FINAL: Humble Summer Creek Humbles Galena Park North Shore in District 23-6A Title Showdown; Scoring, Highlights

Summer Creek's defense made a statement in lights-out performance to earn key road win

Levi Payton | Nov 7, 2025

Humble Summer Creek humbled Galena Park North Shore 27-0 in a battle for the District 23-6A title Friday night. / Franklin Jenkins

Playoff positioning and the District 23-6A crown will be on the line when Galena Park North Shore hosts Humble Summer Creek at 7 p.m. Friday.

While both teams enter the game 8-1, the North Shore Mustangs currently sit atop the district standings with a 6-0 mark. Summer Creek, meanwhile, is 5-1.

Hot Teams: Summer Creek and North Shore Ride Winning Streaks

The Mustangs are riding an eight-game win streak since losing to Dallas South Oak Cliff 41-31 in the regular season opener. They have not played a close game since – outscoring opponents 468-124 – and are coming off a 47-27 win at Houston C.E. King on Halloween.

Summer Creek’s only loss was to that same C.E. King squad, 42-28, back on Oct. 9. Since then the Bulldogs have walloped Baytown Goose Creek Memorial 73-13, Humble 41-14 and Kingwood 58-17.

The Bulldogs have won games in a variety of ways while outscoring opponents 484-167 – including blowouts against Spring (78-0), Channelview (73-0) and Houston Lamar (58-14), and close wins against Pearland Shadow Creek (37-32) and Humble Atascocita (38-35).

C.E. King (7-2) is also 5-1 in the district entering Friday’s game at Channelview.

A Battle Between Standout Quarterbacks

Friday’s showdown will feature a head-to-head showdown between quarterbacks Kaleb Maryland and Noah Spinks. Maryland, North Shore’s three-star Utah State commit, has passed for 2,297 yards, 25 touchdowns and four interceptions while rushing for 338 yards and five TDs on 51 carries.

Spinks, a transfer from Flower Mound, has passed for 2,371 yards, 27 touchdowns and three interceptions. His favorite target four-star junior wide receiver Benny Easter Jr., who has caught 63 passes for 817 yards and 12 touchdowns. Maryland, meanwhile, will feed senior receiver Jaylen Bocard, who has 37 receptions for 808 yards and nine touchdowns.

Maryland will have to keep an eye on Summer Creek defensive lineman Brinley Tita, who powers his Bulldogs with 65 tackles, including 37 solo, with 17 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and four quarterback hurries.

Follow along for live scoring, highlights and big-play updates as they happen once the game kicks off at 7 p.m. Be sure to refresh this page often, as we will expand updates on the game in the space below as it happens.

Texas High School Football: Humble Summer Creek at Galena Park North Shore

Players to Watch

For Galena Park North Shore Mustangs

Kaleb Maryland, QB, sr. – Three-star; Utah State commit; 119-for-170, 2,297 yards, 25 TDs, 4 INT; 51 carries, 338 rushing yards, 5 TDs

Zaqwaun Nunn, DL, sr. – Three-star; Louisiana Tech commit

Xavier Waters, DL, sr. – Three-star; Louisiana commit

Hezekiah Johnson, RB, sr. – 87 carries, 715 yards, 15 TDs

Kaden Brandley, RB, jr. – 48 carries, 394 yards, 4 TDs

Marcus Stewart, RB, sr. – 43 carries, 318 yards, 3 TDs

Jaylen Bocard, WR, sr. – 37 receptions, 808 yards, 9 TDs

Aubery Johnson, WR, jr. – 33 receptions, 495 yards, 4 TDs

LaDamian Defreeze, WR, jr. – 15 receptions 343 yards, 5 TDs

For Humble Summer Creek Bulldogs

Benny Easter Jr., WR, jr. – Four-star; Holds five offers; 63 receptions, 817 yards, 12 TDs

Amontre Harris, EDGE, sr. – Three-star; SMU commit, 30 tackles, 19 solo, 10 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 hurries

Marrel Davis, CB, sr. – Three-star; Texas State commit; 17 tackles, 14 solo, 5 pass deflections

Tre Brown, WR, jr. – Three-star; 25 receptions, 354 yards, 2 TDs

Noah Spinks, QB, jr. – 178-for-251, 2,371 yards, 27 TDs, 3 INT

Braylin Causey, RB, jr. – 721 rushing yards, 15 TDs on 91 carries

Keshawn Jackson, RB, jr. – 369 rushing yards, 6 TDs on 79 carries

Jamicah Jones, WR, sr. – 39 receptions, 634 yards, 7 TDs

Brinley Tita, DL, sr. – 65 tackles, 37 solo, 17 TFL, 10 sacks, 4 hurries

PJ Cormier, 36 tackles, 24 solo, 15 TFL, 8 sacks, 6 hurries

Patrick Cleveland, K, sr. – 49-for-50 PAT attempts; 8-for-10 field goals, including a long of 44 yards

Live Updates

Teams	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Summer Creek	10	0	10	7	27
North Shore	0	0	0	0	0

First Quarter

Summer Creek won the opening toss and elected to receive.

Summer Creek's first possession began with 11:49 on the clock at its own 25.

PUNT! Summer Creek moved the ball two yards and punted it to North Shore's 20 with 11:22 left in the first quarter.

PUNT! North Shore went three-and-out on its first drive and punted it back to Summer Creek at midfield. The clocked ticked off an extra 7 seconds after the whistles blew, but the clock was not reset. There is 9:23 left in the first quarter.

FIELD GOAL! Summer Creek got on the board first. Senior left-footed kicker Patrick Cleveland booted a 31-yard field goal with 6:37 to go in the first quarter to make it 3-0.

