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Richmond Randle wins 1st Texas high school football championship: Live updates recap

South Oak Cliff misses field goal at the buzzer, allowing Randle to secure 38-35 win in Class 5A Division II final

Cody Thorn

Richmond Randle tight end Mason Mixon celebrates scoring a touchdown during the first half of Texas 5A Division 1 title game at AT&T Stadium.
Richmond Randle tight end Mason Mixon celebrates scoring a touchdown during the first half of Texas 5A Division 1 title game at AT&T Stadium. / Photo by Tommy Hays

Dallas South Oak Cliff Golden Bears (13-2) vs. Richmond Randle Lions (15-0), 7 p.m., Friday

In what is almost a fall tradition, South Oak Cliff is back in the Class 5A Division II state title game. 

The Dallas ISD school is in the finals for the fourth straight year following a 37-3 romp over Argyle last week in the semifinals. Jayden Shelton, an Arkansas signee, returned an interception for a score — one of three turnovers the Golden Bears’ defense generated. Argyle gained only 98 yards of total offense.

Dallas Oak Cliff had a streak of 17 straight playoff wins snapped in last year’s finals. That was tied for the ninth longest stretch in UIL history. The record is held by Austin Lake Travis with 30 straight from 2007-11.

TEXAS HS FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

Dr. Thomas E. Randle High School, a third-year varsity program, is in the finals for the first time. Last week, the Lions turned a 14-7 halftime lead into a 42-7 win over Boerne.

QB Tyler Skrabanek completed 18 of 27 passes for 224 yards and a pair of scores in the win. ATH Keilan Sweeny did a little bit of everything with a 4-yard TD run, caught a touchdown and threw a 30-yard score to Mason Mixon. His rushing score and passing touchdown in the third made it 28-7.

Follow along below for live updates from the Class 5A-Division II state finals between South Oak Cliff and Randle, scheduled to kick off at 7:07 p.m. CT on Friday, Dec. 20, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Dallas South Oak Cliff vs. Richmond Randle, Class 5A-Division II state finals live updates

Pregame updates

Game will now start at 7:15 p.m. due to the length of the Celina vs. Kilgore game

In a Dallas vs. Houston area matchup, South Oak Cliff has the home field advantage in terms of location and fans

First Quarter Updates

South Oak Cliff won the toss and defrred to 2nd half. The Golden Bears defense will see how they can handle Landen Williams-Callis, a sophomore who is one of the running backs in the country

Well ... the Golden Bears defense will have to wait

TOUCHDOWN RANDLE! Sincere Timpson fields opening kickoff, fakes a handoff and the houses it from 82 yards. 15 seconds off the clock. Randle 7, South Oak Cliff 0

South Oak Cliff punts on first drive. Randle will have the ball at the 33-yard line with 10:12 to play. Media/TV timeout

TURNOVER! SOC defense forces punt but ball hits punt returner and is picked up by Camron Hypolite. Lions ball at the SOC 21-yard line. 8:24 left.

TOUCHDOWN RANDLE! Landen Williams-Callis scores on a 1-yard run. PAT good. Randle 14, SOC 0

SOC inside the Randle side of the ball after a first-down run by Mikail Trotter. Ball at the 46-yard line. 4:06 left in 1st

Damond 'Debo' Williams with a hurdle and first-down run for the Golden Bears

Randle calls a timeout with 1:45 left in the 1st. SOC ball at the Randle 17

TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OAK CLIFF! Jaylen Moore from Carter Kopekcy for 17 yards. 1:38 left in 1st. Caesar Olivera with PAT. Randle 14, South Oak Cliff 7

Williams-Callis runs in for a 65-yard score but a flag negates the TD with 53 seconds left in 1st.

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Randle 14, South Oak Cliff 7

Second quarter updates

FIELD GOAL RANDLE! Christian Munguia boots a 43-yard FG with 10:14 left in 2nd. Randle 17, SOC 7

TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OAK CLIFF! Mikail Trotter ona. 1-yard run. PAT is good by Olivera. 6:29 left in the 2nd. Randle 17, South Oak Cliff 14

Timeout by Randle with 4:10 left in 2nd

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Golden Bears go for it from own 41 and the pass is batted down by Randle's Wayne Kelly. 2:34 left and a short field for the Lions

Tyler Skrabnek to Dacorian Rubin moves the ball to the SOC 17-yard line

TOUCHDOWN RANDLE! ATH Keilan Sweeny to TE Mason Mixon for an 11-yard TD. PAT good. 0:46 left. Randle 24, South Oak Cliff 14

HALFTIME: Randle 24, South Oak Cliff 14

Third quarter updates

TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OAK CLIFF! On the first play from scrimmage in the 3rd, Trotter takes hand off and runs away for a 75-yard TD. PAT good. 11:47 left in 3rd. Randle 24, South Oak Cliff 21

TURNOVER! CB Kendrick Carter with a pick for the Golden Bears. Ball at the 15-yard line with 9:48 to play.

TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OAK CLIFF! Damond 'Debo' Williams with an 85-yard TD run. PAT good. 9:28 left in 3rd. South Oak Cliff 28, Randle 24. First lead in the game for the Golden Bears.

Randle facing 3rd-and-8 from 43. Coach Brian Randle calls a timeout for the Lions. 8:17 left in 3rd

TURNOVER! A throw by Carter Kopecky is deflected and Perry Kindred picks it off with 2:38 left in 3rd. Lions take over at SOC's 38.

TOUCHDOWN RANDLE! ATH Keilan Sweeny scrambles and looks to throw but nothing is open. So he just tucks it and runs for a 22-yard TD. PAT good. Randle has the lead back. Randle 31, South Oak Cliff 28

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Randle 31, South Oak Cliff 28

Fourth quarter updates

TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OAK CLIFF! Carter Kopecky with a 22-yard TD run on a keeper. PAT good. Golden Bears ahead again. South Oak Cliff 35, Randle 31. 9:02 to play

TOUCHDOWN RANDLE! Sean Smith field kickoff and returns it 72 yards for a touchdown. PAT good. 8:51 left to play. Randle back on top. Randle 38, South Oak Cliff 35

Media/TV timeout with 5:57 left. Randle ball at the 20

42-yard TD run by Damond 'Debo' Williams taken off the board with 2:51 left due to a holding call. SOC ball at the 49-yard line now

Attendance: 15,032 for Game 3

Timeout by South Oak Cliff. 1:33 left. Facing 4th-and-10 from the 44.

Kopecky to Reggie McNeal Jr. gets 11 yards and down to the 33. a little. more than a minute left

South Oak Cliff misses field goal at the buzzer wide left.

FINAL: Randle 38, South Oak Cliff 35

1st state title for the Lions

Offensive MVP: Landen Williams-Callis, Randle — 23 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD

Defensive MVP: LB Ryan Mallory, Randle — 12 tackles

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Cody Thorn
CODY THORN

Cody Thorn is a veteran journalist who covers high school sports across the state of Texas and Missouri. He is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has covered sports and news since 1999.

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