regional final, and the fifth time in six seasons. North Shore won each of the four previous playoff meetings (34-28 in 2023, 38-7 in 2022, 44-20 in 2021, 76-49 in 2019).

According to MaxPreps’ national rankings, North Shore is eighth. Atascocita is 16th.

North Shore is aiming for a fifth state title since 2015. Over that time, the Mustangs have won seven regional championships.

Atascocita is seeking its first regional championship since 2016, when it beat North Shore 33-27 in overtime in the regional final. The Eagles are playing their sixth regional final in the last 10 years.

The winner of this game plays Austin Westlake, which beat Lake Travis 24-17 in the Region IV final on Thursday, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Legacy Stadium in Katy.

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Atascocita vs. North Shore Texas High School Football Playoffs Live Updates

Atascocita will get the ball first.

FIRST QUARTER

>> Atascocita goes 3-and-out on its opening drive.

>> North Shore is moving the ball on its first drive. A big dose of RB D'Andre Hardeman early, who has 19 yards on five carries on this drive so far.

>> TOUCHDOWN, MUSTANGS: North Shore strikes first on a drive that lasts a little longer than four minutes. Senior QB Kailey Bailey 8-yard TD run on a draw. Methodical strike for the Mustangs on a drive that goes 57 yards on 11 plays. 5:51, 1Q.

>> North Shore stuffs Atascocita on 4th-and-2 from its own 47. The Mustangs get the ball back in good field position after the Eagles pick up one first down on a Cardae Mack run.

>> Then, on North Shore's second drive of the game, after a Bailey 28-yard run, Bailey throws an interception to Ta'Von Bolden. Atascocita quickly gets the ball back.

>> For the second straight drive, North Shore stuffs Atascocita on 4th-and-2 in Eagles territory. Cardae Mack goes nowhere on a run. Mustangs take over on Eagles 32 with 1:21 left in 1Q.

>> End of quarter.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: NORTH SHORE 7, ATASCOCITA 0

>> The first flag of the game is thrown with 11:29 in the 2Q. Illegal shift by North Shore. Five-yard penalty.

>> TOUCHDOWN, MUSTANGS: North Shore capitalizes on the turnover on downs in Atascocita territory. Colorado signee Quanell Farrakhan Jr. goes 26 yards on a quick pass from Bailey for a TD. North Shore leads Atascocita 14-0, 11:04, 2Q.

>> Big runs of 11 and 10 yards, respectively, from Tory Blaylock and Cardae Mack, and a 13-yard catch from Brodrick Malone, has Atascocita at the North Shore 10.

>> Wow. A third straight turnover-on-downs for Atascocita as Mack is stuffed at the North Shore 1. This Mustangs defense has been phenomenal. 14-0 North Shore, 6:29, 2Q.

>> TOUCHDOWN, MUSTANGS: Start a drive on your own 1? No problem. North Shore goes 99 yards with ease, capped off by a D'Andre Hardeman 5-yard TD burst. The Mustangs have scored TDs on three of four drives. North Shore leads 21-0, 3:47, 2Q.

>> TOUCHDOWN, EAGLES: Atascocita is finally on the board. Cardae Mack 1-yard keeper for the score. That drive buoyed by an explosive 59-yard catch-and-run by WR Kyran Pate, who got the Eagles to the North Shore 6 in a hurry. North Shore leads 21-7, 1:51, 2Q.

>> North Shore's first punt of the game comes with 34 seconds left in the first half on its fifth drive of the game.

>> HALFTIME: North Shore 21, Atascocita 7.

>> Halftime Stats: North Shore 246 total yards (130 rushing); Atascocita 174 total yards (89 rushing). ... Atascocita QB Cardae Mack 9-55, TD rushing; 4-12-0 passing, 85 yards ... Atascocita RB Tory Blaylock 7-33 rushing ... North Shore QB Kaleb Bailey 6-72, TD rushing; 8-11-1, 116 yards, TD passing ... North Shore WR Quanell Farrakhan Jr. 4-78, TD receiving ... North Shore RB D'Andre Hardeman 10-50, TD rushing.

