The news is good for Pilot Point who has waited for a state championship since 1981. Now it’s here. I thought this morning … what a memory they have made … something to look back on for years. Lot’s of stories of how it happened and all the circumstances that surrounded it all. Congratulations to players, coaches and parents for the hard work and support that brought you this wonderful victory.

They won this 2A Division 1 title which came in a victory against Kirbyville on Saturday, December 12, 2009. This all amidst the tragedy and homegoing of Henry Davis, the father of Jarman and Willie Davis, the running back and defensive back for Pilot Point. Henry so wanted this to happen … and it did. It brings it all so close to home to our little town. We did a special shirt for Henry earlier in the season with both of his sons names and numbers on it. You just never know.

As the Morning News reports here,

As the clock ran out, the state title and a 15-0 record was officially theirs, the Bearcat players dashed onto the field, embracing each other in the cool night’s mist.

“Once we came out 35-18,” senior wide receiver Tyler McNairy said, “we knew we had it.”

This was the plan for McNairy and the seniors since they were in seventh grade. They knew they had talent, and McNairy said that after last year’s state semifinal loss they had a businesslike desire.

All that showed throughout the playoffs. Before Saturday, Pilot Point had defeated three previously undefeated opponents, one of them by a last-second field goal in the regional championship.

“It’s been one of those storybook seasons,” coach Blake Feldt said.

Yep, storybook season. Lifetime memories.