Live updates recap: Atascocita scores road win over Westlake in Texas high school football

QB Cardae Mack is a menace on the ground and through the air for Atascocita

Cardae Mack did it all Friday, Sept. 13, for Atascocita against Westlake. / Photo by Tom Dendy, SBLive

It's No. 4 vs. No. 6 in Texas high school football Friday night when Austin Westlake hosts Humble Atascocita.

Westlake is ranked No. 11 in the national SBLive/SI Top 25 and No. 4 in Texas. Atascocita — ranked No. 6 in the state — is sure to crack the national rankings with a road win Friday, Sept. 13, at Chaparral Stadium.

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Follow along below for live updates once the game starts, with the kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.

You can also watch Atascocita at Westlake live on the NFHS Network.

FINAL: Atascocita 39, Westlake 21

FOURTH QUARTER UPDATES

TOUCHDOWN ATASCOCITA! Kyran Pate makes a diving TD grab from Cardae Mack with just over two minutes left. Two-point conversion is good after a fumbled snap and it's 39-21 Atascocita.

Steady diet of Cardae Mack again. He has a 36-yard pass to Kyran Pate on this drive and some grinding runs as Atascocita heads into the red zone with less than four minutes left, leading 31-21.

Cardae Mack with a tough run to just get the first down to keep possession for Atascocita and keep that clock running, under seven minutes left.

INTERCEPTION! Ta'von Bolden with an incredible diving pick at the 5 and Atascocita gets it right back. That's the fourth Westlake turnover.

FUMBLE! Atascocita muffs the punt and Westlake has the ball in Atascocita territory with less than 10 minutes left, trailing 31-21.

TOUCHDOWN ATASCOCITA! Cardae Mack scoops teammate Tory Blaylock's fumble up and runs 46 yards for a touchdown. It's 31-21 Atascocita. 10:17 left.

INTERCEPTION! Jaden Jenkins grabs the pick and Atascocita has it on its own 25, leading 24-21 early in the fourth.

THIRD QUARTER UPDATES

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Atascocita 24, Westlake 21

FIELD GOAL NO GOOD! Westlake's 32-yard field goal try goes wide right. Still Atascocita 24-21.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Westlake with a big fourth-down stop and takes over on its own 42 with four minutes left, trailing 24-21.

TOUCHDOWN ATASCOCITA! Now a ridiculous throw by Cardae Mack to Brodrick Malone to give Atascocita a 24-21 lead.

Ridiculous Cardae Mack run gets a first on third and long, and Atascocita is in Westlake territory.

Westlake starts on its own 25-yard line, leading 21-17.

SECOND QUARTER UPDATES

HALFTIME: Westlake 21, Atascocita 17

TOUCHDOWN WESTLAKE! Rees Wise drops a dime to Lawson Grimes from 46 yards out and it's 21-17 Westlake with 21 seconds left.

Westlake has 2:22 to answer, and starts its drive with a 27-yard gain into Atascocita territory.

FIELD GOAL ATASCOCITA! Parker Cushing hits a 27-yard field goal to make it Atascocita 17-14 in the waning minutes of the half.

INTERCEPTION! Hunter Sowell grabs the pick in Westlake territory at the 30 with just over four minutes left. Atascocita now in the red zone.

TOUCHDOWN ATASCOCITA! Christopher Toney takes a short pass, stiff-arms a defender and goes 78 yards for a touchdown. It's 14-14 in what's developing into a classic. 6:07 left.

TOUCHDOWN WESTLAKE! Westlake gets tricky with a backward pass to Cal Livengood, who finds open man Justice Johnson for the TD. It's 14-7 Westlake.

TOUCHDOWN ATASCOCITA! Atascocita answers right away and it's 7-7 after a Brodrick Malone TD catch from 26 yards out.

1ST QUARTER UPDATES

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Westlake 7, Atascocita 0

FUMBLE! Big momentum swing for Atascocita, forcing a fumble to take over on its own 43, trailing 7-0.

TOUCHDOWN WESTLAKE! Rees Wise scores on a QB sneak and it's Westlake 7-0 early.

Game on! Atascocita starts on its own 20-yard line after a touchback.

PREGAME

Atascocita makes the nearly 200-mile trek to Austin with a 2-0 record, fresh off a 41-24 win last week against Katy.

The Eagles have gotten strong outings from running back Tory Blaylock, an Oklahoma commit, butthey’ve also gotten a jolt from QB Cardae Mack, a converted tailback.

Westlake also enters the game 2-0, with a dominant 63-7 victory against San Benito last week and a 35-14 win in Week 1 over Prosper.

Westlake quarterback Rees Wise earned the starting job last year as a sophomore, and he's off to a strong start as a junior with 494 yards passing and six touchdowns (no interceptions) through two games. The defense is led by LB Elliott Schaper (6-3, 210) and DL Maddox Flynt (6-2, 270).

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive | @sblivesports

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