In a stadium now-coach Witten knows well, the Warriors scored a pair first-quarter touchdowns at the Ford Center at the Star, the 12,000 seat Dallas Cowboys practice facility where he would practice as a member of America's Team for more than a decade.
Liberty Christian faces
Regents (Austin, Texas) in the TAPPS Division II state championship on Friday in Waco.
Witten arrived at the Liberty Christian program in 2021 and coaches his sons
C.J. Witten and
Cooper Witten, both of whom excel on defense.
Jason Witten and Liberty Christian are headed to the TAPPS Division II state championship after defeating All Saints on Saturday at the Ford Center at the Star, the Dallas Cowboys practice facility. (Photo: Chris McGathey)
Cooper, a freshman, has more than 50 tackles and has come up with a trio of blocked kicks on the year.
C.J., a junior, leads the team in tackles and recovered two fumbles to halt drives in the first half on Saturday.
On the very next play after his first fumble recovery, senior quarterback
Cole Welliver, a UConn pledge, tossed one of his six touchdowns as junior
Brady Janusek hauled it in.
Janusek caught another touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Fellow juniors
Jaylon Hawkins and
Quinton Brown also caught two touchdowns each.
Liberty Christian took down Bishop Dunne (Dallas) and Grace Community (Tyler) in the first two rounds of the playoffs by a combined score of 105-7. Junior running back
Chase Garnett dominated with the rock in his hands by rushing for four touchdowns in the first win, and three touchdowns in the second win against Bishop Dunne. In that game, C.J. Witten also recovered a fumble that he returned 14 yards for a touchdown.
Jason Witten now has a career record of 25-10 after finishing off a 17-year NFL career with the Cowboys and Raiders.
