Game 1 of the 2022 season for the Vipers and Game 15 ended the same way.....well almost. In Week 1 of the season the Vipers lost to Dripping Springs on a field goal as time expired. In Week 15, and with a ticket to state on the line, it was the Vipers turn to play the hero as Hayden Arnold for the Vipers kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to defeat the Katy Tigers 38-35 to send the Vipers to their first ever state championship.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young left the No. 2 Crimson Tide’s game against No. 20 Arkansas midway through the second quarter.

Of the nine DFW area athletes who participated in the game Monday night, four can call themselves National Champions after a 52-24 Alabama win. Owens earned an All-State selection by the Texas Associated Press and chose Alabama over Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M. Freshman, RB - Jase McClellan, AledoMcClellan has shown his ability more than once on Alabama's offense and special teams. McClellan helped lead Aledo to a State Title in the 2019-2020 season with a 45-42 win over Fort Bend Marshall. Sanders earned special teams player of the week from the Alabama coaching staff for his play against Tennessee and Arkansas.