Katy Paetow wins its first Texas high school football state championship

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 17, 2021

Katy Paetow rolled the dice Friday at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, to win its first-ever Texas high school football championship.

After battling College Station to a 21-21 tie in regular in the Class 5A Division I championship game, College Station took a 24-21 lead on a field goal to open overtime. After converting a 4th-and-inches, Jacob Brown scored the game-winning touchdown for the Panthers.

1st and Goal from the 2, the call was "Go for it"

SPOILER ALERT: @PaetowFootball WENT FOR IT ?

First time in school history, Katy Paetow is the UIL State Championship 5A Division I Champ in OT! @JackBox | @uiltexas | #UILState | #UILonBally pic.twitter.com/TrvMGVhS0o
— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) December 18, 2021

Gatorade showers just feel better when you are a STATE CHAMP.

Congratulations, Coach Gotte!@PaetowFootball | @JackBox | @uiltexas | #UILState | #UILonBally pic.twitter.com/55tnQQIFLM
— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) December 18, 2021

Jacob Brown (Katy Paetow) earned Championship Game Offensive MVP with 112 rushing yards and the game-winning TD.

Kentrell Webb (Katy Paetow) earned Championship Game Defensive MVP with a team-high 8 tackles (1 TFL) and 1 INT.#UILState pic.twitter.com/kOEsJ7l3Ty
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 18, 2021

The 27-24 win closes-out Katy Paetow’s season with a 15-1 mark. The loss was the first of the year for College Station, which also finishes 15-1.

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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.