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Austin Vandegrift beats Southlake Carroll for 1st Texas high school football title: Live updates recap

More than 26,000 fans watch Vipers beat Southlake Carroll , 24-17, for Class 6A Division II title

Cody Thorn

Running back Brendan Fournier carries during the Texas 6A Division 2 state title game at AT&T Stadium.
Running back Brendan Fournier carries during the Texas 6A Division 2 state title game at AT&T Stadium. / Photo by Tommy Hays

Southlake Carroll Dragons (15-0) vs. Austin Vandegrift (13-2), 3:30 p.m., Saturday

Southlake, one of the traditional powers is back in the state finals, for the 11th time in school history.

This will mark the second straight finals against an Austin school for the Dragons when it faces Vandegrift — in the Leander ISD — in the Class 6A Division II finals. 

Southlake’s last trip to the finals came in 2020, a 52-34 loss to Austin Westlake in the 6A Division I finals.

The Dragons are currently tied for fourth all-time in UIL history with eight state titles — matching the totals of Celina and Mart. The last of the state titles came in 2011 with a win over Fort Bend Hightower.

Carthage won state title No. 10 on Friday to move into second place. Third place is now a tie between Katy and Celina. Read about both of those games in the link below

Texas (UIL) high school football 5A, 4A state championship scoreboard, recaps (12/20/2024)

Southlake secured a 20-17 win over Longview last Saturday at SMU — a week after Longview dispatched defending two-time state champion DeSoto. Gavin Strange booted a 36-yard field goal at the buzzer — after a penalty negated his first attempt — a miss. RB Christian Glenn had 127 yards and the team’s first points on a 35-yard TD run in the first quarter. 

Vandegrift knocked off Humble Summer Creek to reach the state title game for the second in school history. The Vipers lost 42-17 to DeSoto in 2022 in the 6A Division II finals.

Vandegrift enters the finals on a 13-game winning streak and beat Humble Creek, 34-31, in a back-and-forth semifinal in Waco. Jack Rudberg caught a 57-yard TD pass from Miles Teodecki early in the fourth for the game-deciding points. 

Safety Hollister Stephens has been a tackling machine in the postseason and has 104 heading into the finals. He ended the regular season with 62. He posted 19 tackles in the win against Summer Creek, a season-high.

Southlake Carroll vs. Austin Vandegrift, Class 6A-Division II state finals live updates

Pregame updates

Coin flip time. Vandegrift won the toss and deferred. The Dragons will get the ball first. Based on the crowd in the third deck, this will probably be the most attended finals so far this weekend

First Quarter Updates

Carroll driving early, near midfield

Dragons punt. Vandegrift to take over at the 35-yard line after play resumes following TV/media timeout

Vipers forced to punt and the Dragons have the ball back. 6:06 left in 1st

QB Angelo Renda to junior WR Brock Boyd for a 31-yard gain and Dragons deep in Vandegrift territory

TOUCHDOWN CARROLL! Brody Knowles from Renda from 9 yards with 3:13 left. Gavin Strange with the PAT. Southlake 7, Vandegrift 0

TOUCHDOWN VANDEGRIFT! George Farley hauls in a long pass from Miles Teodecki and scores on an 84-yard TD. PAT good by Wiley Olson. Carroll 7, Vandegrift 7 2:31 left in 1st

That TD is the longest receiving TD in 6A state history, according to UIL

Southlake facing 3rd and 5 from own 30. Coach Riley Dodge calls a timeout with 1:07 left in 1st

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Carroll 7, Vandegrift 7

2ND QUARTER

Teodecki connects with Farley for a 38-yard gain. Vipers at the Southlake 24-yard line

Incomplete pass on 3rd down but a flag on the play might keep the drive alive for the Vipers. Ball at the Southlake 10

Pass interference on the Dragons. Vipers ball at the 2-yard line. 8:47 to play in 2nd

TOUCHDOWN VANDEGRIFT! Brendan Fournier with a 2-yard run on the next play. PAT good by Olson. 8:44 left. Vanedgrift 14, Carroll 7

TURNOVER! Jack Huerkamp picks it off for Vandegrift at the 28-yard line to stop a Southlake drive. 6:46 left

Fournier with a 22-yard run on the first play and the Vipers are at midfield

Vipers call a timeout with 6:22 left.

