Lamar wins Houston ISD district title, Sam Houston advances in flag football playoffs
Five Houston ISD schools competed in the district championship in girls flag football, and two advance to the regional round of the playoffs at the Texans bubble next weekend. There were some serious playmakers all over the field at the HISD Flag Football District Championship games at Delmar Stadium on Saturday. These young ladies compete and want to advance in the flag football playoffs.
The defending district champs from Heights played Sam Houston in the district semifinal game. Bulldogs quarterback Emma Syphard was the MVP a year ago. She put Heights in the lead, working up with Lauren Hudgens, but Sam Houston did not go away; in fact, they dug in even deeper.
Dianna Gonzales was one of the stars for the Tigers. "I feel so happy this is my first year, and I'm good at doing this... this is so amazing," Gonzales said.
Junior Nayeli Davila led on both sides of the ball. She connected with Haleyiah Smith to help the Tigers come back to cut the lead to 19-14 Heights. The biggest play of the game happened with 30 seconds to play.
Deciding not to just run out the clock and walk away with the win, Syphard tried forcing the ball into the endzone. Ms. Reliable, Nayeli Davila, was there for the interception and return for the touchdown, which ended up being the game-winner.