The Duncanville Pantherettes won their 12th Girls Basketball State Championship and 5th in the last 12 years with a 59-41 win over South Grand Prairie in a game marred by 47 foul calls, 24 of them in the 1st half. SGP led, 18-17, at the half but Duncanville took control of the game in the 3rd quarter as Mariah Clayton scored 19 points with 9 rebounds.
In Class 5A, Sophomore Jacy Abii scored 30 points and grabbed 12 boards as 2nd-ranked Frisco Liberty won its 2nd straight state title, coming from behind in the 2nd half to knock off top-ranked Mansfield Timberview, which finished the season with a 40-2 record.
Semifinals: South Grand Prairie Junior Taylor Barnes continued her torrid postseason pace, scoring 24 points with 12 rebounds, as SGP beat San Antonio Brennan, 53-42, on Friday night at the Alamodome to advance to the Class 6A Girls Basketball State Championship game against Duncanville.
The Pantherettes, in search of their 12th girls hoops state title, needed overtime to beat Houston Summer Creek, 39-31, as Mariah Clayton led the way with 18 points.
So, it will be an All-DFW Championship Game in both Class 6A and 5A on Saturday in San Antonio. The 5A title game figures to be an epic clash between the top two ranked teams in the state, #1 Mansfield Timberview and #2 Frisco Liberty, the defending 5A state champ led by Sophomore sensation Jacy Abii, the top ranked 2026 recruit in Texas, if not the nation.
Girls High School Basketball
STATE FINALS (Alamodome)
Class 6A
#5 Duncanville (35-4) 59, #7 South Grand Prairie (32-4) 41
🏀Duncanville: Mariah Clayton 19 points, 9 rebounds SGP: Taylor Barnes 14🏀
Class 5A
#2 Frisco Liberty (34-7) 60, #1 Mansfield Timberview (40-2) 51
🏀Liberty: Jacy Abii 30 points, 12 rebounds, Timberview: Emilee Jones 23🏀
Class 4A
#2 Waco La Vega (32-11) 45, #8 Canyon (30-7) 36
STATE SEMIFINALS (Alamodome)
Class 6A
#5 Duncanville (34-4) 39, #3 Humble Summer Creek (35-4) 31 (OT)
🏀Duncanville: Mariah Clayton 18🏀
#7 South Grand Prairie (32-3) 53, #6 San Antonio Brennan (32-4) 42
🏀SGP: Taylor Barnes 24 points, 12 rebounds🏀
Class 5A
#2 Frisco Liberty (33-7) 66, #5 Richmond Randle (30-9) 31
🏀Liberty: Jacy Abii 17 points, 18 rebounds, 8 assists🏀
#1 Mansfield Timberview (40-1) 67, Cedar Park (27-12) 45
🏀TView: Kamryn Wilson 13 points, 12 rebounds, Brooklyn Terry 13 points🏀
Class 4A
#2 Waco La Vega (31-11) 65, #9 Dallas Lincoln (30-4) 60 (2OT)
#8 Canyon (30-6) 53, #5 Boerne (34-5) 39