Texas high school basketball 6A D1, D2 championships: Denton Guyer, Duncanville win titles
Down two points in Texas’ Class 6A Division 1 state championship against Duncanville, Houston Bellaire needed a field goal to force overtime or win the game.
The Bellaire Cardinals got the look they were after, an open corner three-pointer for the win, but it was off the mark. The buzzer sounded, cementing Duncanville’s 54-52 state championship victory at the Alamodome on Saturday, March 8.
Duncanville (27-7) won its sixth state championship in its 10th state tournament appearance. The Panthers won the last game of the season in 2022 but had their title stripped by the UIL due to the use of an ineligible player.
Now, they’re back on top of Texas high school basketball.
Duncanville had seven turnovers in the game, showcasing an elite ability to take care of the basketball. The Panthers emphasized an attack of the basket, finishing with 34 points in the paint and 15 on the fast break.
Duncanville senior guard Kayden “Bugg” Edwards, a 6-foot-2, four-star TCU commit, led the Panthers with 23 points on 9 of 23 shooting; Edwards was awarded the Class 6A Division 2 MVP. Another key contributor was sophomore guard Christopher Hunt Jr., who scored 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting.
Five-star Duke signee Shelton Henderson led Bellaire (27-11), tallying 25 points, 15 rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Bellaire was looking for the first state title in program history.
Denton Guyer holds on, defeats Katy Jordan to win Class 6A D2 state title
Two schools making their first appearances at the state tournament faced off in the Class 6A Division 2 championship. Denton Guyer and Katy Jordan were also very evenly matched.
In the end Guyer’s defense late in the game proved to be the difference as the Wildcats walked away with their first state championship by downing Jordan 48-47 on Saturday, March 8 at the Alamodome.
Guyer (34-7), No. 11 in the state in Class 6A according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, had pulled out to a 48-45 lead on a Silas Rodriguez three-pointer with 29 seconds left in the game. Rodriguez earned Championship Game MVP with 20 points, including four of nine from beyond the arc.
No. 10 Jordan (35-4) tried to answer with a three of its own, but the Wildcat’s defense denied Warrior star guard Jaden Holt from even getting the ball.
The Warriors could not work the ball for a three-pointer and ended up settling for a lay-in by Jude Oluokun to pull within 48-47, but with only 6.1 seconds left.
Guyer left the door open by missing a pair of free throws with three seconds left, but a mishandled ball by Jordan at midcourt allowed the time to run out.
Guyer built a 14-point first-half lead behind Rodriguez, who had 11 of his game-high 20 points before the intermission. The Warriors battled back, however, closing the first half with a 10-2 run to cut the lead to 26-20 at the break.
Holt, Jordan’s spark plug, struggled to start hitting only one of seven shots in the first two quarters, including missing all three shots from beyond the arc. Holt wound up leading Jordan with 13 points.
Back-to-back-to-back threes by Jordan’s Keegan Morehead, Holt and Rayan Fadika to open the third quarter gave the Warriors a 29-26 lead. Neither team led by more than five points in the second half.
Both teams shot 38% from the field, and Jordan held a slim 33-32 advantage in rebounds in the game.
Mason White tallied 10 points for Guyer, with Jordan Lowery adding eight points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Oluokun finished with 11 points for Jordan, and Fadika recorded 15 rebounds.
This story was originally published March 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM.
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