Preview of UIL state football finals at Cowboy Stadium

Today-Saturday, Cowboys Stadium

Tickets: $15 Parking: $10 TV: FSSW (Lancaster-Cedar Park on FSSW-Plus)

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Cedar Hill looking at second state title, top-tier status

Fox Sports Southwest to use Skycam for Saturday's UIL 5A Division I football game

Thursday

Class A Division II, noon

Munday (14-0) vs. Tenaha (10-4)

Munday hopes to avenge a 52-28 state title loss to Tenaha last season in its fifth state championship appearance. Tenaha looks to bring home its third state championship in four tries.

Class A Division I, 4 p.m.

Stamford (13-1) vs. Mart (12-2)

Mart makes its eighth state appearance, winning in 1969, 1999, 2006 and 2010. Stamford has won five of its past six appearances, most recently last season's 62-40 victory over Mason.

Class 2A Division II, 8 p.m.

Corsicana Mildred (13-1) vs. East Bernard (14-0)

East Bernard quarterback Ty Slanina, a TCU recruit, leads his team in its third state title appearance. East Bernard's last state championship came in the Class A title game in 1978. Mildred is making its first championship appearance.

Friday

Class 2A Division I, noon

Daingerfield (12-3) vs. Cameron Yoe (14-0)

This game is a rematch of the 2A Division I final in 2010, when Dangerfield won its sixth state crown, 33-27. Daingerfield has won six of nine title games. Cameron Yoe is making its third state championship game appearance. Its only win came in its first appearance, a 26-3 win over Gilmer in the 1981 3A state championship.

Class 3A Division II, 4 p.m.

Gilmer (13-1) vs. Navasota (15-0)

Gilmer is making its fifth state championship appearance, all in Class 3A, winning the title in 2004 and 2009. Navasota has only one state final appearance, losing to Southlake Carroll 42-8 in the 1988 3A state championship game.

Class 4A Division II , 8 p.m.

Lancaster (14-1) vs. Cedar Park (13-2)

Texas A&M recruit Nick Harvey is the heart and soul of Lancaster, leading the team in receiving yards and taking over quarterbacking duties late in games as the team's rushing closer. Harvey's 12-yard run out of the wildcat formation against Mesquite Poteet sealed Lancaster's region championship. Cedar Park is making its first title-game appearance. It is riding a 13-game winning streak.

Saturday

Class 4A Division I, noon

Denton Guyer (13-2) vs. Georgetown (15-0)

Guyer might have been a favorite to win a Class 5A state title this season had it not dropped into Class 4A in this year's realignment. Guyer is making its second title-game appearance. It lost 24-21 to Malcolm Brown (now a running back at Texas) and Cibolo Steele in the 2010 5A Division II state final. Another Texas recruit leads Guyer's offense, junior quarterback Jarrod Heard, who tops Guyer's stats in rushing and passing yards. Georgetown enters its first state title appearance undefeated, thanks to a passing attack led by quarterback Jake Hubenak. Hubenak has thrown for more than 3,000 yards and 45 touchdowns.

Class 5A Division II, 4 p.m.

Katy (15-0) vs. Cedar Hill (11-4)

Cedar Hill's four losses were to Allen, Miami Booker T. Washington (which won a Florida state title), DeSoto and Mansfield. Katy is playing in its sixth state championship game since 2003. It is led by running back Adam Taylor, a Nebraska recruit who has rushed for 2,247 yards and 36 touchdowns.

Class 5A Division I, 8 p.m.

Allen (14-1) vs. Houston Lamar (15-0)

The only place more fitting for Allen to play after building its temple of a stadium north of Dallas might be Cowboys Stadium. And Allen's trip to the title game is well-deserved. The Eagles defeated Mesquite, Dallas Skyline and DeSoto -- who were a combined 37-1 -- en route to the state final. Excellent play by the offensive line has produced two 1,000-yard rushers in running back Marcus Ward and quarterback Kyler Murray. Murray, a sophomore, stepped into the role of starting quarterback after Allen's 27-24 overtime loss to Coppell in Week 4 and has thrown for 1,955 yards. Houston Lamar has two state championship appearances: a 20-0 loss to Fort Worth Arlington Heights in 1948 and a 33-7 victory over Odessa in 1958. Its defense allows 8.7 points per game.

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