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The game featured multiple turns, comebacks, achievements and rallying points, but HP lost  Friday night's regional semifinal playoff against Waxahachie, 49-35, at Kincaide Stadium.

The Scots, who finish the season 11-2, never led in the and had to come back to tie three times, but could not climb over the hump. Luke Woodley finished his outstanding quarterbacking career at HP with a 302-yard night with a touchdown and an interception. Chris Hipps (108 yards with a touchdown) and Josh Francis (106) each topped 100 yards receiving.

Waxahachie (13-0) advances to play the winner between Carrollton Smith and Longview next weekend for the Region II-4A championship.

We forwarded an ESPN report earlier in the week that HP-ex Matthew Stafford wouldn't start against Green Bay today, but there he is in the starting lineup for the Lions. Thankfully, that injured left (non-throwing) shoulder must be in better condition that we thought.

Stafford already showed his grit by returning to last week's game with what looked like a separated shoulder to throw the winning touchdown against Cleveland. He can't be over that injury yet, so that's quite a move for him to take command of the team like that today despite the injury.

And it's a great way to earn the respect of your teammates despite being a rookie.

It was an easy night for the Lady Scots at Highlander Fieldhouse tonight as HP rolled to a 42-20 win over North Garland. Everyone got into the scorebook for HP (4-2), which dominated from the outset and led 23-7 at the half. HP gave up single-digits in scoring in the first three quarters.

HP hosts Lancaster at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Highlander Fieldhouse.

Detroit hosts one of the annual Thanksgiving Day games, but HP-ex Matthew Stafford won't be playing this week in the nationally-televised game.

ESPN reported tonight that Stafford separated his left (non-throwing) shoulder against Cleveland yesterday, and is expected to miss Thursday's home game against Green Bay. His expected return was not mentioned. Detroit's next game is Dec. 6 against Cincinnati.  

I'll give credit to Rick Gosselin of The Dallas Morning News writing in his Sunday column for making me aware of this.

The Detroit Lions dedicated their first "Pride of the Lions" class at halftime of yesterday's game against Cleveland. The "Pride" serves as the club's hall of honor, similar to the Cowboys' Ring of Honor.

Among the 12 Lions inducted in the inaugural class were former HP greats Bobby Layne and Doak Walker. Along with Matthew Stafford's historic final-second rally, it kind of made for an "HP Day" in Detroit yesterday.

Based on media reports, no one in Detroit has yet to put together that Layne, Walker and Stafford all went to the same high school.

The Scots placed 20th at the Cypress-Ridge Invitational over the weekend outside Houston. The tournament attracted the best among Houston's schools, as well as Baton Rouge Catholic, a Louisiana power that won the tournament with 259.50 points. HP scored 62 points.

Briggs Montgomery was HP's highest-placer, taking fifth in the 135-pound bracket. Zan Reed was sixth in the 152-pound bracket.

The trip served as a postseason preview of sorts, as the Houston-area schools are in Region III along with HP. The Scots will return to the Houston area in January for the Cypress-Fairbanks Invitational.

Here are the top-20 team results:

Cy-Ridge Invitational
1. Catholic High School/ Baton Rouge LA 259.50
2. Clear Lake 209.50
3. Klein Collins 180.50
4. Klein Oak 170.50
5. Langham Creek 152.50
6. Klein 151.00
7. League City Clear Creek 117.50
8. Cy-Woods 116.00
9. Cy-Creek 113.00
10. Conroe Oak Ridge 110.00
11. Katy Taylor 100.00
12. Humble Kingwood Park 98.00
13. Katy Mayde Creek 87.00
14. Katy Cinco Ranch 84.00
15. Cy-Ranch 81.00
16. The Woodlands 74.50
17. Cy-Fair 71.00
18. Cy-Ridge 64.50
19. Katy Morton Ranch 64
20. HP 62.00

Ex-HP quarterback Matthew Stafford became the first rookie to throw five touchdown passes in NFL history on Sunday as Detroit beat Cleveland in dramatic fashion at Ford Field.

Stafford thew his fifth touchdown pass was a tight one-yarder to Brandon Pettigrew on the final play of regulation, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave Detroit a 38-37 win. The Lions were given the untimed play because of a pass interference call against Cleveland in the end zone when Stafford heaved a desperation attempt.

Stafford was hit after his throw to the end zone and appeared to hurt his left shoulder or chest area. He was replaced by Daunte Culpepper. But the defensive penalty, plus a Browns timeout, gave Stafford a chance to get back in the game. Stafford connected with fellow rookie Pettigrew to snap Detroit's six-game losing streak.

Stafford's injury was not determined by Sunday night. Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said X-rays showed Stafford's collarbone wasn't broken, but added more tests are needed.

The Lions (2-8) started the winning drive with 1:46 remaining and no timeouts. Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the draft, did just enough to rally them for the win.

Sharp-shooting Fort Worth THESA downed HP 64-50 tonight to win the championship game of the Scot Classic. The loss dropped HP's record to 3-2 on the season.

Here are the rest of Saturday's tournament results:
Seventh-place: TCA-Addison, bye
Fifth-place: Terrell 51, W.T. White 38
Third-place: McKinney North 53, Hockaday 41
Championship: Fort Worth THESA 64, HP 50

HP lost Lake Highlands this afternoon, 65-55, and finished as the fourth-place team in the Scot Classic. Austin Stephen F. Austin, which beat HP in the semifinals, went on to win the tournament title with a 54-50 win over Flower Mound.

Here are the rest of today's results:
Seventh-place: TCA-Addison 59, St. Mark's 53
Fifth-place: Midlothian 61, Ennis 53
Third-place: Lake Highlands 65, HP 55
Championship: Austin S.F. Austin 54, Flower Mound 50

Just announced following Waxahachie's win over Texarkana Texas is that HP will face the Indians (12-0) next Friday, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Kincaide Stadium. The Scots (11-1) beat South Oak Cliff 56-20 at Kincaide Stadium last Friday.

Waxahachie (12-0) is one of the few undefeated teams left in the state playoffs in any classification. HP enters the game on a nine-game win streak.

The winner Friday takes on the winner between Longview and Carrollton Newman Smith for the regional championship.