Houston High's football team plays at unbeaten Antioch on Friday in the Class 6A second round. The girls soccer team won the Class AAA state title 2-0 over Collierville.

Houston High’s football team plays at unbeaten Antioch on Friday, Nov. 13, in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. The Mustangs reached it by beating Germantown 41-12 in the first round on Friday, Nov. 6.

The game caps a strong fall for Houston. Its girls soccer team won the Class AAA state championship on Oct. 30, beating Collierville 2-0 in the final.

Football: at Antioch on Friday

The TSSAA Class 6A bracket shows these results and pairings for Houston:

Round Date Game Result
First round Friday, Nov. 6 Germantown (3-7) at Houston (4-5) Houston won 41-12
Second round Friday, Nov. 13 Houston at Antioch To be played

Antioch is 10-0. It is the top seed from Region 5 and beat Franklin 28-10 in the first round, according to the same bracket. Antioch High is in Nashville.

The winner plays in the quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 20. The state finals, the BlueCross Bowl, run Dec. 3-5 in Chattanooga, according to the TSSAA bracket announcement. The bracket had not posted a kickoff time for Friday’s game when we checked Tuesday.

Germantown Municipal School District, which runs Houston High, called the first-round win “another opportunity to represent our school and community on the postseason stage” in its weekly athletics report.

Girls soccer: state champions

Houston entered the Class AAA state tournament in Chattanooga as the top seed with a 19-0 record. It won all three of its games without conceding a goal, according to the TSSAA Class AAA girls soccer bracket:

  • quarterfinal, Tuesday, Oct. 27: Houston 8, Oakland 0
  • semifinal, Wednesday, Oct. 28: Houston 5, Bearden 0
  • final, Friday, Oct. 30, at Finley Stadium: Houston 2, Collierville 0

Collierville, about five miles east, reached the final by beating Franklin 2-1 in overtime.

The district congratulated head coach David Wolff, his staff and the players in its report on the state title. It called the title “a proud moment for Houston High School and the entire GMSD community.”

Cross country and middle school football

The district also reported these fall results:

  • Houston boys cross country won the regional team title, and George Church won the individual regional title. The boys then finished fourth at the state meet.
  • Houston girls cross country was regional runner-up and finished ninth at state.
  • Houston Middle’s varsity football team beat MUS to win its championship.
  • Houston Middle’s junior varsity won its league title 38-8 over ECS on Oct. 27 at the Houston High field.

What it means for you

  • Friday’s football game is away, in Nashville. Check the TSSAA bracket page for the kickoff time and its ticket link before you travel.
  • If Houston wins, its quarterfinal is on Friday, Nov. 20.
  • Winter sports have started. The district says basketball, bowling, wrestling and swimming are underway at Houston High.
  • The first GMSD Elementary Basketball League began practice on Nov. 9. It is for fourth and fifth graders at Dogwood, Farmington, Forest Hill and Riverdale, the district said.

We post results on our high school scoreboard. See our Friday night football guide and the Houston High school page for more. Coaches can send results and corrections to hello@germantownjournal.com.