China Spring wins first Texas high school football championship in over 40 years

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 17, 2021

For the first time since 1978, China Spring is a Texas high school football champ. The Cougars beat Gilmer 31-7 Friday in the Class 4A Division II championship game at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys.

The turning point in the game came just before the half with the game tied at 7-7. Jacob Mott blocked a Gilmer field goal attempt that ended-up being returned 85-yards for the go ahead touchdown by Gabe Watkins.

BLOCKED FIELD GOAL!!!!

CHINA SPRING SCORES!!!! 85-YARD TOUCHDOWN!!@JackBox | @uiltexas | #UILState | #UILonBally pic.twitter.com/9TbNeRqU9l
— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) December 17, 2021

Dual threat quarterback Major Bowden ran for three touchdowns. He carried the ball 34 times for 191 yards, plus he completed 8-of-11 passes for 28 yards.

MAJOR BOWDEN CANNOT BE STOPPED ?

152 yards and 2 TD on the ground for the @cscougarsports QB, Cougars lead 24-7 with 8:25 remaining ?@JackBox | @uiltexas | #UILState | #UILonBally pic.twitter.com/9TcC5SDKFF
— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) December 17, 2021

China Spring finishes a perfect 16-0.

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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.