Highlanders named 5A Team of the Week

THE WOODLANDS - The Woodlands High School Highlanders were named the Class 5A team of the week by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football and the United States Army today, for their 24-7 win at A&M Consolidated last Friday night.

“It’s an honor, there’s a lot of 5A football games that are played every week and for Dave Campbell’s Texas Football and the U.S. Army to pick us as the team of the week, is an honor,” said Highlanders Head Coach Mark Schmid. “The award comes at a good time for our football team, our kids are starting to come together and play well together,” said Schmid

The Highlanders were led by the return of Junior quarterback Chris Andritsos who ran for 115 yards, passed for 76 and accounting for all three Highlander touchdowns.

The award was presented to the team this afternoon by Staff Sergeant Jeffery Ackerman from The Woodlands Army recruiting office at the beginning of practice on Thursday afternoon.

The Highlanders (4-2 overall, 2-0 district) will return home to Woodforest Bank Stadium to continue district play against Lufkin on Saturday, October 12th at 2:00pm.

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