Look: Lancaster upsets Longview on last-second field goal in Texas high school football playoff thriller

Tigers hit game-winning field goal with three seconds left to knock off Longview in UIL 5A Division I regional semifinals

With its best player sidelined due to an apparent injury, Longview saw its season come to an end with a stunning loss to Lancaster in the UIL regional semifinals.

Lancaster trailed by 14 points at halftime but edged out Longview, 27-24, after Andres Castro booted a game-winning 36-yard field goal with three seconds left in the game. 

Longview (11-2) entered the playoffs ranked No. 19 in Texas after winning nine games in a row to wrap up the regular season. 

Lancaster 27, Longview 24 pic.twitter.com/E0wVaAGz3Q

— Coach Sylvester Hatten Jr. (@CoachHattenJr) November 25, 2023

The Lobos played without five-star running back Taylor Tatum, an Oklahoma commit, who did not suit up for the regional semifinals after getting banged up in the area round last week.

Lancaster (8-5) began the season with a 2-5 record but has now won six games in a row. 

The Tigers will meet up with Forney, which took down Richland tonight, in the regional finals next week. The winner of next week's game will play the winner of No. 5 Aledo vs. Abilene in the state semifinals. 

-- Zach Shugan | zshugan@gmail.com | @sblivetx

(Feature photo by Tommy Hays)

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