5A tie waits another week

TPI ranks after week 8 play reveal tie at the top that will be settled this weekend when The Woodlands travels to face No. 5 Lufkin in a district brawl. Keep your eyes open for that result Friday night. If Hightower and The Woodlands both win, odds favor the Highlanders earning the top spot because defeating Lufkin at home is very difficult.

Class 5A Houston Top 20 Rankings (Oct. 26, 2009):

1 (tie). Hightower (8-0) beat Marshall 31-6
1 (tie). Woodlands (8-0) beat Conroe 55-21
3. Katy (7-1) beat Katy Taylor 21-10
4. Cinco Ranch (8-0) beat Mayde Creek 38-14
5. Lufkin (7-1) beat College Park 51-20
6. Klein Collins (8-0) beat No. 11 Westfield 28-21
7. North Shore (5-2) beat Baytown Sterling 68-13
8. Cy Woods (6-1) beat Cy-Fair 21-7
9. Cy Creek (7-1)beat Cy Falls 55-28
10. Atascocita (7-1) bye
11. Westfield (6-2) lost to No. 6 Klein Collins 21-28
12. Lamar (6-1)beat Milby 53-0
13. Pearland (6-2) beat South Houston 45-3
14. Klein Forest (6-2) beat Klein 31-17
15. Chavez (7-2) lost to Madison 21-24
16. Pasadena Memorial (7-1) beat La Porte 42-35
17. Madison (6-1) beat Chavez 24-21
18. Houston Memorial (6-2) beat Alief Taylor 31-21
19. Elkins (7-1) beat Dulles 21-0
20. Alief Taylor (5-3) lost to Houston Memorial 21-31

On the Verge: Klein (5-3), Westside (6-2), Katy Taylor (4-3), Elsik (6-2), PA Memorial (5-3)