Saturday, October 13, 2018

Ten Years, Ten Best Players - #5: Isaiah Battle

Halfway home. The next player to be featured in the countdown of the ten best players from the first decade of Cy Woods football is a game-breaking wideout and probably one of the most clutch players in program history.

#5: Isaiah Battle, WR, 2008-09


Colleges: Blinn, Texas State

Cy Woods accomplishments

- Unanimous 1st-Team All-District 15-5A, 2009
- District 15-5A Offensive Player of the Year, 2009
Texas Sports Writers Association Third-Team All-State, 2009
Houston Chronicle Second-Team All-Greater Houston, 2009
- School's all-time leader in receiving yards (1,224)
- Most receiving yards in a season (1,109, 2009)
- Most receptions in a season (66, 2009)
- 2nd all-time in receptions (73)
- Most receptions in a game (10, 2009)

Notable Games

2009 vs. Klein Oak - 6 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD
2009 vs. Cy Creek - 8 catches, 153 yards, TD
2009 vs. Langham Creek - 6 catches, 168 yards, 2 TD
2009 vs. Cy Falls - 10 catches, 163 yards, TD
2009 vs. Dallas Skyline - Game-winning 44-yard TD reception with 0:31 left in game

When the Cypress Woods Wildcats needed a big play through the air, they turned to Isaiah Battle. We called him Predator, and for good reason. Isaiah was cold-blooded and he had evil intentions every time he caught a pass. Without a doubt, he was the most dominant wide receiver in Cy Woods football history.

Not only was Isaiah dominant, we knew that he would show up during the biggest games. He helped lead the Wildcats down the field during the game-winning drive against Cy Creek. He tore Klein Oak apart and that was a game in which Oak was favored by 40 points. But his shining moment in a Cy Woods uniform came in the third round of the playoffs against Skyline. With the game tied with less than a minute remaining in regulation, he cemented his status as a great when he caught a Colton Huntsman pass and dashed into the end zone with what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown, giving the Wildcats their payback over the Raiders.

Isaiah was a unanimous first-team All-District 15-5A selection in 2009 and was named Offensive Player of the Year. He also earned third-team All-State honors and also received an invitation to play in the Bayou Bowl, a post-season All-Star game featuring high school players from Texas and Louisiana.

Isaiah Battle is the only Cy Woods player to record over 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. He might be the only person to accomplish this feat for a while. That's alright, though. Among Cy Woods wide receivers, Isaiah Battle has no peers. He is the greatest wide receiver in Cy Woods football history.

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