Video: Carthage beats Abilene Wylie for fifth Texas state title since 2008
By Staff Report
Dec 16, 2016, 12:00am
Junior running back Keaontay Ingram runs for 180 yards and two scores in 31-17 win.
Video: Carthage vs. Wylie in Texas 4A Division I championship gameBulldogs win fifth state title since 2008.Carthage won its fifth Texas state title since 2008 on Friday night at AT&T Stadium, beating
Wylie (Abilene) 31-17 in the Class 4A Division I title game.
Running back
Keaontay Ingram carried 28 times for 180 yards and two scores as the Bulldogs overcame a 14-0 first quarter deficit. The junior also caught three passes for 23 yards.
Carthage (14-2) quarterback
Kason Davis completed 12 of 21 pass attempts for 134 yards and a score.
Wylie (12-2) raced to a 14-0 lead just six minutes into the contest but turned the ball over six times after that – including four interceptions in the second half.
Carthage head coach Scott Surratt hoist the state championship trophy.
Photos by Todd Shurtleff
Cartage running back Keaontay Ingram breaks into the open.
