Football Recap: Sealy Piles Up the Points Against Madisonville

After losing to Madisonville the last time they met, Sealy decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Tigers took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-10 victory over the Mustangs. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Tigers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Mustangs are ranked 237th).

Kane Killough

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/24/25 vs Madisonville	181
09/20/24 @ Bay City	173
11/29/24 @ Gatesville	126
09/19/25 vs Bay City	116
08/29/25 @ Navasota	112

Kane Killough produced another solid performance rushing for 181 yards and one touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 295 yards and three TDs while completing 78.9% of his passes. Those 181 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Weston Cryan was Killough's top target, picking up 81 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sealy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madisonville only rushed for 139.

Sealy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brady Cranfill, Cryan, and Brandon Burditt picked up one apiece. Sealy got some further help from Jadon Hernandez: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Despite the loss, Madisonville still got an impressive performance from Jaden Simpson, who rushed for 118 yards and one TD while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 75 yards.

The win made it two in a row for Sealy and bumps their season record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.0 points over those games. As for Madisonville, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sealy will take on rival Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Madisonville is set to square off against their familiar foe Bellville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Simpson and Travis Turner.