There’s one more ticket left to punch for next week’s Texas Interscholastic League state championship round.
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That will go to Austin Vandegrift or Houston Sheldon King, as the two meet for the UIL 6A Division II championship Saturday night at Baylor University’s McLane Stadium in Waco.
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Vandegrift is one step away from having a chance to repeat as state champions. The Vipers arrive at 12-2.
They began their playoff run by hitting a field goal to beat Austin Westlake, 16-14, in the two-district round. Last week, the Vipers beat Dripping Springs, 27-20, to win the regional title.
Sheldon King is also 12-2, and the Panthers have reeled off five straight wins. Last week, they defeated Humble Summer Creek, 24-21, to win their regional championship.
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The winner of Friday’s semifinal will play DeSoto, which beat Southlake Carroll, 51-44, in Saturday’s other semifinal. That championship game will take place next Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
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SHELDON KING 51, AUSTIN VANDEGRIFT 35 4TH QUARTER.
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FOURTH QUARTER
– Wait, Vandegrift just recovered another side kick. The Vipers still have a little hope, but they need to get the ball down the field and score a TD and a two-point conversion.
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– SHELDON KING SECURITY. OH MY GOD. Vandegrift mishandles the kickoff and the returner is tackled in the end zone for a safety. The Panthers simply add two more points and go up 16. (King, 51-35 | 5:22, 4th)
– TOUCHDOWN KING SHELDON. What a response from the Panthers after Vandegrift closed the gap. King simply backs down the field and quarterback Timothy Potts darts 20 yards up the middle and over the goal line. (King, 49-35 | 5:26, 4th)
– King starts to gain some momentum. The Panthers get a first down near midfield and then Timothy Potts gets loose in a scramble and King is near Vandegrift’s 30 with about six minutes left.
– 2 POINT CONVERSION TOUCHDOWN AND VANDEGRIFT. WE HAVE A GAME NOW. Just one play after recovering the onside kick, the Vipers attack when Miles Teodecki throws his fifth touchdown pass, a 50-yarder to Brock Chilton. The two reconnect for the next two-point conversion and now it’s a one-score game. (King, 42-35 | 10:20, 4th)
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– And Vandegrift just recovered the onside kick. Are we in for another hectic finish to the UIL playoffs this weekend?
– TOUCHDOWN VANDEGRIFT. Miles Teodecki throws his fourth touchdown pass of the night, this one to Brock Chilton. But King blocks the PAT. (King, 42-27 | 10:33, 4th)
– Sheldon King is 12 minutes away from a date with DeSoto next week at AT&T Stadium.
THIRD QUARTER
– TOUCHDOWN KING SHELDON. Timothy Potts starts the engines as the quarterback carries a goalie 56 yards to the house and the Panthers now have a three-score lead. (King, 42-21 | 1:22, 3rd)
– VANDEGRIFT INTERCEPTION. Sheldon King was looking for another score, but the Vipers’ Joey Fennell gets a much-needed lead with less than three minutes left in the period.
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– TOUCHDOWN KING SHELDON. The Panthers come back with two touchdowns early in the second half when Timothy Potts finds Joshua Hayes in the end zone for a 29-yard score. (King, 35-21 | 10:43, 3rd)
– Waco’s action in the second half is already underway.
HALF-TIME
– An entertaining first half of football comes to an end and remains a game for anyone.
SECOND QUARTER
– TOUCHDOWN VANDEGRIFT. The Vipers can get back into this game in the closing moments of the first half, when Miles Teodecki finds Thomas Buechler in the corner of the end zone from 8 yards out. (King, 28-21 | :04, 2nd)
– TOUCHDOWN KING SHELDON. Quarterback Timothy Potts catches it from 9 yards and the Panthers extend their lead. (King, 28-14 | :50, 2nd)
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– Vandegrift misses a field goal with more than two minutes left in the half.
– PICK-SIX TOUCHDOWN SHELDON KING. The Panthers take the lead when Royce McIntosh-Houston reads a screen pass and takes it 35 yards to the house. (King, 21-14 | 10:23, 2nd)
– TOUCHDOWN KING SHELDON. The Panthers tied it on a 61-yard pass from Timothy Potts to Dillon Mitchell. (14-14 | 10:50, 2nd)
FIRST QUARTER
– TOUCHDOWN VANDEGRIFT. The Vipers regain the lead on Miles Teodecki’s second touchdown throw, a 20-yarder to Justin Moore. (Vandegrift, 14-7 | 1:36, 1st)
– TOUCHDOWN KING SHELDON. The Panthers tie things up when Dionne Sims runs in from 3 yards out. (7-7 | 5:05, 1st)
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– TOUCHDOWN VANDEGRIFT. The Vipers literally strike pretty quickly, as Brock Chilton catches a 56-yard touchdown pass from QB Miles Teodecki. (Vandegrift, 7-0 | 10:31, 1st)
PRE-GAME
– Live from Waco, the final state semifinal game takes place as defending UIL 6A Division II champion Austin Vandegrift takes on Houston Sheldon King.
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