Football Recap: Houston County Wins High-Profile Contest Against Lee County

Houston County faced Lee County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bears snuck past the Trojans with a 34-28 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bears considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Houston County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mj Mathis, who picked up 131 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Anderson, who rushed for 119 yards and one score on only 11 carries.

Houston County didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Lee County to a completion percentage of just 37.8%. The team can thank Westen Ard for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Houston County; they were averaging 64.3%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 64.3%.

Westen Ard

Total Tackles

10/31/25 vs Lee County	17
10/24/25 @ Thomas County Central	15
10/17/25 vs Coffee	14
10/03/25 @ Northside	8
09/26/25 vs Veterans	5
+ 18 more games

Houston County's defense didn't let Marcus Snipes, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Ard was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last 23 games he's played dating back to last season.

When it comes to explaining why Lee County lost, don't look at Snipes. Despite the final result, he threw for 391 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. 105 of those passing yards were hauled in by Destin Bell, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Houston County pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Lee County, they moved to 7-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Houston County and Lee County will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next games. The next time the Bears see the field they'll take on Creekview at 7:30 p.m. on the 14th. As for Lee County, their break will end when they face Sprayberry at 7:30 p.m. on the 14th.