Katy Paetow won its first state championship in 2021, lost its head coach, B.J. Gotte, to Pearland High School, and may still be better in 2022 because of one big transfer.

HOUSTON - It was a great year for Class 5A in the city of Houston.

The most interesting thing about Paetow’s football program when it started up in the summer of 2017 was it had a running back named Major Payne. Otherwise, no one knew much about or what to expect from the Panthers.

ARLINGTON—On the 17th of December last year, Paetow was heartbroken. Devastated. Frustrated. Mad. A 9-1 season had coldly been called to a close as the team was told it could not play its area playoff game due to a rash of COVID-19 cases.

KATY—Paetow’s football program is experiencing the highest of highs this season. The 14-1 Panthers are dominating playoff opponents by an average of 44 points per game and one win away from a state title.

No. 9 Katy Paetow Panthers

It was another busy week of Texas high school football here in Houston.

HOUSTON - After one week we know this, Fort Bend Marshall is once again really good.

The Paetow Panthers had a great season! They made it to the regional finals for the first time in school history. That kind of run gives Paetow the nod for the Team of the Week. Check out the feature video below!

Welcome to the 2020 football season. But VYPE has still done what we have always done when it comes to previewing Texas high school football here in Houston. The Panthers won eight games and were in the district title race up until the final week of the season. Defensively, the Panthers have a dominant front with senior end Agumba Otuonye (18 tackles for loss, 3 sacks) and senior tackle Andrew Rutherford (61 total tackles, 5 sacks). Our forward-thinking approach to collaboration with hospital systems, professional sports teams, universities and independent school districts is setting new standards for health and performance training.