Grandview Outlasts Malakoff

By Michael Wright
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Updated: December 21, 2018

Malakoff Tigers (12-2) vs. Grandview Zebras (13-2) UIL Class 3A DI Texas High School Football State Championship.

The Grandview Zebras beat the Malkoff Tigers in the Class 3A DI Texas High School Football State Championship game 35-21.

The teams traded punts twice each to start the game. Malakoff finally got the first 1st down of the game with 6:37 left in the 1st quarter. The Tigers made it to the Zebra where they went for it on 4th and 2 and came up short. Grandview ball with 4:31 left in the first quarter. Two plays later, the Zebras earned their first 1st down of the game. Malakoff defensive back Kaderrious Thomas got the first touchdown of the game when he intercepted the ball at the 33 and returned it for a touchdown. The Tigers led 7-0 with 3:34 left in the first. Grandview was at the Tiger 4 yard line when the first quarter ended.

1st Quarter Key Stats :
Total Yards : Grandview -- 88 Malakoff -- 58
Grandview threw 11 passes for 29 yards Malakoff threw 3 passes for 37 yards.

Grandview quarterback Dane Jentsch hit Cooper Deans for a 4 yard touchdown pass on the first play of the 2nd quarter. The extra point tied it at 7. Malakoff responded with a quick drive that paid off when Keevie Rose (1,425 yards and 17 touchdowns rushing on the season) ran it in from 1 yard out. The Tigers led 14-7. Grandview then drove down and Jentsch ran it in from 1 yard out to make the score 14-14. The teams then traded punts. On Grandviews punt the ball bounced and hit the returner in the foot and the ball was recovered by Grandview. Two plays, later a short pass to Jacob Patterson went 53 yards for the score and the Zebras now led 21-14 with 3:30 remaining in the half. Malakoff had a good drive until Zebra defensive back Ryan Schronk intercepted the pass. Grandview had the ball at their own 42 with 47 seconds left. The quarter ended with the 21-14 score.

Key Halftime Stats:
Total Yards : Grandview -- 228 Malakoff -- 161
Time Of Possession : Grandview -- 11:58 Malakoff -- 12:02

The Zebras punted on their first possession and pinned Malakoff deep in their territory. The Tigers got a big 61 yard pass play to move into Grandview territory. The Zebras then intercepted a pass on a 4th down play to take over deep in their side of the field. After they punted, Malakoff got on the board with a 44 yard pass from quarterback Darion Peace (2,103 yards 28 touchdowns during the season) to Andreas Garrett. The extra point tied the game up at 21. Grandview had the ball in Malakoff territory as the quarter ended.

Key Stats After 3rd Quarter:
Total Yards : Grandview -- 282 Malakoff -- 292

Grandview got a 4 yard run from Elijah Golden to take a 28-21 lead with 9:15 left in the game. The teams traded punts and the Tigers had the ball again at their 28 with 5:19 left in the game. They made it to midfield before turning the ball over on downs. Grandview took over with 3:17 remaining. Grandview decided to go for it on 4th and 8 at the Malakoff 15 with 29 seconds left and threw a 15 yard touchdown pass to Dametriouos Crownover to take a 35-21 lead with 23 seconds left. The game ended at 35-21.

Offensive MVP : Grandview Quarterback Dane Jentsch

Defensive MVP : Grandview Defensive Back Dane Jentsch

Attendance : 18,233