Houston 5A Ranks: Woodlands, Hightower tied

TPI ranks Greater Houston's 5A powers. Three weeks left in the regular season, and there's a tie atop the Houston 5A ranks. And Pearland falls for the first time. Here are the official rankings, as of Oct. 19, 2009. Comments are welcome on the TPI Forum.

Class 5A Houston Top 20 Rankings (Oct. 19, 2009):

1 (tie). Hightower (7-0) beat No. 19 Elkins 23-0
1 (tie). Woodlands (7-0) beat Oak Ridge 38-21
3. Katy (6-1) beat Seven Lakes 50-0
4. Cinco Ranch (7-0) beat Morton Ranch 40-0
5. Lufkin (6-1) beat Conroe 36-29
6. Klein Collins (7-0) beat Klein Oak 28-9
7. Westfield (6-1) beat Tomball 21-14
8. North Shore (4-2) beat Channelview 44-6
9. Cy Woods (5-1) beat Cy Springs 23-13
10. Cy Creek (6-1) beat Cy-Fair 50-20
11. Atascocita (7-1) beat Aldine 21-14
12. Pearland (5-2) lost to Pasadena Memorial 13-28
13. Lamar (5-1) bye
14. Chavez (7-1) beat Bellaire 34-21
15. Klein Forest (5-2) beat Spring 65-33
16. Klein (5-2) beat No. 17 DeKaney 28-27
17. DeKaney (5-2) lost to No. 16 Klein 27-28
18. Alief Taylor (5-2) lost to Strake Jesuit 26-31
19. Elkins (6-1) lost to No. 1 Hightower 0-23
20. Port Arthur Memorial (5-2) beat Baytown Sterling 63-42

On the Verge: College Park (4-3), Westside (5-2), Pasadena Memorial (6-1), Katy Taylor (4-2), Elsik (5-2), Madison (5-1)