We have hit one of the biggest weeks in Texas high school athletics. It marks the end of another fantastic football season and now each classification will crown new state champions as the road ends at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

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If you survive the likes of Class 6A DI Region II, you should be the favorite to win state.

HOUSTON - What a season it was for women's basketball in Houston. The city had Cypress Creek reach the Class 6A State Championship game for a second-straight year and reached the state tournament for the third time in four seasons. Cy Creek fell short of DeSoto but the numbers for the group are phenomenal. There was so much great talent in the city, so it's time to name the Public School All-VYPE teams. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: To be announced at 2021 VYPE AwardsCOACH OF THE YEAR: To be announced at 2021 VYPE AwardsTEAM OF THE YEAR: To be announced at 2021 VYPE AwardsAdFIRST TEAMRori Harmon, Cypress Creek (Texas)Kyndall Hunter, Cypress Creek (Texas)Kaley Perkins, Langham Creek (Oklahoma)Nya Threatt, Fort Bend DullesBre'Yon White, Shadow Creek (Oklahoma)Kaiya Wynn, Foster (Tennessee)SECOND TEAMAlicia Blanton, FosterTaylor Jackson, Cypress CreekBlake Matthews, AtascocitaKierra Merchant, SpringTierra Simon, Heights (Prairie View A&M)Crystal Smith, Tompkins (Tarleton State)THIRD TEAMGia Adams, Jersey Village (Tennessee State)Gracelynn Alvarez, Heights (UTEP)Saija Cleveland, Langham CreekHannah Humphrey, Lamar ConsolidatedAshlyn Jones, Klein OakJessica Lynn, BridgelandHONORABLE MENTIONAdNgozi Agoh, Grand OaksJasmin Allen, PearlandImani Avery, FosterAlexis Babineaux, WestfieldAbby Bala, Cinco RanchHeather Baymon, Langham CreekEnriqua Bellow, Deer ParkJustice Carlton, Seven LakesAli Diop, College ParkKaitlyn Duhon, Summer CreekEliya Ellis, Clear CreekRavyn Ellis, BellaireAleighyah Fontenot, Ridge PointTori Garza, New Caney(Oklahoma State)Kaidance Glenn, Klein OakGabrielle Hueter, MagnoliaLoghan Johnson, TompkinsNiyah Johnson, Clear SpringsTreanna Johnson, BrazosportKatelyn Kabrich, Tomball MemorialMicKayla Leftridge, New CaneyRaniyah Lewis, Oak RidgeAlazea Maldonado-Jackson, Houston SterlingJordyn Marshall, ManvelKylie Minter, Clear SpringsTia Mitchell, Cy LakesVictoria Moore, Fort Bend DullesTu'Myra Morant, La PorteRachel Okoye, George RanchBriana Perguero, Jersey VillageNicole Petrakovitz, Oak Ridge(Tarleton State)AdShanna Petty, WestsideKamari Portalis, Magnolia West(Houston)Takeiyah Price, Brookshire RoyalDai Dai Powell, Fort Bend DullesVictoria Rivera, DobieAshlynn Ryall, FriendswoodC'Andrea Scott-Garrett, KashmereR'Mani Taylor, Shadow CreekAbigail Tomaski, MemorialSamora Watson, Clear FallsRobin Whitehead, AtascocitaAmber Williams, Cypress SpringsDaNae Williams, Shadow CreekSavannah Wilson, Kingwood Park

"DeSoto!!!! !, DeSoto!!! The Lady Eagles knocked off Cy Creek in convincing fashion 53-37, making school history with its first-ever state title. Coach Robinson (third state title) continued to throw big guards and towering posts at Cy Creek all game. AdThe scary thing is that DeSoto will be back next season, headlined by the 4-Star Smith -- also the Title Game MVP.

The UIL and TAPPS basketball seasons wrapped up its respective seasons last week through the weekend. Duncanville (boys), Argyle (boys), DeSoto (girls), Dallas Bishop Lynch (girls) and Fort Worth Southwest Christian (girls) all were crowned state champions over the last week. Like I did for the football season, I'm going to offer up some top-of-mind, knee-jerk predictions for the 2021-22 season - so here we go. With her continued growth and another stacked team coming back in 2021-22, Lake Dallas will be a team to be feared in 5A. The 2021-22 tournament season is going to be crazy and a welcome return to normalcy.

State Week for both the UIL boys and girls basketball seasons. After all the games, all the upsets, the Top 2 ranked teams (TABC rankings) in the state meet for the right to hoist the 6A State Championship trophy. Cypress Creek was 41-0 last year heading into the State Championship before losing to Duncanville. A lot of the 2019-20 Frisco Liberty team returned but the team only finished third in 9-5A behind state-ranked Frisco Lone Star and Frisco Memorial. AdThrough a strong defensive mindset, Liberty is back at the State Championship game - marking its third straight trip to the finals.

2 DeSoto Rolls to Regional FinalsThanks to a 15-point scoring advantage in the third quarter, (TABC No. 12) Wylie East needed a bucket in the closing seconds of regulation to extend the game against (No. Wylie East is in the Regional Finals for the first time in the program's history. [Frisco Liberty will meet Wylie East in the Regional Final. Time, date and location TBD]Here is the rest of the DFW girls regional semifinal games this weekend.

The Saturday slate of games at The Temple brings another tripleheader full of area's big-name teams and the state's top talent. Trinity leaned all the way on its stud junior running back for 455 yards, six TDs and upset Allen. Cedar Hill, on the other hand, prefers to keep the game more in balance with precision offense and stingy defense. Only one Cedar Hill game this year had both teams scoring in the 40s. In the other 10 games, the scoring average of the two teams was 48 points per game combined.

Trinity trailed 24-13 going into the half but scored on its first seven possessions of the second half, which featured five lead changes. Guyer raced out to a 24-7 first half lead only to see Abilene make things a bit interesting a couple times in the second half. Prosper's D Stifles EatonIn a close game, Prosper forced three Eaton interceptions to come out with a 27-17 win to move on to Regional Finals against Guyer. He also added two more scores on the ground, which was all the offense Prosper needed in the win. In addition to the three interceptions, Prosper held Eaton to just 205 yards of offense and only 47 yards rushing.

The winner takes the 11-6A Zone B title as the zone seeding games would be next week and determine the playoff seeds. Braswell bounced back last week in a big way and has one of the area's, if not state's, highest scoring offense. Pilot Point (7-2, 4-1) vs. #1 Brock (9-0, 5-0)The 4-3A Division I title is on the line when Pilot Point meets #1 Brock. Pilot Point won by 38 points last week but also has an 18-point loss to Whitesboro, who Brock beat 50-7. Big question: Will Brock roll over Pilot Point on the way to an undefeated regular season or will Pilot Point play spoiler?