By Rob Tate
SportCast Media
Humble (3-0) at North Shore (3-0)
The details: 7 p.m. Thursday, Galena Park ISD Stadium
History: North Shore holds a 4-0 advantage since the teams became district foes in 2020. Humble’s best effort came last year in a 38-24 loss.
Key player for Humble: We’ll go with junior Marcus Bourda Jr this week. Bourda Jr can make his mark in many ways on this game, from pass catching, defending North Shore in the secondary and on special teams. Bourda Jr is second on Humble in all-purpose yards with 165.
Key player for North Shore: North Shore cornerback Devin Sanchez is the No. 4 player in the country according to 247 Sports’ Class of 2025 rankings. Sanchez, who verbally committed to Ohio State during the offseason, had nine career interceptions coming into this season.
Stat attack: North Shore has allowed just 16 points through three games. It shutout South Oak Cliff in the opener, allowed 13 against Crowley in Week 2 and gave up just a field goal to Westfield in Week 3.
Notables: It’ll take a big effort against the No. 2-ranked Mustangs, but Humble has a chance to go 4-0 for the second time in five years (2019) … North Shore reached the Class 6A Division I championship last year before falling to Duncanville … The Mustangs haven’t been defeated in district play since October 2017 and the winning streak sits at 45 straight … Humble played beat up two Saturdays ago at George Ranch and came up with a 24-22 win … McArthur Baker III has 410 all-purpose yards and six rushing scores this season for the Wildcats … North Shore standout quarterback Kaleb Bailey has thrown five touchdown passes and has rushed for another … Two of those touchdown passes have gone to Colorado commit Quanell X Farrakhan Jr. 
