Video: Carthage beats Abilene Wylie for fifth Texas state title since 2008

Junior running back Keaontay Ingram runs for 180 yards and two scores in 31-17 win.

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Dec 16, 2016, 12:00am
Video: Carthage vs. Wylie in Texas 4A Division I championship game
Bulldogs win fifth state title since 2008.

Carthage won its fifth Texas state title since 2008 on Friday night at AT&T Stadium, beating Wylie (Abilene) 31-17 in the Class 4A Division I title game.

Running back Keaontay Ingram carried 28 times for 180 yards and two scores as the Bulldogs overcame a 14-0 first quarter deficit. The junior also caught three passes for 23 yards.

Carthage (14-2) quarterback Kason Davis completed 12 of 21 pass attempts for 134 yards and a score.

Wylie (12-2) raced to a 14-0 lead just six minutes into the contest but turned the ball over six times after that – including four interceptions in the second half.
Carthage head coach Scott Surratt hoist the state championship trophy.
Carthage head coach Scott Surratt hoist the state championship trophy.
Photos by Todd Shurtleff
Cartage running back Keaontay Ingram breaks into the open.
Cartage running back Keaontay Ingram breaks into the open.

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