North Shore beats Atascocita: Live score, updates of Texas high school football clash (10/25/2024)

North Shore stuns Atascocita in dramatic comeback in final second of nationally ranked district showdown

North Shore's Devin Sanchez celebrates in a rivalry showdown with Atascocita on Oct. 25, 2024. / Photo by Rob August, SBLive

A nationally ranked Texas high school football showdown is in tap in the Houston area on Friday night.

Galena Park North Shore hits the road to take on district rival Atasocita in an annual battle of area foes. This year, both teams are nationally ranked.

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

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FINAL: NORTH SHORE 27, ATASCOCITA 23

North Shore's Kaleb Bailey surveys the field in a nationally ranked rivalry against Atascocita on Oct. 25, 2024. / Photo by Rob August, SBLive

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4Q

-- TOUCHDOWN, North Shore! Kaleb Bailey hits Quanell X Farrakhan Jr. in the endzone to take the lead with six second left! What a turn of events at Atascocita High School! (North Shore, 27-23 | 0:06)

-- OH GOODNESS! Cameron Smith bobbles, then pulls in a deep ball deep into the red zone to set up the Mustangs inside the Atascocita 10 with six seconds left. What a turn of events.

-- North Shore forces fourth down with 1:02 left and Atasocita whiffs the punt! North Shore takes over at the opposite 40-yard line with a minute to play and trailing by three.

-- Atascocita has the ball in its own territory and will look to killl the clock with a three-point lead. This second half has been a true scoreless chess match.

-- Big defensive stop for Atascocita with under three minutes left! Kaleb Bailey lets fly an incomplete pass fly downfield to bring up fourth down. North Shore punts away to give Atascocita the ball with 2:34 left. North Shore has two timeouts.

-- Four-star Oklahoma commit Tory Blaylock enters the game, the Atascocita crowd erupts and North Shore immediately calls timeout. He's averaging more than nine yards per carry this year, one fo the best backs in Texas.

-- TURNOVER ON DOWNS. Instead of a 40-yard field goal, Atascocita opts to go for it on 4th and 109 and can't complete a pass to QB Cardae Mack in the right flat. North Shore takes over on its own 23 with around 11 minutes left in the game.

-- Atascocita opens the fourth quarter with the ball driving in North Shore territory.

3Q (End: 23-20, Atascocita)

-- Atascocita's Broderick Malone has been ejected from the game for sideline antics. The senior is a 6-foot-5, 3-star receiver who has picked up a couple of costly penalties. His absense, though, will be costly.

-- Uh oh. A skirmish has broken out near the sidelines between both teams and yellow laundry is everywhere on the field. Play has paused as it all gets sorted.

-- Cardae Mack is just a devastating open field runner. He helps Atascocita convert time and time again to get the Eagles into North Shore territory.

-- On the first play after the fumble recovery, Cardae Mack airs a long ball out to Kyran Pate, who makes an impressive catch in double-coverage. Pate, however, started his route well before the snap and the play comes back.

-- FUMBLE! Kaleb Bailey tries to pitch an option pass to D'Andre Hardeman and Atascocita's Hector Arguetta jumps on a fumble and the Eaglea take over in its own territory.

2Q (End: 23-20, Atascocita)

-- TOUCHDOWN, North Shore. Mustangs get a big six points before half after D'Andre Hardeman Jr. punched in a one-yard score. (North Shore, 23-20 | 2:00)

-- Strong defensive stand for Westlake. Lake Travis attempts and misses a 48-yard field goal wide and short on fourth and long. Westlake takes over with 1:40 left in the half.

-- North Shore with a big-gain pass! Backup QB Kaleb Maryland hits Dorian Barnes deep to the Atascocita one-yard-line with under two minutes left in the half.

-- TOUCHDOWN, Atascocita! Cardae Mack hits CJ Toney for a 21-yard touchdown reception and the Eagles take. two-score lead. (Atascocita 23-13 | 3:00)

-- CJ Toney breaks off a long run to the Mustang 36-yard-line.

-- TOUCHDOWN, North Shore! Cardae Mack shakes loose for a 24-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter to give the Mustangs the lead. (North Shore, 13-9 | 6:00)

-- TOUCHDOWN, North Shore! Kaleb Bailey punches in a three-yard rush and

1Q (End: 6-3, North Shore)

-- Hello, Cardae Mack. The running back-turned QB breaks off a long run inside the Mustangs 40 yard line late in the first.

-- TOUCHDOWN, North Shore. Kaleb Bailey breaks free for a 24-yard score on his feet. North Shore takes the lead early. (North Shore, 6-3 | 3:00)

-- FIELD GOAL, Atascocita. Eagles are first on the board midway through the quarter after driving to the North Shore 12-yard line. (Atascocita, 3-0 | 6:00)

PREGAME READING:

How much anticipation is there for this game? Not only is the stadium full, but folks are illegally parking in the waffle house lot across the street.

About North Shore (8-0):

North Shore's D'Andre Hardeman takes a handoff in a nationally ranked rivalry game against Atascocita on Oct. 25, 2024. / Photo by Rob August, SBLive

North Shore is the No. 3 ranked team in Texas and No. 8 ranked team in the country.

North Shore has Devin Sanchez, the nation's No. 1 corner and a 5-star Ohio State commit. Quanell X Farrakhan Jr. is a four-star senior receiver and Colorado commit.

About Atascocita (8-0):

Atasocita's Cardae Mack rushes against North Shore in a Texas high school football showdown on Oct. 25, 2024. / Photo by Rob August, SBLive

Atascocita is the No. 13 ranked team in the country and No. 5 ranked team in Texas.

Atascocita is led by Cardae Mack, a junior running back-turned-QB.

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx