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 Dallas 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
— Juwan Davis (@MrJDavis96) December 21, 2024
Sincere Timpson goes 83 yards on KICKOFF RETURN
Randle 7, Soc 0
1Q 11:47 #UILState pic.twitter.com/zZaDwP5fLa
The game came down to the final play when SOC, looking for its third state title in four years, missed a FG.
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 NFL Play Football, when the final 2024 Top 300 is released on Sunday.
The state title comes in just the third year of varsity competition for the school.
Landen Williams-Callis is your @nike 5A-D2 Offensive MVP
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 21, 2024@lcisdathletics | @RandleFootball pic.twitter.com/6tevNLYh4w
Ryan Mallory secures the title of @nike 5A-D2 Defensive MVP
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 21, 2024
