Orange County has all five teams back in the playoffs after a year off and if all of them take care of the ball Friday there’s a good chance all will be back for the Area Round.
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs are looking for back-to-back trips to AT&T Stadium and it starts with the Van Vandals (5-5). Van comes out of District 9 as the fourth place team. They lost to the district champ, Canton, in a high scoring affair 58-42. The winner faces Hitchcock who won on Thursday.
Orangefield faces Trinity where they will hear the name Terian Maxie called out multiple times over the speaker. Maxie put up almost 600 yards of offense and 8 scores last week, while picking off three passes and returning one for a TD. The Bobcats defense only gives up 14 a game so it should be a fun matchup. The winner plays either Cameron Yoe or Edna.
LCM plays Austin who comes in at 3-7. The winner plays Jarrell/El Campo.
Vidor plays Sterling. The Raiders won four games in a row, outscoring their opponents 215-0 before losing their last two games. The Pirates are on a five game winning streak, averaging 400 yards per game. The winner gets Stephenville/Navasota.
Bridge City is the only OC team not favored, but they are poised for the upset. Stafford’s offense is their QB who has passed for 1600 yds. and rushed for 750. The winner plays Sealy/China Spring.
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