Carthage wins 7th Texas high school football state championship

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 20, 2019

Carthage beat La Vega 42-28 in the Class 4A Division I championship game to capture the school’s seventh overall Texas high school football title. Head coach Scott Surratt has led the Bulldogs to every one of them, which puts him two behind all-time leader Gordon Wood, who owns nine, and G.A. Moore, who has eight.

#UILState Championship Game Offensive MVP:

#3 Kelvontay Dixon (Carthage)
120 receiving yards, 3 TDs & 32 rushing yards pic.twitter.com/EC5wq6xrUJ
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 20, 2019

#UILState Championship Game Defensive MVP:

#8 Cole Whitlock (Carthage)
Game-high 11 tackles & 2 TFL pic.twitter.com/T0Zg7gySDs
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 20, 2019

Carthage, which entered the title game ranked No. 21 in our High School Football America Texas Top 25 at No. 21, finishes a perfect 16-0.

Carthage has scored five consecutive touchdowns and are building an intimidating lead. #UILonFOX | #UILState | #ForeverTexas | #TXHSFB pic.twitter.com/zRpi0U2rT3
— FOX Sports Southwest (@FOXSportsSW) December 20, 2019

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.