Houston Memorial (TX) vs. Katy (TX): Live updates, score of Friday night UIL 6A Division II area contest

A former Katy standout now seeks to take down his alma mater in the area round of the Texas high school football playoffs.

Brooks Haack, who played quarterback for the Tigers, is now the head coach at Houston Memorial. Friday night, Haack and his Mustangs will face his former coach, Gary Joseph, as Memorial faces Katy Friday night at Houston’s Tully Stadium in the UIL 6A Division II area playoffs.

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Houston Memorial enters Friday’s playoff game with a 10-1 record. In the Mustangs’ playoff opener last week, they built a 43-6 halftime lead en route to a 50-6 win against Houston Wisdom.

Katy started its season 0-2, but has won nine straight since. Like Houston Memorial, the Tigers had a relatively easy time of things in their bi-district playoff game last week, taking a 35-0 halftime lead in an eventual 42-7 win against Richmond George Ranch.

Follow The Sporting News correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from Houston.

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HOUSTON MEMORIAL 0, KATY 0 1ST QTR.

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- Live from Houston, it will be Houston Memorial taking on Katy in the 6A Division II area playoff round.

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