Only two area high school football teams are still playing in the area round of the state playoffs:
Ball vs. A&M Consolidated, 5A, Region III, Division II, Thursday, 6:30 pm, Katy ISD Legacy Stadium.
Hitchcock vs. Teague, 3A, Region III, Division I, Saturday, 3:00 pm, New Caney ISD Randle Stadium.
Wednesday: The Rockets welcome the Pacers to Toyota Center at 7:00 pm. Space City Home Network will begin coverage at 6:30 pm with the pregame show.
Thursday: In boys’ basketball tournament play, Clear Brook and state-ranked Dickinson compete in the McDonald’s Invitational in Pasadena, while Clear Creek is at the La Joya ISD South Texas Shootout. Clear Springs and state-ranked Friendswood are at the South San Antonio Tournament.
Meanwhile, the girls’ basketball tourney slate has Clear Springs and state-ranked Friendswood in the girls’ bracket of the McDonald’s Invitational while Santa Fe competes in the Manvel Tournament.
Friday: The boys’ basketball schedule has Fort Bend Home School Christian Academy at state-ranked La Marque at 6:30 pm.
On the girls’ basketball docket, state-ranked Hitchcock at Ball begins at 6:00 pm, while La Marque at Texas City begins at 6:30 pm. Katy Tompkins at Clear Brook tips at 7:00 pm.
In the first of consecutive games, the Rockets host the Trail Blazers at 7:00 pm. Space City Home Network starts at 6:30 pm with the pregame show.
Saturday: A pair of boys’ basketball games are on the schedule as Lutheran South at state-ranked Hitchcock begins at 11:30 am, while Houston Sterling at Clear Falls starts at 1:00 pm.
College football kicks off at 1:00 pm with Rice at Alabama-Birmingham (ESPN+), followed by Northwestern State at Houston Christian (ESPN+), Prairie View at Alabama State (ESPN+), Texas Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin (ESPN+) at 2:00 pm. Kentucky at #3 Texas (KTRK13/ESPN+) starts at 2:30 pm, while Lamar at McNeese State (ESPN+) kicks off at 7:00 pm.
The Rockets and Trail Blazers face off at 7:00 pm with Space City Home Network beginning coverage at 6:30 pm with the pregame show.