>> In that first half, Atascocita's drives were: 3-and-out, turnover on downs, turnover on downs, turnover on downs, touchdown, 3-and-out. North Shore went: Touchdown, interception, touchdown, touchdown, punt.

THIRD QUARTER

>> North Shore will get the ball to start the second half.

>> North Shore QB Kaleb Bailey starts off with a 44-yard run to quickly get to the Atascocita 34.

>> TOUCHDOWN, MUSTANGS: Backup QB Kaleb Maryland 26-yard TD run on the read to put North Shore up three scores. It only takes North Shore four plays to go 78 yards. Mustangs up 28-7, 10:22, 3Q.

>> TOUCHDOWN, EAGLES: QB Cardae Mack gets free on a 41-yard run to cut Atascocita's deficit back to 14. He has 99 yards and two TDs on 16 carries. North Shore leads 28-14, 8:00, 3Q.

>> North Shore QB Kaleb Bailey has 146 yards and a TD on eight carries halfway through the third quarter.

>> TOUCHDOWN, MUSTANGS: North Shore goes 88 yards in seven plays, finishing with a 39-yard TD haul by Quanell Farrakhan Jr. from Bailey. Second TD catch of the day for Farrakhan. North Shore up 35-14, 5:21, 3Q.

>> TOUCHDOWN, EAGLES: Atascocita strikes right back on an 85-yard kick return by Tory Blaylock. The Eagles have found an offensive groove with TDs on three of their last four drives. Desperately need some stops on defense. North Shore leads 35-21, 5:06, 3Q.

>> TOUCHDOWN, MUSTANGS: Kaleb Bailey 35-yard TD burst. He's got 181 yards and two TDs on nine carries. North Shore leads 42-21, 0:32, 3Q. Mustangs have six TDs on eight drives today so far.

>> Wow. Atascocita QB Cardae Mack connects with Tory Blaylock on a 44-yard catch-and-run but two snaps later, he fumbles after a 13-yard run to the North Shore 3. Mustangs take over as the 3Q expires.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: NORTH SHORE 42, ATASCOCITA 21.

>> TOUCHDOWN, MUSTANGS: Kaleb Maryland 3-yard TD run. North Shore goes 96 yards in six plays to extend its lead to 49-21. That drive aided by a terrific 69-yard Kaleb Bailey run. The Mustangs have scored TDs on drives of 99, 88 and 96 yards. 9:41, 4Q.

>> Atascocita turns it over on downs on the North Shore 11. Fourth turnover on downs today for the Eagles.

>> Looks like North Shore is sitting QB Kaleb Bailey and RB D'Andre Hardeman. A bit more than six minutes left.

CLASS 6A DIVISION I REGION III FINAL: NORTH SHORE 49, ATASCOCITA 21: Mustangs jump out to a 21-0 lead and never look back. Fifth consecutive win for North Shore over Atascocita in the regional final. Senior QB Kaleb Bailey rushed for 250 yards and two TDs on 10 carries, and completed 14 of 18 passes for 192 yards and two TDs.

>> Class 6A Division I state semifinal pairing: North Shore (14-0) vs. Austin Westlake (13-1) at 2 p.m., Saturday Dec. 14, at Legacy Stadium in Katy.

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Dennis Silva II
DENNIS SILVA II

Dennis Silva II has been an award-winning sports writer in Texas since 2006, serving as sports editor and reporter at weekly and daily newspapers in Houston, Katy, Laredo and McAllen. He was honored as the 2023 Texas High School Coaches Association Sportswriter of the Year. His sports writing and sports coverage have also been recognized by the Associated Press Managing Editors, Associated Press Sports Editors and Texas Press Association. He began contributing to High School On SI in 2024.

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