Anna defeats Chapel Hill: Live score, updates of Texas high school football state championship (12/15/2023)

Anna shuts out Chapel Hill, triumphs as UIL 4A Division I state champs for first time in program history

Anna and Tyler Chapel Hill square off for the Class 4A Division I state championship to open Friday's schedule of games in Arlington.

The matchup is a part of UIL state championship week at AT&T Stadium with 12 games being played from Wednesday to Saturday with three games per day.

SBLive is taking a closer look at each matchup and will be providing the latest on the ground for every UIL football championship. 

All games are being televised regionally by Bally Sports Southwest.

Refresh this post for score updates and game developments below. UIL Class 4A Division I championship score updates and game developments below.

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FINAL: ANNA 26, TYLER CHAPEL HILL 0

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Anna QB Ziondre Williams surveys the defense in a first half UIL 4A Division I state championship trouncing of Chapel Hill on Friday at AT&T Stadium / Photo by Tommy Hays

POSTGAME

-- Edward Chumley is named 4A Division I state championship offensive MVP. The junior running back scored all three of the game's touchdowns in the first half and finished with 71 rushing yards (and two rushing TDs) and 31 receiving yards (and one passing TD).

-- CJ Miller is named Defensive MVP of the 4A Division I state championship. He tallied 15 total tackles.

-- Anna sophomore QB Ziondre Williams completed 17 of 25 pass attempts for 170 yards and a touchdown pass.

FOURTH QUARTER

-- That's it. Anna rides near-flawless first half to its first UIL state championship in program history. Anna hasn't won a team sport title since 1968.

THIRD QUARTER

-- Chapel Hill coughs up three fumbles — and loses one of them — in a scoreless third quarter and most of the game's offense appears to have been left in the first half.

HALFTIME

-- Coaches generally loathe any in-game media responsibilities. Anna's Seth Parr looked like he enjoyed his first crack at it talking to Bally Sports as he ran off the field. His message to plays pregame? Prepare, execute as you have all season: "We've got a lot of guys who are angry who get to the football," Parr told Bally's Ashley Pickle. 

-- Anna's defense has held Chapel Hill to 19 yards of total offense on 23 first half plays from scrimmage, its offense was not flagged for a first half penalty and was 2 of 2 on fourth down. 

SECOND QUARTER

-- Nightmare scenario for Chapel Hill. Backed up to its own endzone on fourth and long, the Bulldogs are stuffed for a safety in punt formation. Total, utter, complete domination from the first-time entrant Anna in this first half. (26-0, Anna | 1:32)

-- Touchdown, Anna. Chumley scores his third TD of the game, this time a 13-yard reception from Williams. It's all Anna here at AT&T Stadium. He's accounted for all three scores in the first half. (24-0, Anna | 5:25)

-- Oh my. Anna's defense is now making game-altering plays, too. In his own territory, Chapel Hill QB Demitrius Brisbon Jr's pocket evaporates and Anna chases him down at his own three-yard-line — a loss of 17. Anna is going to get the ball back with a three-possession lead.

-- Touchdown, Edward Chumley takes a toss to the right for a goal line run. PAT good by Camden Schlicht, who is perfect on the season, and Anna turns a once-productive Chapel Hill drive into another score. (17-0, Anna | 8:29)

-- Anna has caught lightning in a bottle. First and goal, Anna. Senior Jabari Finnie finds daylight down the right side on a punt return and follows blocks all the way down inside the 8-yard line. 76-yard punt return.

-- Bally Sports drops a head-turning factoid on the game broadcast: Chapel Hill's junior class has not experienced a loss in any sport. 

FIRST QUARTER

-- Chapel Hill holds Anna to a field goal. Consider that a win for a defense that put itself in position to make stops and just got beat by a really good player in Williams a couple times.

