Stephenville vs. Kilgore: Live score updates of Texas high school football Class 4A D1 championship — Dec. 19, 2025
The Kilgore Bulldogs (14-1) play the Stephenville Yellow Jackets (15-0) in the UIL Class 4A Division 1 championship at AT&T Stadium on Friday.
The game is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT.
Kilgore lost to Celina in title game last season. The Bulldogs are looking to win their second state championship in school history. They won the Class 4A Division 2 championship in 2004.
Stephenville is a six-time champion. The Yellow-Jackets last won a title in 2021 when they defeated Austin Johnson 38-21 in the Class 4A Division 1 championship.
Both teams have dominated throughout the regular season. Kilgore lost to Carthage in the first game of the season, but the Bulldogs have won 14 consecutive games. Stephenville is averaging 46.7 points per game, and they’re only allowing 9.5 points per game.
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First Quarter Updates
Kilgore receives the opening kickoff, and we’re underway.
INTERCEPTION STEPHENVILLE! Senior linebacker Hudson Butchee jumps in front of a receiver and intercepts Kilgore quarterback Kayson Brooks. The Yellow Jackets will start their first drive at midfield — 10:50 1Q
Kilgore senior linebacker Isaiah Watters sacks Stephenville quarterback Trot Jordan while he tried to scramble on 4th-and-10. The Bulldogs get the ball again, this time at the Kilgore 41-yard line — 7:24 1Q
FUMBLE BY KILGORE! The Bulldogs turn the ball over on their second consecutive drive. Butchee hit Brooks during a run play to force the fumble, and senior defensive back Cooper Fergason recovered for the Yellow Jackets. They get the ball at their 43-yard line — 7:25 1Q
Stephenville junior running back Zyler McClendon gains three yards on 4th-and-2 at midfield to keep the drive alive for the Yellow Jackets.
Missed field goal! Stephenville’s Brighton Devivo misses a 41-yard attempt short and right. The Yellow Jackets walk away with zero points after an 11 play, 32-yard drive — 1:38 1Q
The Bulldogs drive goes three plays and out. The Yellow Jackets get the ball at their 28-yard line to start the second quarter.
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Stephenville 0, Kilgore 0
Second Quarter Updates
Jordan completes a 13-yard pass to Adan Jergins on 4th-and-7 for Stephenville at the Kilgore29-yard line — 9:25 2Q
FUMBLE BY STEPHENVILLE! An odd play, Stephenville’s McClendon fumbles while in a pile at the Kilgore 20-yard line. Most players stopped moving, and the play looked over, but Kilgore senior defensive lineman Bi’syn Williams saw the ball on the ground, picked it up and returned it 39-yards to the Stephenville 46-yard line — 7:19 2Q
Kilgore gets to the Stephenville 8-yard line, but the Bulldogs are backed up by a holding call. It’s 3rd-and-goal at the 19-yard line — 2:46 2Q
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