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North Shore Hurdles Manvel, Wins by 35

The game of the week featuring two of the top teams in their class in the state did not end up being close.

Final Score:  North Shore Mustangs 49 – Manvel Mavericks 14

North Shore came in as Max Preps #2 team in the country and they showed why as they easily beat who DCTF has ranked as the #5 team in 5A, the Manvel Mavericks.

This is the performance we’ve been waiting to see to lift the Mustangs to #1 in our rankings.  Their opening win against Shadow Creek, 38-21 was impressive, though Shadow Creek went on to lose their next game as well.  They then beat Klein Collins 30-23 and Willis 48-21.  All impressive wins.  Though, we had the Austin Westlake Chaparrals as having the better start to the season. With this dominant win over a solid team, the Mustangs will find their way atop our list and most state rankings.

North Shore jumped out to a 14 point lead but Manvel fought back scoring a touchdown to cut it to 14-7. Then, the play of the game happened.  Texas A&M commit, Shadrach Banks, picked up a bobbled snap, ran through the middle, hurdled a defender at midfield, and took it to the endzone for a 55-yard touchdown run.  The Mustangs standout wide-receiver, who is bouncing back from a year of injuries, looked outstanding and was featured at receiver, in the backfield, and even at quarterback in a wildcat like formation.  North Shore did not look back from there.  Their defense keeps improving each week and held Manvel to just one more score as the Mustangs cruised to a 49-14 win.

North Shore improved to 4-0.  The schedule only gets tougher from here, but that is nothing new for the back-to-back state champions, who are now 35-1 over the last three seasons.  They face a few Top 25 teams on their schedule, but next up is Beaumont West Brook.  The Bruins are coming off a 28-51 loss last night to Longview and are 1-2 on the season.  North Shore will be heavily favored against the Bruins and will be favored in every game on their schedule.

Manvel is now 2-1. They only have 6 games on their regular-season schedule.  They opened the season with a 53-20 win over Crosby, then a 35-13 win over Alief Taylor.  They’ll look to improve to 3-1 next week against Angleton.  The Angleton Wildcats are 3-0, with a win on October 10th over Lamar Consolidated 22-20.

 

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