2013 CLASS 5A DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Cedar Hill Longhorns (13-2) vs. Katy Tigers (15-0)

By Michael Wright
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Updated: December 20, 2013

2013 CLASS 5A DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Cedar Hill Longhorns (13-2) vs. Katy Tigers (15-0)

CLASS 5A DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Cedar Hill Longhorns

Head Coach: Joey McGuire -- 11th year with the Longhorns with a record of 106-35-0; 106-35-0 all-time record
9 year winning streak
8 consecutive 8+ win seasons
All-Time Record: 363-333-15 52.11% 711 games
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LSG Pre-Season Championship Picks
Pre-Season TOP 20′s
Playoff History: (16 Years) 1967,1979,1980,1992,1993,1994,1998,2005,2006,2007,2008
2009,2010,2011,2012,2013

* Championship History: (2) 1-1
2006 5A Division II – Cedar Hill 51, Cypress Falls 17
2012 5A Division II – Katy 35, Cedar Hill 24

* 2013 Schedule
vs Denton Guyer (13-2) (W 38-28)
at Allen (15-0) (L 20-39)
vs Beaumont Ozen (3-7) (at Kincaide) (W 48-0)
vs DeSoto (14-1)* (L 20-47)
at Duncanville (5-5)* (W 23-6)
vs South Grand Prairie (4-6)* (W 35-24)
at Grand Prairie (1-9)* (W 57-6)
vs Mansfield Timberview (8-4)* (W 44-6)
at Mansfield (5-6)* (W 42-17)
vs Midlothian (4-6)* (W 40-14)
vs Temple (7-4) (Waco's Floyd Casey) (W 39-35) Bi-District
vs Lewisville Hebron (8-4) (Arlington's AT&T) (W 42-21) Area
vs Abilene Cooper (8-5) (Stephenville) (W 28-23) Regionals
vs Denton Ryan (10-3) (Denton's Apogee) (W 52-29) Quarterfinals
vs Lake Travis (12-2) (Waco's Floyd Casey) (W 19-10) Semifinals

Katy Tigers

Head Coach: Gary Joseph 9th year with the Yoemen with a record of 138-11-0; 138-11-0 all-time record
Coach Joseph Wins 2012 National Coach Of The Year
Coach Joseph Wins 2012 LSG Coach Of They Year
23 consecutive winning seasons
12 consecutive 10+ win seasons
21 of the last 28 season 10+ wins
All-Time Record 522-284-19 64.42% 825 total games
#1 LSG Team Of The Decade
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Pre-Season TOP 20′s
Playoff Appearances (31 Years) 1948,1959,1962,1963,1964,1986,1988,1989,1991,1992,1993,1994
1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013

Previous Championship Games: (11) 7-4 (Breaks The Record For All-Time appearances in Championship History)
1959 1A – Katy 16, Sundown 6
1994 5A Division I – Plano 28, Katy 7
1997 5A Division I – Katy 24, Longview 3
1999 5A Division II – Garland 37, Katy 25
2000 5A Division II – Katy 35, Tyler John Tyler 20
2003 5A Division II – Katy 16, Southlake Carroll 15
2005 5A Division II – Southlake Carroll 34, Katy 20
2007 5A Division II – Katy 28, Pflugerville 7
2008 5A Division II – Katy 17, Wylie 3
2009 5A Division II – Abilene 28, Katy 17
2012 5A Division II – Katy 35, Cedar Hill 24

2013 Schedules:
vs Klein (6-5) (at Reliant) (W 41-3)
at Alief Taylor (8-4) (W 49-0)
vs The Woodlands (10-3) (W 37-14)
vs Katy Mayde Creek (1-9)* (W 42-0)
at Katy Morton Ranch (7-4)* (W 28-3)
at Katy Taylor (2-8)* (W 44-0)
vs Katy Seven Lakes (6-4)* (W 17-12)
at Houston Strake Jesuit (1-9)* (W 49-7)
at Katy Cinco Ranch (9-3)* (W 40-7)
vs Houston Memorial (8-5)* (W 35-0)
vs Houston Madison (4-7) (Katy's Rhodes) (W 70-0) Bi-District
vs Cypress Woods (8-4) (Katy's Rhodes) (W 51-7) Area
vs Fort Bend Elkins (10-3) (Houston's Tully) (W 56-26) Regionals
vs Manvel (12-2) (Houston's Reliant) (W 56-14) Quarterfinals
vs San Antonio Johnson (12-3) (Houston's Reliant) (W 52-0) Semifinals

Mike Says: A re-match from last years Division II Championship game. Katy was our pre-season #3 team while Cedar Hill was our pre-season #9 team. Katy of course will feature a very young but good defense and a strong running game led by two underclassmen. RB Rodney Anderson a Junior has 1,763 yards and 32 TDs rushing and RB Kyle Porter a Sophomore has 1,873 yards and 23 TDs rushing. Cedar Hill is led by underclassmen also. Juniors QB Justin McMillan and WR Damarkus Lodge make up a high scoring combination. The key will be can their defense stop the Katy rushing attack. Their defense averages 11 tacklers for loss per game led by Xavier Washington. They will need that and more to win this one. Cedar Hill wants revenge but Katy is too good. The TIGERS win their 2nd consecutive and 8th overall state championship in their record breaking 12th championship game 35-24 (see last years championship game)!!

Chris Says: Katy has a better team than they did last year despite many people suggesting it was a rebuilding season prior to opening day. Well, the Tigers have been proving those doubters wrong all season so it is unlikely anyone still doubts. Cedar Hill has another really solid team and would likely be 3-0 in championship games had they not run into the Katy buzz saw the last two seasons. The TIGERS take the championship again and continue to shatter championship records 37-27!!

LSG Intern William Says: A rematch from the 5A Div. II state championship last year this game looks like a mirror image of last years. Cedar Hill despite losing a lot of skill players last year have revamped and look just like last year’s squad. For Katy while they lost a few players they haven’t lost their running game which is led by senior Rodney Anderson while the Cedar Hill group may be better than last years. Same can be said about Katy. Katy wins 38-27.

LSG Fan Poll Says: Once you reach the championship round of games, you should have close contests - right? Well, not if you believe what the LSG Fan Poll says. Katy (87%) is a dominant favorite over Cedar Hill (13%.) In fact, this is the most lopsided of all the championship games. LSG fans are saying that it would literally take a miracle for Cedar Hill to take the title. TIGERS win it - the fans have spoken!

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