FROM THE REAL ART SPORTS DESK
MUSTANGS UPSET #5 WILDCATS

From the Houston Chronicle:

Kingwood stonewalls 2-point try, beats Humble

Kingwood upset No. 5 area-ranked Humble with defense as the Wildcats failed on a 2-point conversion with 55 seconds left in regulation and then missed a 45-yard field goal with 10 seconds left.

Click here for the rest--there's not much more, but you can read about how Baytown Sterling, where I used to teach, lost to Beaumont Westbrook. Here is the box score.

Well, in the grand scheme of things, the Mustangs are no LSU or UT, but they are the team I used to root for when I attended Kingwood High School back in the 80s. And the Humble Wildcats were the team we always wanted to beat; they were, and still are, the big cross town rival. Unfortunately for Kingwood, Humble is in the middle of something of a dynasty, highly ranked in the Houston area for these past seven or eight years, usually making the playoffs--Kingwood, on the other hand, only occasionally puts together a winning record these days; indeed, this win against the Wildcats brings the Mustangs to .500 for this season.

But what the hell! We beat Humble! This must be what it's like to be an Aggie for one of those rare wins against the Longhorns. Actually, it feels pretty good.

Go 'Stangs!

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$