Week three of Texas High School football is here! On September 8th, 2023 I traveled to Klein, TX to watch The Summer Creek (3-0) Bulldogs vs. The Klein Collins Tigers (2-1). These are two top 10 ranked football teams in Houston Summer Creek ranked #6 and Klein Collins ranked #10. I was anticipating watching these two Titans play considering how entertaining last season’s game was with Klein Collins Tigers squeezing out a win with a final score of 20-17.
Was this game as exciting and back and forth as I presumed it would be? No not at all. The game during the 1st quarter was at a standstill Klein Collins made a big effort to drive the ball down the field with a couple of big runs and long throws, but could not manage to score. However, once the 2nd quarter started it was all Summer Creek’s game. Early in the 2nd quarter Summer Creek’s running back University of Tulsa committed #25 Lloyd “Babyface” Avant scored back-to-back touchdowns ending the half with a score of 20-0.
After halftime, Klein Collins received the ball starting quarterback #2 Tucker Parks was trying his best to get The Tigers back in the game by sliding off numerous tackles and having impeccable scrambling skills. Unfortunately, for Parks, The Bulldogs’ defense was not letting up and he was not able to connect with his receivers. On the other hand, Summer Creek Bulldogs starting quarterback #2 Blake Thomas was able to connect with his main playmakers wide receiver #5 Caleb Welch and running back Lloyd Avant were decimating Klein Collin’s defense. As the game continued the score gap kept increasing until the end of the 4th quarter with a final score of 34-0 with the Summer Creek Bulldogs avenging their loss from last season.
Next week The Summer Creek Bulldogs and The Klein Collins Tigers both have an upcoming bye week allowing both teams a much-needed break to dominate the rest of their seasons. They will continue the season at week 5 with Summer Creek going to Beaumont, TX to play The West Brook Bruins (0-3) and Klein Collins playing against The Klein Oak Panthers (2-0).
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