Beyond North Crowley and Celina, North Texas teams fell short in the 2024 UIL state championships at AT&T Stadium.

The final day of the Texas (UIL) high school football state championships wrapped up the 2024 season on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.The last day of the Texas high school football season saw thousands converge for the Class 5A Division I finals and the Class 6A Division I and II finals.

Forty-eight teams are vying for the final 24 spots in the 12 Texas high school state championship games played at AT&T Stadium. The UIL State semifinals are filled with numerous noteworthy storylines, and Thursday marked the end of the road for some teams and the continuation along the path to glory for others.

Arlington's AT&T Stadium is once again the epicenter of the Texas high school football universe as the home of the Dallas Cowboys hosts 24 teams across four days competing for the ultimate prize: a UIL State Championship The football smorgasbord begins Wednesday with the smallest schools in the state competing for six-man titles Wednesday afternoon and does not end until Saturday night with the Class 6A Division I schools — littered with big-time Division I FBS prospects — battle in their state final.

Our staff picks for this week's high school football state title games involving Austin teams. Colby Gordon, our 2023 winner, is leading.

Two Central Texas teams played for high school football state championships Saturday. Fans of the Vandegrift Vipers turned out at the Oz. Tap House to cheer the team. Vandegrift beat Southlake Carroll 24-17 AUSTIN,

One thing that was notable other than the score disparity at the Florida high school football state championship games last week at Florida International's Pitbull Stadium was the number of fans attending.