ARLINGTON – Stephenville took advantage of five lost fumbles by Austin Johnson to win the Class 4A Division I state championship on Friday.
The title is Stephenville’s sixth and first since 2012.
The Yellow Jackets (16-0) jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and had a 24-7 advantage at the half.
Stephenville’s Coy Eakin earned Offensive MVP honors with 212 all-purpose yards and four TDs. Ryder Lambert threw for 258 yards and three TDs.
Oscar Gordon threw for 372 yards and three TDs for Johnson (15-1).
CHINA SPRING 31
GILMER 7
ARLINGTON – China Spring used some big plays on special teams and a three-touchdown game by Major Bowden to beat Gilmer in the Class 4A Division II state championship game at AT&T Stadium.
The game was tied at 7-all in the second quarter when China Spring (16-0) returned a blocked field goal 86 yards for a score to take the lead for good.
Bowden, the Offensive MVP, finished with 191 yards rushing and the three scores on 34 carries.
Gilmer (14-2) was held to 90 yards rushing.
KATY PAETOW 27
COLLEGE STATION 24, OT
ARLINGTON – Jacob Brown scored on a 2-yard run in overtime to lift Katy Paetow to a victory over College Station in the Class 5A Division I state championship at AT&T Stadium on Friday night.
Brown finished with 112 yards rushing and earned Offensive MVP honors.
The title is the first for Paetow (15-1), which opened in 2017.
The teams were tied at 21-all at the end of regulation before College Station (15-1) took the lead on a 24-yard field goal.
UIL Football State Championship Schedule
The 2021 UIL Football State Championships will take place Wednesday through Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Wednesday
Class 1A Six-Man Division I – Westbrook (11-4) 72, May (14-1) 66
Class 1A Six-Man Division II – Strawn (15-0) 73, Matador Motley County (14-1) 28
Class 2A Division I – Shiner (16-0) 47, Hawley (15-1) 12
Thursday
Class 2A Division II – Stratford (15-1) 39, Falls City (14-2) 27
Class 3A Division I – Lorena (14-2) 35, Brock (15-1) 18
Class 3A Division II – Franklin (16-0) 49, Gunter (15-1) 35
Friday
Class 4A Division I – Stephenville (16-0) 38, Austin Johnson (15-1) 21
Class 4A Division II – China Spring (16-0) 31, Gilmer (14-2) 7
Class 5A Division I – Katy Paetow (14-1) 27, College Station (15-0) 24, OT
Saturday
Class 5A Division II – Liberty Hill (13-2) vs. Dallas South Oak Cliff (14-1), 11 a.m.
Class 6A Division I – Galena Park North Shore (14-1) vs. Duncanville (13-1). 3 p.m.
Class 6A Division II – Austin Westlake (15-0) vs. Denton Guyer (14-1), 7 p.m.