🏈 NEW: East Bernard is mourning the devastating loss of football coach Jeremy Jenkins and his wife, Brandy. But the small Texas town isn’t mourning alone. “They loved kids, and they put kids first everywhere they stopped.” This is my story on their lives and legacy and how #txhsfb communities across the state are rallying around the three sons they left behind. 📸 @JFoch houstonchronicle.com/sports/…

🏈 NEW: The latest Texas high school football state rankings are out. See where Houston-area teams landed after Week 5, including the biggest moves, notable changes and the teams making a case to climb higher as district play continues: houstonchronicle.com/sports/…

🏈 NEW: Five weeks into the season, several Houston-area teams are putting together starts worth watching. Manvel, Barbers Hill and Alief Taylor each reached an important milestone in Week 5, while Memorial remained unbeaten and Brazosport kept building on its dramatic turnaround. Here’s the latest on those teams, plus the players who turned in the week’s best performances: houstonchronicle.com/sports/…

🚨 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 🚨 ✅ Nominees (Girls) 🏐 Aubrey Morrison, @tmhsvolleyball 🏐 Sydney Ruth, @LCHSLobosVB 🏐 Sidney Paxton, @katyvball24 🏃‍♀️ Naomi Weller, @HighlanderSpeed 🏃‍♀️ Taryn Hogarth, @HumbleISD_AHS 🗳️ VOTE HERE: houstonchronicle.com/project…

🚨 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 🚨 ✅ Nominees (Boys) 🏈 @sean_simon, @LPDawgsFootball 🏈 @Conrad_Bennett1, @HouMemorialFB 🏈 @EthanMeadows08, @othsfalconfb 🏈 @colsoncollinsqb, @JCS_Football 🏃‍♂️ Elton Martin, @HighlanderSpeed 🗳️ VOTE HERE: houstonchronicle.com/project…

NEW: From @JohnWFerguson: Former Klein head football coach Nick Codutti arrested, accused of sexually abusing student during his time as a coach at Tomball houstonchronicle.com/news/ho…

🏈 NEW: His dad was a Texas football legend. Now Ian Thomas is making his own mark. 'Rodney would be proud' @I_Thomas22 @FootballTomball @TomballISD @THS__athletics @handal_dave @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/sports/…

LePaul Warren Jr., a 17-year-old senior athlete at Westbury High School, was shot and killed Friday morning near the campus in southwest Houston, police said. Westbury was scheduled to have its homecoming pep rally Friday morning as LePaul and the Huskies prepared to take on Northbrook High School Saturday. The homecoming game has now been canceled, along with all Friday after-school activities, HISD officials confirmed Friday afternoon. bit.ly/3TMVzO1

🏈 NEW: Randle scored 91 points against Dulles on Thursday night as running back Landen Williams-Callis continued to make Houston high school football history. More historical context on the Lions’ victory. #txhsfb houstonchronicle.com/sports/…

🏈 NEW: Just when it looked like Cy Falls (@CyFallsFB) was on the ropes, Karzell Davis and Christian Ndujiuba made some late-game magic. The Golden Eagles pulled out a 41-38 victory against district rival Cy-Fair on Thursday night behind two critical touchdown catches from its super sophomore receiver. #txhsfb ✅ READ MORE: houstonchronicle.com/sports/…