ARLINGTON — While both Jayton coach Josh Stanaland and Gordon coach Mike Reed both tried to downplay the achievement, the pair of long tenured Big Country coaches earned legacy wins on Wednesday in the Class 1A state championship games at AT&T Stadium.

Stanaland led the Jaybirds to a 54-8 win over Oakwood to open four days of action at the home of the Dallas Cowboys before the Longhorns hammered Whiteface 70-24 to make it a clean sweep.

It was the first state championship for Jayton since 1985, while the Longhorns went back-to-back. The two squads had a combined seven seniors and are already heavily favored to return to Arlington in 2025.