Hightower sophomore Jeremy Payne may not have been a known commodity to those outside the Fort Bend football community prior to the postseason. But that might not be the case much longer at his current pace, and it’s helped the Hurricanes to a historic season thus far. The sophomore running back paced the Hurricanes’ offense on Friday night at Hall Stadium, rushing for 225 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries in Hightower’s 31-21 victory over the Manvel Mavericks in a Class 5A Division I regional semifinal.
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