Richmond Randle wins first-ever Texas high school football championship beating No. 99 South Oak Cliff

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Richmond Randle wins Texas high school football championship

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 21, 2024

Richmond Randle is celebrating its first Texas high school football championship after surprising No. 99 South Oak Cliff 38-35 in the Class 5A Division II championship game at AT&T Stadium, home of the D allas Cowboys. SOC was playing in its fourth straight state championship.

Randle got off to a 14-0 lead, starting with a 90-yard kickoff return by Sincere Thompson to open the game.

Touchdown Randle❗️

Sincere Timpson goes 83 yards on KICKOFF RETURN

Randle 7, Soc 0
1Q 11:47 #UILState pic.twitter.com/zZaDwP5fLa
— Juwan Davis (@MrJDavis96) December 21, 2024

The game came down to the final play when SOC, looking for its third state title in four years, missed a FG.

Richmond Randle 38, South Oak Cliff 35, final
And this is how Randle wins the Class 5A Division II state title. Instant classic! #txhsfb #UILState @usatodayhss pic.twitter.com/2vP3PGt7FB
— Jonathan Hull (@Hull_TRN) December 21, 2024

Richmond Randle finishes a perfect 16-0. The Lions will also make their first-ever appearance in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by N FL Play Football, when the final 2024 Top 300 is released on Sunday.

Landen Williams-Callis is your @nike 5A-D2 Offensive MVP 🥇🏈@lcisdathletics | @RandleFootball pic.twitter.com/6tevNLYh4w
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 21, 2024

Ryan Mallory secures the title of @nike 5A-D2 Defensive MVP 🥇🏈@lcisdathletics | @RandleFootball pic.twitter.com/wGZp6qrlXy
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 21, 2024

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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.