TURNOVER! Vandegrift misses a FG with 3:40 left wide right. Southlake takes over at the 20

TURNOVER! Southlake makes a big play and Adam Scott forces a fumble for Vandergrift. Scott Buchanan picks it up at the 42-yard line. 1:04 left

Long pass completion on the first play for the Vipers and the ball is at the Southlake 30. But previous play is under review

Catch by Jack Rudeman is good

Illegal blindside block called on Vandegrift. Ball at the 34-yard line. 41 seconds left

TOUCHDOWN VANDEGRIFT! Fournier with a 10-yard TD catch from Teodecki. 14 seconds left. Unsportmsanlike call against Vipers post-TD so score stands. Vandegrift 21, Southlake 7

Vandegrift calls a timeout with 7 seconds left in the second quarter. Southlake ball at the 47-yard line

Renda hits Brock Boyd for a 23-yard gain. He slides down and Dragons call a timeout with 1 second left at the 30.

FIELD GOAL MISS! Southlake tries 47-yard FG and it hits the post and falls down.

HALFTIME: Vanedgrift 21, Southlake 7

Vipers were down 7-0 at one point but have dominated since then. Dragons overcame a 14-point deficit in quarterfinal win against Denton Guyer

3RD QUARTER

About to start the second half. Vandegrift will get it and will have a chance to extend the lead to three scores.

Vipers try a hook-and-ladder on 3rd down and Southlake stops it. Vipers set to punt. 11:08 to play in 3rd

TOUCHDOWN SOUTHLAKE! Brock Boyd with a 23-yard TD catch from Angelo Renda. Strange's PAT is good. Vandegrift 21, Carroll 14, 10:28 left in 3rd. Big play on drive was Renda to Caden Mackey for a 48-yard gain to move into the Vipers' territory. Big drive for Dragons squad that had been struggling to move the ball against a good defense.

Big run by Brendan Fournier and the Vipers are moving the ball. At the Southlake 25 following the 50-yard run by the senior.

Vandegrift calls timeout with 7:21 left, facing a 3-and-4 from the 6-yard line. It will also double as a media/TV timeout

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Vipers got for it and is stopped at the 5. Tackle by William Chen and Zac Hays. 6:40 left in the 3rd. Carroll taking over deep in own territory

TURNOVER! Mathew Draeken with INT for the Vipers. Ball at Southlake 47-yard line. 5:45 left in 3rd.

Vandegrift looks like they would go for it on 4th and 10 at the Southlake 36 but punts it. Ball rolls into the end zone. Southlake takes over at the 20. 3:13 left in the third.

Dragons with back-to-back offsides call on 2 different offensive linemen. 3rd and 15 from the 15

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Vandegrift 21, Carroll 14

4TH QUARTER

Teodecki to Farley for a first down. Vipers are now inside the Southlake red zone. 9:30 left and the clock is rolling

Fournier with a first-down run and the ball is at the Southlake 13.

FIELD GOAL VANDEGRIFT! Wiley Olson with a 32-yard kick is good. 6:54. It's a two-possession game now. Vandegrift 24, Southlake 14

Media/TV timeout with 6:51 left.

Timeout by Southlake. 5:08 remaining. Dragons at the Vipers' 47

Dragons driving and are down at the 4-yard line. 3:28 and rolling

Renda down to the 1-yard line. less than 3 minutes to play

TFL by Adam Scott. Ball at the 5 now. Southlake coach Riley Dodge callsa. timeout. 2:47 left to play

Attendance for this game 26,247

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! An incomplete pass on 4th and goal from the 5. Vipers take over with 2:32 to play. Southlake has only 1 timeout left

Timeout Vandegrift with 51 seconds left. 4th and 3 coming out of the break at the Southlake 12.

Carroll gets the ball at the 47-yard line. 44 seconds left. no timeouts

FIELD GOAL SOUTHLAKE! Gavin Strange boots a 47-yard field goal with 1 second left

FINAL: Vanedgrift 24, Southlake 17

Offensive MVP: Miles Teodecki, Vandegrift — 14-for-17 for 248 yards, 2 TDs

Defensive MVP: Scott Buchanan, Vandergrift — 7 tackles, 2 PBU, 1 FR

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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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