Quarterback Drew Tate Leads Baytown Lee Over Austin Bowie
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Baytown Lee edged out Austin Bowie, 34-32, in the championship game of the Fox Sports Net 7-on-7 high school football state championship on Saturday at Texas A&M's Kyle Field.
Baytown Lee led 27-18 at halftime. Bowie's Ty Branyon threw for two second-half touchdowns to close the gap, but Bowie missed on several two-point conversions.
Junior quarterback Drew Tate led Baytown Lee (7-1) past McKinney, 40-31, in the first round and kick-started a strong run to the finals. Lee beat Cy-Fair, 40-28, in the second round, then downed Gladewater, 40-25, and Keller, 48-34, to set up the meeting with Bowie.
Abilene Cooper captured the Consolation bracket by defeating Creekview, 34-32. Cooper was the runner-up in last year's championship final.
Celina, last year's champion, lost to Cooper, 27-21, in the second round of the consolation bracket.
Baytown Lee led 27-18 at halftime. Bowie's Ty Branyon threw for two second-half touchdowns to close the gap, but Bowie missed on several two-point conversions.
Junior quarterback Drew Tate led Baytown Lee (7-1) past McKinney, 40-31, in the first round and kick-started a strong run to the finals. Lee beat Cy-Fair, 40-28, in the second round, then downed Gladewater, 40-25, and Keller, 48-34, to set up the meeting with Bowie.
Abilene Cooper captured the Consolation bracket by defeating Creekview, 34-32. Cooper was the runner-up in last year's championship final.
Celina, last year's champion, lost to Cooper, 27-21, in the second round of the consolation bracket.
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Championship Bracket
* First Round * Lufkin 26, Arp 25 Plano 18, Cypress Creek 13 Waco Midway 45, Marion 38 Highland Park 36, Klein Oak 12 Lumberton 35, Southlake Carroll 26 The Woodlands 41, Spring Westfeild 37 Austin Bowie 33, Richland 21 San Benito 25, Stoney Point 21 Bay City 48, Azle 41 Bryan 35, China Spring 34 Colleyville Heritage 42, Hebron 35 Keller 40, Copperas Cove 39 Klein 32, Arlington Lamar 26 Gladewater 46, Tyler Lee 40 Baytown Lee 40, McKinney 31 Cy-Fair 40, Allen 20 *Second Round * Plano 21, Lufkin 14 Waco Midway 33, Highland Park 32 Lumberton 28, The Woodlands 27 Austin Bowie 38, San Benito 6 Bay City 27, Bryan 7 Keller 47, Colleyville Heritage 27 Gladewater 38, Klein 26 Baytown Lee 40, Cy-Fair 28 * Quarterfinals * Plano 35, Waco Midway 18 Austin Bowie 42, Lumberton 13 Keller 46, Bay City 29 Baytown Lee 40, Gladewater 25 * Semifinals * Austin Bowie 21, Plano 19 Baytown Lee 48, Keller 34 * Championship * Baytown Lee 34, Austin Bowie 32 |
Consolation Bracket
* First Round * Grapevine 39, Dallas Jesuit 22 Cinco Ranch 32, Beaumont Kelly 20 Spring 28, Odessa 26 McAllen Rowe 19, Dobie 12 Abilene Cooper 39, Oak Ridge 0 Celina 33, Gainsville 19 Marshall 27, Clear Creek 14 Plano East 32, Friendswood 27 Waller 47, Pearland 40 Creekview 34, Early 7 Texas High 42, Texas City 25 Brownwood 39, San Angelo 21 Merkel vs. Crockett, forfeit La Marque 27, Denton Ryan 18 Big Spring 30, Decatur 23 A&M Consolidated 42, Abilene 40 * Second Round * Cinco Ranch 24, Grapevine 18 Spring 26, McAllen Rowe 14 Abilene Cooper 27, Celina 21 Plano East 25, Marshall 20 Creekview 53, Waller 26 Brownwood 40, Texas High 39 Merkel 32, La Marque 19 Big Spring 56, A&M Consolidated 20 * Quarterfinals * Cinco Ranch 29, Spring 20 Abilene Cooper 51, Plano East 16 Creekview 41, Brownwood 33 Merkel 34, Big Spring 32 * Semifinals * Abilene Cooper 42, Cinco Ranch 19 Creekview 34, Merkel 20 * Finals * Abilene Cooper 34, Creekview 32 |