FIELD GOAL

Summer Creek drives down the field but the North Shore defense holds them to a field goal! #txhsfb

6:37 left in 1st Quarter@SC_Bulldog 3@NSNationFB 0 pic.twitter.com/QtkxwzsTnU
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) November 8, 2025

SACK! PJ Cormier picked up his ninth sack of the season for Summer Creek on third-and-5 to force a North Shore punt.

PUNT! North Shore punted it back to Summer Creek's 37-yard line with 3:07 left in the first.

Summer Creek called its first timeout at its own 42 with 2:33 left in the quarter.

Big Play! Jamicah Jones had a long catch on third down to extend Summer Creek's drive.

Big Play! On second-and-11, Keshawn Jackson rused for 40 yards down to the North Shore 3.

TOUCHDOWN! Noah Spinks lopped a 3-yard touchdown pass to four-star junior wide receiver Benny Easter Jr. Patrick Cleveland booted the PAT and Summer Creek took a 10-0 advantage with 51 seconds left in the first quarter.

END 1: Humble Summer Creek 10, Galena Park North Shore 0

Second Quarter

Big Play! On fourth down and less than a yard, both teams traded timeouts before North Shore went for it in its own territory. Mustangs' quarterback Kaleb Maryland called his own number and converted the first down.

BLOCKED FIELD GOAL! North Shore kicker Daniel Cruz was attempting a 45-yard field goal, but Summer Creek blocked it and recovered at its own 32 with 7:33 left in the first half.

Big Play! On fourth-and-6 from the North Shore 24, Bulldogs quarterback Noah Spinks couldn't find an open receiver and scrambled 12 yards down to the North Shore 12 with under 3 minutes remaining.

INTERCEPTION! North Shore defensive lineman Zaqwaun Nunn picked off a tipped pass deep in its own territory and thwarted a key drive by Summer Creek just before the 2-minute timeout.

PUNT! North Shore missed a potential 82-yard touchdown on a pass that was just overthrown, then was forced to punt it back to Summer Creek's 41 with 54 seconds left.

HALFTIME: Humble Summer Creek 10, Galena Park North Shore 0

Halftime Notes: While both defenses played well in the first half, Summer Creek's defense was lights out - dominating the line of scrimmage and keeping North Shore quarterback Kaleb Maryland on the move and uneasy in the pocket. The Mustangs did have a few big-play opportunities, and hitting just one of them would have made the first half look a lot different.

Third Quarter

North Shore began the second half with the ball at its own 25 with 12:00 remaining,

Summer Creek had a prime shot at an interception on the first play of the half on an errant pass, but two defenders collided and the ball dropped incomplete.

PUNT! Following a 19-yard loss, North Shore punted a 23-yard punt to the Summer Creek 48 with 10:19 left in the quarter.

SACK! FUMBLE! The Mustangs forced another turnover in their own territory, as Noah Spinks got sacked and the ball came out. North Shore punced on it at its own 32.

INTERCEPTION! On North Shore's first play after the fumble recovery, Kaleb Maryland was picked off at midfield by Summer Creek junior cornerback Caleb White, who returned it to the North Shore 27 with 7:07 left in the third.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Back-to-back sacks, including one on fourth down by Zaqwaun Nunn ner midfield gave the Mustangs the ball back with 5:34 left.

PUNT! North Shore was forced to punt again with 3:54 left. Summer Creek took over at its own 24.

Big Play! They had barely missed on several deep shots, but Noah Spinks finally connected with Benny Easter Jr. on a 46-yard pass down to the Norh Shore 24 with just under 3 minutes remaining.

FIELD GOAL! Patrick Cleveland booted a 37-yard field goal with 2:22 left in the third quarter to extend Summer Creek's lead to 13-0. Cleveland is 2-for-2 on field goal attempts in the game.

FIELD GOAL

Summer Creek gets down in North Shore territory but the Mustang defense holds the Bulldogs to a field goal! #txhsfb @SC_BulldogFB 13@NSNationFB 0 pic.twitter.com/0h39xRywmI
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) November 8, 2025

PICK SIX! TOUCHDOWN! North Shore messed up the kickoff return and was pinned at its own 5. On the Mustangs' first play from scrimmage, Kaleb Maryland was flushed to his left in the end zone, threw toward the left sideline and was picked off at the 20 by Summer Creek cornerback Savion Jones, who returned it untouched for a touchdown. Cleveland booted the PAT and Summer Creek extended its lead to 20-0 with 2:02 left in the third.

BIG PLAY! North Shore's Hezekiah Johnson broke about seven tackles on a big run down to the Summer Creek 44 as the clock ticked below 60 seconds left in the third.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! On the final play of the third quarter, Summer Creek senior cornerback Marrel Davis made a tremendous diving deflection of a fourth-down pass on a deep crossing route and the Bulldogs retain possession at their own 41.

END 3: Humble Summer Creek 20, Galena Park North Shore 0

Fourth Quarter

TOUCHDOWN! Summer Creek running back Keshawn Jackson scored on a 2-yard run and Patrick Cleveland kicked the extra point. With 8:27 left, that touchdown felt like the dagger. Summer Creek's lead swelled to 27-0.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! North Shore's drive stalled at the Summer Creek 47 with 6:37 left in the game and Summer Creek took over.

PUNT! Summer Creek punted it back to the North Shore 19 with 3:54 left.

SACK! Three-star edge Amontre Harris got his second sack of the game with 3:20 left for Summer Creek.

PUNT! North Shore punted it back to Summer Creek with 2:08 left. Summer Creek took over at its own 23.

FINAL: Humble Summer Creek 27, Galena Park North Shore 0

North Shore entered the night averaging 56 points per game on the season, but Summer Creek's defense was dominant from the very beginning. The Mustangs (8-2, 6-1) struggled to slow down the Bulldogs' rush. Summer Creek improved to 9-1, 6-1.