With a touchdown on a beastly catch-and-run by junior running back Maleki Morgan, the Houston High School football team had reduced a 14-point deficit to only 2 points in the third quarter of a South Central Association conference game against Mountain Grove last Friday afternoon in Tiger Stadium.

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Doug Davison is a writer, photographer and newsroom assistant for the Houston Herald. Contact him by phone at 417-967-2000 or by email at ddavison@houstonherald.com.