-- My goodness, Ziondre Williams. On 4th and long, Anna's QB slips out of a collapsing pocket, breaks at least three tackles and makes the first down to make it first and goal. That's one way to deflate a defense. That's has third scramble of the drive. 

-- Trevor Brooks stuffs a screen pass attempt for loss to make it third and long. Big play from the Chapel Hill D.

-- Touchdown, Anna. Ed Chumley waltzes in on a goal line run up the middle. Coyotes drive eight plays, 65 yards to open its first state championship appearance with points. (7-0, Anna | 8:37)

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PHOTO GALLERY

All photos by Tommy Hays.

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PREGAME READING

Friday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. (CT) | AT&T Stadium, Arlington

BROADCAST: Bally Sports Southwest / Bally Sports app

It's been a season of firsts for Anna. Two weeks ago, the Coyotes won their first regional championship. With their semifinal win against Decatur last week, they've won the most games in a single season. Now, they get the chance to win their first-ever state championship. Chapel Hill, meanwhile, is making its first appearance in a state final since 2011 and the Bulldogs are seeking their third state championship. They come into Friday's game with a high-powered offense which is averaging 45.6 points per game.

COACHES

Seth Parr, 3rd year at Anna

Jeff Riordan, 5th year at Chapel Hill

UIL STATE PLAYOFF ROAD

ANNA - Def. Dallas Hutchins, 17-0; def. China Spring, 45-21; def. Frisco Panther Creek, 42-38; def. Stephenville, 41-21; def. Decatur, 38-27

Anna downs Stephenville in Texas high school football playoffs

TYLER CHAPEL HILL - Def. Orange Little Cypress-Mauriceville, 35-7; def. El Campo, 54-18; def. Alvin Iowa Colony, 42-21; def. Kilgore, 21-19; def. Comal Davenport, 56-33

TOP PLAYERS

ANNA

Ziondre Williams, QB, so.

Williams has been a key difference-maker this season in the Coyotes' quest for their first state title. In his first season as a starter, Williams - who has received heavy recruiting interest from TCU - has thrown for more than 2,750 yards and 38 TDs and has added an additional 800-plus yards on the ground with eight TDs.

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Jacob Emmers, WR, sr.

Emmers heads up a bevy of receivers that Williams has targeted. Though he isn't the team's leading pass-catcher, Emmers may be the most impactful playmaking wideout. Of his 50 receptions, 11 have gone for TDs, including two key TDs during the Coyotes' regional championship win against Stephenville. He has received offers from several schools, including Oklahoma State, Cal, North Texas, Texas State and UTSA.

CJ Miller, LB, sr.

Miller is a force from his inside linebacker position. He leads Anna in a number of categories, including total tackles (182), solo tackles (111), tackles for loss (20) and sacks (eight). In last week's semifinal win, Miller tallied 12 tackles, a sack and a pass deflection.

TYLER CHAPEL HILL

Demetrius Brisbon, QB, jr.

Brisbon is one part of a dynamic backfield duo for the Bulldogs. An SMU commit, Brisbon has thrown for nearly 1,950 yards and 26 TDs and has added 1,664 yards rushing with 13 TDs. In last week's semifinal win, he accounted for 331 yards of total offense and four TDs - three of those on the ground.

Rickey Stewart, RB, jr.

As if trying to stop Brisbon is a handful enough for opposing defenses, they also have to deal with Stewart's presence. Also an SMU commit, Stewart has rushed for nearly 2,800 yards and 40 TDs, while adding four more TDs catching the ball. Last week, he gained 220 yards and scored three TDs.

Da'Veon Ross, LB, sr.

An outside linebacker, Ross leads the Bulldogs in tackles (163), solo stops (112) and tackles for loss (37). He had 11 tackles, a sack and a pass break-up in last week's semifinal win. Ross has received offers from Sam Houston State and Arkansas State.

STAFF PPREDICTION

Anna 34, Tyler Chapel Hill 31

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Lead photo by Brian McLean.