From our Houston office, it’s The Texas Porch Report. Don’t forget the Happy New Year pod with the guys. Here are your Texas sports essentials in four minutes… or so. 

Texas High School Football 5A title games last night at AT&T Stadium. A pair of blowouts. The Cinderella slipper was yanked off the Crosby Cougars foot (does that metaphor work?). Titletown Aledo Bearcats get their TENTH championship 56-21.. … Denton Ryan wins its second state title, 59-14 over Cedar Park’s Timberwolves. Raiders last title was 2002…. TODAY the longest TXHSFB season ever is wrapped up. What a way to go out The Dodge Bowl. Dad Todd of Austin Westlake against son Riley of Southlake Carroll in the 6A D1 title game. It’s believed to be the only time dad and son have coached against each other in a title game. Dragons looking for their 9th title. Westlake won the D2 title last year…. It’s Houston v Dallas in the D2 title game. Katy Tigers play Cedar Hill.  Katy looking for its 9th state title.This is the fourth meeting between these two programs for a state title. Katy won in 2012- The Longhorns won the next two years. Can’t wait. It’s all on fox sports southwest today..

Mavericks had their cracks at it late, but the Bucks win in Milwaukee 112-109. Dallas short-handed again with five regulars still out with  Aggie Khris Middleton averaging a career high in points and rebounds. 

CUSA play -- North Texas blows out visiting UTEP 63-33. Miners had just 11 FGs. Fewest points allowed in Mean Green D1 history.… The game I was on, Rice goes to 4-1 in conference play. They defeat ODU 69-59. Fun game. Owls Quincy Olivari 7 3s in the W…. UTSA falls to 1-4 in conference, 77-66 loss at LA Tech… All the Texas CUSA teams play again today.

Texas St. upsets first place Ark-LR 63-59.. Bobcats had a 12-day layoff due to Covid-19.. They run it back today at 4…. UTA won 91-86 against visiting Lousiana.

Today A&M hosting 17th-ranked Missouri at Noon on SECN… Game of the day in the B12 has #2 Baylor on the South Plains. ESPN at 3:00. This is the first time they’ve played each other when both the Baptists and the Red Raiders are ranked in the top-15.…. Texas tries to bounce back. They’re huge home favorites vs Kansas St…. Texas Southern hosts Grambling, Prairie View PPD vs Jackson St…. In Southland play, SFA is at Incarnate Word. Cardinals 4 of 5. Lumberjacks have won four in a row. Head coach Kyle Keller celebrating a birthday today. ….  HBU goes north to Sam Houston St. on ESPN+. ACU hosts SE LA on Espn+... A&M-CC ppd @ Lamar.

Carlos Correa and the Astros are heading to arbitration. They’re  $3 Million apart r

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