After finishing pool play 2-1 and in first place of Pool C, and knocking off Cy-Creek in the semi-finals, the Cougars faced the Klein Bearkats in the championship game. At the end of regulation, the game was tied at 30-30.

But a defensive penalty was called against the Cougars on the last play. A game cannot end on a defensive penalty. With one more chance at a score, the Bearkats took advantage and kicked a field goal to win 33-30.

Even though Tomball was on the wrong side of the scoreboard, the Cougars are headed to the state tournament for a second consecutive year.

In pool play, Tomball lost its opening game to the Oak Ridge War Eagles, 40-36. They rebounded to win their next two, knocking off Cinco Ranch, 33-26, and Dawson 50-30.

Both the Cougars and Cinco Ranch held 2-1 records at the end of pool play, but Tomball earned first place by way of the total point tie-breaker. The Cougars notched 119 points to the Cinco Ranch’s 109.

Other teams that qualified for state that competed in the Texan Tournament were Langham Creek and tournament champion Klein.

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