Katy (Texas) vs. Steele (Cibolo, Texas)
Something has to give as Adam Taylor and Katy meet fellow undefeated Steele in one of the biggest games of the year in Texas.
Photo by Keith Owens
Katy won its region for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons with a 70-21 blowout last week of Cypress Ranch (Houston) in the 5A/II quarterfinals. As a team, the third-ranked Tigers rushed for a school-record 514 yards and nine touchdowns. They are now less than 200 team rushing yards away from the 5,000-yard mark for the season.
Adam Taylor, a Nebraska recruit, leads the way individually with 2,247 yards and 36 touchdowns. With 749 points through 14 games, Katy (14-0) already has exceeded its school record for points which was 701, set during a 16-0 campaign in 2007. This year's average margin of victory is 43 points.
Junior
Justin Stockton ran for 203 yards on only 12 carries to boost No. 13 Steele (14-0) to a 28-12 victory against Brandeis (San Antonio) to win its third-consecutive regional championship. Defensively, the Knights have a pair of future Big 12 players in the secondary with
Erik Huhn (Texas) and
Jordan Sterns (Oklahoma State). Steele, which fielded its first varsity team in 2006, has never played Katy.
Mitch Stephens: Katy 42, Steele 28
Jamie DeMoney: Katy 31, Steele 17
Stephen Spiewak: Katy 40, Steele 24
Leland Gordon: Katy 55, Steele 31
Kevin Askeland: Katy 56, Steele 14
Steve Montoya: Katy 36, Steele 24
