Can't ask for a better start than 3-0 and that's where Clear Lake's football team is at the moment.
And on Friday the Falcons are going to attempt to make it 4-0 when they host Dobie (0-2) in District Stadium.
Clear Lake completely dominated South Houston last week with nearly a 400-yard offensive show, with 316 of those yards coming on the ground.
Dobie, on the other hand, lost a heartbreaker to Clear Brook (1-2) in double overtime.
"They've got some big kids on the offensive and defensive lines," said Falcon coach Troy Aduddell. "We're going to have to execute better on offense (than we did against South Houston). We're doing pretty well with our ball control and we'll have to keep it going."
Aduddell has the utmost confidence in his team.
"The kids know what is expected of them," he said.
The Clear Lake-Dobie kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Against South Houston the Falcons scored on their opening drive and never looked back.
There were a few hiccups but generally Lake had its way, building a 38-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
"Overall, we feel real good about our effort," said Aduddell. "Our offense struggled at times but our special teams played well and our defense was solid."
Clear Lake's first drive began at its own 39. Eight plays later Michael Grant went in from the 13-yard line. Following Dylant Dement's kick the Falcons led 7-0 with 7:32 left in the period.
Grant was the leading ground workhorse in the game with 22 carries for 128 yards. He has 307 yards for the season, third best in District 24-5A and tops for Lake.
The Falcons could have had another scoring drive but squandered that chance on a fourth down play at the Trojan 5-yard line that took a long time to develop. South Houston's defense smothered that effort for a loss.
Clear Lake made it 14-0 on a 50-yard drive with 10:23 left before the half as Richard Porfirio snared a pass from junior quarterback Drew Decker.
For a team that wasn't doing much previously with the pass, the Falcons went to the airwaves again with 3:31 left in the half as Decker took advantage of the Trojans stacking the box and found an open Porfirio down the middle for a 36-yard strike and a 21-0 lead.
South Houston scored its first touchdown only 14 seconds from the half after the Trojans intercepted a pass at their own 39-yard line and returned it to Lake's 8-yard line. From there Jahmai Coleman easily beat the poor coverage and was untouched in the end zone as he hauled in quarterback Keegan Savaell's looping toss to make it 21-7.
The second half began much like the first, with Clear Lake scoring a minute and a half into the frame to make it 28-7. Decker brought home the score with a 1-yard plunge. The drive was set up by a Falcon interception at the Lake 38.
It didn't take long for the Falcons to take advantage of another miscue by the Trojans.
Lake recovered an errant punt that sailed over the punter's head at the South Houston 13 but had to settle for a 38-yard Dement field goal and a 31-7 lead.
The Trojans scored two touchdowns in the fourth period with a 40-yard scoring run by Porfirio sandwiched in between.
South Houston fumbled six times, losing three to the Falcons, plus the Trojans had another three passes intercepted. Lake lost both fumbles and had that one interception.
The Falcons are third in offense in the district, behind Pearland and Brazoswood with a 327 yard average. Defensively, Lake is second behind the Bucs, allowing 195 yards per game.