Texas Wind Blanks Lubbock Home School in TAIAO Playoffs as Waco Christian Falls in TCAL Title Game
Waco-area teams split their Saturday results as Texas private school and UIL playoff action delivered a full slate of scores across the state.
By Chinedu Okafor ·
Waco Texas Wind delivered a dominant defensive performance on Saturday, shutting out Lubbock Home School 45-0 in a TAIAO 6-Man Division I quarterfinal playoff game. The victory sends the Waco squad deeper into the six-man postseason as the statewide playoff picture came into sharper focus over the weekend.
The news was not as kind for another local program. Waco Christian fell 45-20 to Amarillo FFC in the TCAL 6-Man Division II championship game, ending the school's title hopes one step short of a crown. Elsewhere in the region, Chilton picked up a 42-31 win over Brackett in a UIL Class 2A Division II Region IV bi-district matchup.
The rest of the TAIAO 6-Man Division I quarterfinals were largely one-sided. Austin HomeSchool blanked Founders Classical 48-0, the Fort Bend Chargers outscored Williamson County Home School 74-43 in the day's highest-scoring affair, and Fort Worth THESA held off the Tyler Heat 39-30. In the Division III quarterfinals, Granbury Grace Classical topped West Texas 37-20 and SA Jubilee rolled past the New Braunfels Thunder 52-19.
Saturday also crowned champions in the Southwest Preparatory Conference. Dallas Episcopal edged Arlington Oakridge 36-33 in a thrilling SPC 3A title game, while Houston Kinkaid captured the SPC 4A championship with a 34-24 victory over Bellaire Episcopal. In the TCAF 6-Man championship, Irving Faustina Academy ran away from Watauga Harvest 60-16.
TAPPS playoff action featured some of the tightest finishes of the day. The Houston Emery/Weiner School survived a one-point nail-biter, slipping past Pasadena First Baptist 24-23 in a 6-Man Division I semifinal. Alpha Omega needed every point as well, outlasting Bulverde Bracken 56-54 in a 6-Man Division II large school semifinal shootout. In the 6-Man Division III small school bracket, Lubbock Christ The King defeated Greenville Christian 55-36.
In the TAPPS 11-man brackets, Fort Worth All Saints cruised past Midland Christian 49-22 in a Division II large school semifinal, and The Woodlands Christian overwhelmed Victoria St. Joseph 54-14 on the small school side. Division III semifinal play saw Bryan Brazos Christian beat Bay Area Christian 49-12, while Dallas Christian held off Lubbock Christian 35-30.
On the UIL side, Apple Springs advanced with a 54-24 victory over Benavides in a Class 1A 6-Man Division II Region IV bi-district game. In Class 6A Division II, San Antonio Northside Warren ended Laredo Alexander's season with a 43-18 bi-district win.
The results set up another round of postseason matchups across Texas next week, with Waco Texas Wind among the area programs still chasing a state championship.
Originally published by News Media House
