Football Recap: Cypress Ranch Falls Short of the Woodlands in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 23, 2024, 8:01am

Football Recap: Cypress Ranch Mustangs vs. The Woodlands Highlanders

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cypress Ranch can now relate to. They took a hard 38-21 fall against The Woodlands Highlanders on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Highlanders are ranked 26th).

Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Owen Cossette, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 85 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 53 yards.

Cypress Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for The Woodlands, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.

Cypress Ranch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for The Woodlands, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Duncanville on Friday. Duncanville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully The Woodlands likes a good challenge.

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