STEPHENVILLE — Cohen Ethridge had another monster game for the Richland Springs offense, and the Coyotes defense shut down Strawn’s rushing attack from start to finish Saturday to pull away for a 66-20 win over the Greyhounds in a Class 1A Division II semifinal matchup at Art Briles Stadium.

Behind Ethridge, who finished with 200 yards and five touchdowns rushing, returned a kickoff 60 yards for a score and added 69 yards and a TD passing for good measure, Richland Springs scored on eight of its nine offensive possessions. And defensively, the Coyotes limited Strawn to minus-31 rushing yards on 19 attempts to take a 56-14 lead into halftime before closing out the 45-point-rule win with 5:08 remaining in the third quarter on their second safety of the game.

The thorough victory improved Richland Springs to 12-1 on the year and, more importantly, earned the nine-time state champion Coyotes their first trip to a state title game in Arlington since 2020.