Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, the South Oaks Cliff Golden Bears defeated the Port Neches Groves Indians 34-24 to capture the 5AD2 UIL State Football Championship to capture their second consecutive title.
Manny Muhhamad was named the game’s Offensive MVP.
Will Little was named the game’s Defensive MVP.
You can see selected official statistics from the game following these photos by Antony Blalock.











































Score by Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
PNG | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
SOC | 3 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
10:52 – PNG – Cole Crippen to Landon Gaurnere 53 yd pass (PNG 7, SOC 0)
4:59 – SOC – Diego Varela 21 yd FG (PNG 7, SOC 3)
2nd Quarter
9:12 – PNG – Andres Sandoval 39 yd FG (PNG 10, SOC 3)
5:18 – SOC – Safety (PNG 10, SOC 5)
3:32 – PNG – Shea Adams 3 yd run (PNG 17, SOC 5)
0:24 – SOC – Will Little to Trey Jackson 15 yd pass (PNG 17, SOC 12)
3rd Quarter
10:18 – SOC – Diego Varela 30 yd FG (PNG 17, SOC 15)
6:17 – SOC – Safety (PNG 17, SOC 17)
2:05 – SOC – Will Little 3 yd run (SOC 24, PNG 17)
1:03 – SOC – Manny Muhammad 41 yd interception return (SOC 31, PNG 17)
4th Quarter
4:18 – SOC – Diego Varela 22 yd FG (SOC 34, PNG 17)
0:59 – PNG – Shea Adams to Brock Hebert (SOC 34, PNG 24)
Team Totals | PNG | SOC |
First Downs | 14 | 15 |
Rushing Yards | 141 | 100 |
Passing Yards | 107 | 235 |
Total Yards | 248 | 335 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
3rd down conversions | 5 of 13 | 4 of 12 |
4th down conversions | 0 of 2 | 1 of 1 |
Stat Leaders
Passing
PNG – Cole Crippen, 2 of 8, 66 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD
SOC – Will Little, 9 of 16, 253 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
PNG – Isaiah Nguyen, 22 carries, 154 yards
SOC – Danny Green, 15 carries, 68 yards
Receiving
PNG – Landon Guarnere, 1 reception, 53 yards, 1 TD
SOC – Jamyri Cauley, 2 receptions, 62 yards
Tackles
PNG – Nick Gardiner, 12 tackles
SOC – Trey Starling, 8 tackles