FAITH OR FATAL? AREA TEAMS FIGHT FOR POSTSEASON SPOTS ON SEASON’S FINAL FRIDAY

ENTERING THE final week of the high school football regular season, here’s how the area’s playoff picture looks: DISTRICT 24-6A: Clear Springs (6-3, 5-0) clinched a third straight district crown last Friday. Dickinson (8-1, 4-1) is locked in and is scheduled to play Pearland in the bi-district round at The Rig on November 16 (7:00pm). Clear Creek (4-5, 2-3) and Clear Brook (3-6, 2-3) are still alive. Both need wins in order to have hope, as the Wildcats meet the Chargers while the Wolverines take on a Clear Lake team (4-5, 3-2) that can entrench themselves into the postseason with a victory over Brook. A loss by both Clear Creek and Clear Brook could bring Clear Falls (5-5, 2-4) into the picture. DISTRICT 10-5A-1: Friendswood (6-3, 3-3) needs a win over Angleton and a Hightower (3-6, 3-3) loss to Richmond Foster in order to make the postseason. Shadow Creek (9-0, 6-0) has clinched the district title, with Angleton (8-1, 5-1) is in the second seed and Foster (5-4, 4-2) in the third spot. DISTRICT 12-5A-2: Santa Fe (5-4, 4-2) clinched the program’s first playoff berth since 2009 with a win over Dayton last Friday. The Indians, who play Barbers Hill (6-3, 4-2) on Friday could seize the third seed with a win. Nederland (9-0, 6-0) is the district champion and Port Neches-Groves (6-3, 5-1) is in the second seed. DISTRICT 11-4A-2: Despite Friday’s loss at Wharton, La Marque (3-6, 2-2) is assured a ninth straight playoff berth regardless to what happens against Kashmere (1-8, 1-3) in the Coogs’ home finale this Friday. DISTRICT 13-3A-1: Hitchcock (6-3, 2-2) put themselves into the postseason for a fifth straight year after a win over Boling last week. Rice Consolidated (8-1, 4-0) has won the district title while Columbus (5-4, 3-1) and Palacios (5-4, 2-2) are also in the playoffs. *Friendswood alumn Tyler Page played a key role in SMU’s 45-31 win over thennationally ranked Houston last Saturday, catching his second touchdown pass of the season that helped break the game wide open. Page caught a 22-yard scoring strike from Ben Hicks early in the second quarter that gave the Mustangs a 17-0 lead they would not let go. Page, who finished with two catches for 22 yards, now has seven receptions for 166 yards this season and has completed one of his two pass attempts for 14 yards.