Landon Hinson, Kingwood’s senior quarterback, absolutely exploded in Week 2, slinging six touchdown passes and shredding Clear Falls. That’s right, *six* scores in one game to kick off the early season. This dude started the game with eight straight completions, and four of those were TDs. Chris Walter from the Galveston Daily News was there to see it, and honestly, who wouldn’t want to witness that kind of firepower?
QBs Going Absolutely Off
Hinson wasn’t even alone in lighting up the scoreboard. This past week saw multiple quarterbacks setting single-game program records, proving that Houston high school football is NOT messing around offensively right now. Lake Creek junior Ryan threw for 401 yards and six touchdowns on a ridiculous 30-of-37 passing in their win over St. Thomas. He’s already got 11 touchdown passes through just two games. Think about that for a second. Cy-Fair senior Sean Riegler also got in on the six-TD club, completing 26-of-41 passes for 369 yards in a double-overtime thriller against College Park. And then there’s Cypress Ranch senior Braden Baker, who was just surgical, hitting 16-of-20 passes (a blistering 80%) for 253 yards and four touchdowns. Baker even scrambled for 35 yards, including a huge 20-yard run that set up the game-winning field goal in their 31-28 walk-off victory against the state’s No. 3 ranked C.E. King. That’s clutch, plain and simple.
Defenses Stepping Up When It Counts
But don’t think it was all offense. While the QBs were doing their thing, defense absolutely stole the show in other matchups. Teams like Randle, Klein, Angleton, and B.F. Terry made some serious early statements on the defensive side of the ball. Randle, for example, earned a grinding 3-0 victory against Westfield on Thursday. A 3-0 game! That’s a rock fight, and they moved to 2-0 on the season with that win. It just shows you that even with all the offensive fireworks, there are still some absolute brick walls out there making life miserable for opposing offenses.
This Week 2 action in Houston high school football has been wild. We’ve got QBs who are already looking like they’re in mid-season form, setting program records and dropping six-touchdown bombs. And then you have defenses stepping up, proving that winning ugly can be just as effective. These early trends are showing us exactly who’s ready to make some noise as the season gets rolling. It’s going to be fascinating to see how these offensive powerhouses and defensive strongholds continue to shape up in the coming weeks.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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