Brady Lambert
Photo by John Godwin (file)
Tough defense, a pair of big plays on offense and a key turnover helped
Wimberley (Texas) earn a second state football title.
Wimberley (15-0) got nearly half of its 319 yards of offense on two plays: a 66-yard pass from
Brady Lambert to Dennis Smith in the third quarter and a 76-yard run by Trinity Wilson in the fourth quarter. Wilson's run gave Wimberley a 21-14 lead with 9:53 left, and it came just 44 seconds after Argyle (14-2) had cut the lead to 14-11 on an 8-yard run by quarterback Austin Aune and a two-point conversion.
It was the only touchdown Argyle, which had been averaging 41.8 points per game in the playoffs, could get against Wimberley. But it was a yard away on its first drive of the second half before one of the biggest plays of the game.
On first-and-goal, Wimberley defensive lineman
Blake Guidryy popped the ball loose from Argyle running back Chadd Bossow as he was lunging toward the goalline. The ball deflected off Bossow's foot and bounced through the end zone, giving Wimberley possession.
Wimberley won the 3A Division I title in 2005.
