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Can anyone dethrone Katy for the 19-6A title? Jordan might have the best shot this week.

Happy Thursday, and welcome to Week 8 of the Texas high school football season!

The marquee matchup in the Houston area takes us to Rhodes Stadium on Friday night as No. 13 state-ranked Katy takes on No. 20 Jordan.

Both teams are still undefeated in District 19-6A action, and the result of this battle will go a long way toward deciding who takes the crown.

Check out my breakdown and score prediction for the Tigers vs. Warriors. Plus, take a glimpse at some of the other notables games this week.

🏈 Willis (7-0, 5-0) at Conroe (6-0, 4-0)

🏈 Cypress Springs (5-1, 2-1) at Cypress Woods (6-0, 3-0)

🏈 Lamar (4-3, 3-0) at Heights (4-2, 2-0)

🏈 Stratford (5-1, 3-0) at Cy-Fair (4-2, 3-0)

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Jon Poorman, High School Sports Editor

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Athlete of the Week

🏆 Congratulations to Cypress Woods volleyball player Caroline Walden, who was voted Girls Athlete of the Week. Read more about her accomplishments here.

🏆 Congratulations to Summer Creek football player Brandon Jones, who was voted Boys Athlete of the Week. Read more about his accomplishments here.

🔄 Check out the Monday newsletter for a new set of polls.

📩 Nominations can be sent to jpoorman@houstonchronicle.com.

Shout out

🏀 Houston teams earn preseason rankings

Wednesday marked the beginning of practices for girls basketball teams around the state of Texas, and the boys will embark on their seasons next week. The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches this week released their annual preseason rankings, and there were plenty of Houston-area teams that made the cut across several classifications.

Here's a look at the Class 6A girls rankings:

2. Summer Creek
3. Cypress Springs
7. Pearland
8. Hightower
12. Dawson
17. Klein Oak
18. C.E. King
19. Memorial
22. Seven Lakes
25. Clear Brook

And the boys 6A rankings:

4. Atascocita
8. Bellaire
9. Shadow Creek
12. Jordan
16. C.E. King
18. Seven Lakes
24. College Park
25. Dickinson

Stat of the day

🏈 17: The number of consecutive regular-season wins for the Willis football program. The No. 16 state-ranked Wildkats (7-0, 5-0) will take on Conroe (6-0, 4-0) in a battle of unbeaten District 13-6A teams Friday night at Moorhead Stadium. Willis, led by coach Trent Miller, is averaging 53.1 points and 485.7 total yards per game this season.