Willis hands The Woodlands first loss of season at Berton Yates Stadium in Texas high school football showdown

WILLIS, Texas (KTRK) — 13-6A is as competitive of a district as there is in the state of Texas. The Woodlands and The Woodlands College Park entered Week 4 unbeaten. Willis, Conroe, Grand Oaks, and Oak Ridge all only have one loss entering Friday night.

Berton Yates Stadium in Willis was packed with fans for a big early-season district matchup between Willis and The Woodlands, which turned out to be the Jermaine Bishop, Jr. show, proving he is one of the best, if not the best player in Houston this season.

Bishop Jr., a University of Texas football commit, ran for over 300 yards and accounted for 5 touchdowns, including four rushing and one passing.

Right when the Highlander defense had Bishop in check, he’d break out a big play, carrying his team to a 42-30 win. Willis’ roster is filled with young, inexperienced new faces. Bishop Jr. serves as an example to the young squad. They returned only 3 starters on offense and 2 starters on defense, but were able to neutralize The Woodlands offense enough for Bishop to do damage.

The Highlanders jumped out to a 14-0 lead before two rushing touchdowns from Bishop tied the score at 14. The Woodlands went up 21-14, then Bishop threw a touchdown pass to Jaivion Martin with four seconds till the half to tie the score at 21. In the third quarter, he had his longest play from scrimmage, a 92-yard touchdown run to put Willis up 28-21. The nail came late in the fourth quarter with Willis leading, Bishop ran for his fifth touchdown to put the game out of reach.

The positions that Bishop played include kick returner, punter, punt returner, running back, quarterback, receiver, and cornerback. The only position he didn’t play is kicker.