He compiled a record of 24-20, and Lovejoy was 7-4 in 2019 and lost in the first round of the playoffs. And although the team's lineage dates back to the early 1900s, the Wildcats' ascent to state powerhouse in the 1960s and 1970s was synonymous with the arrival of John Clark. While the majority of American high schools serve students from grades nine through twelve, Plano's high schools serve only ninth and tenth graders, while senior high schools serve eleventh and twelfth graders. Plano 28, Katy 7 5A Division II - Tyler John Tyler 35, Austin Westlake 24 [33] Members of the Plano West Senior High School swim team got together during their Thanksgiving holiday to help pack meals and donate food to the North Texas Food Bank. Receive our newspaper electronically with the e-Edition email. In June 1976 the Plano band, led by Clem traveled to Washington DC and played on the steps of the US Capitol during national bicentennial events. [5], In September 1952, Mendenhall Elementary School was created, allowing primary students to be separated from secondary students. It is the home stadium of Plano Senior High School and Plano West Senior High School. Get the latest Lewisville sports delivered to your inbox every week. [19] Yearly, the school administers more Advanced Placement tests than any other school west of the Mississippi River, and the second most tests in the United States (2,237 total exams in the year 2005). Coach Jaydon McCullough took the reins as head coach in school history and set school records during the 2007 season, a team led by quarterback Carson Meger, running back Rex Burkhead and wide receiver Kris Lott, advanced to the state semifinals, until getting beaten in double overtime (27-30) by eventual State Champion Euless Trinity. Vista Ridge vs. Austin Travis (82-0), 4A-II, 2012, 87 by Mansfield Lake Ridge vs. Dallas Kimball, 5A-I, 2016, 76 by Tenaha vs. Meridian (76-0), 2A-II, 2016and 76 by Sealy vs. Newton (82-6), 3A, 1995, 76 by Groveton vs. Cooper (82-6), 2A, 1989, 80 by Austin Westlake vs. SA Clark, (5A), 1994, 67 by Newton vs. Daingerfield (79-12), 3A-II, 2018, 76 by Temple vs. Leander Vandegrift, (5A), 2014, 64 by Waxahachie vs. Lubbock Estacado (70-6), 1992 (4A), 59 by Highland Park vs. Marshall (59-0), 4A-I, 2005, 0 by Denver City (2A),1960; Edna (2A), 1965; Pittsburg (3A), 1980; and, Daingerfield (3A), 1983, Originally 4A (1951-79), then 5A (1980-2013) and now 6A (2014-22), 3 by Abilene, 1954-56; Midland Lee, 1998-2000; Southlake Carroll, 2004-06; Allen, 2012-14; Austin Westlake, 2019-21, 88 by Euless Trinity vs. [26] At the 2007 National Speech Tournament, Plano students won the sixth place Sweepstakes Trophy. Michael Johnson, one of the black students who came from the Douglass school to Plano and middle guard for the '65 championship team, recalled the coaches telling players they could be on the team only if they put any racial issues behind them. . Plano's seven state championships have come in four different classifications, the only team in state history to do so. On June 9, 1891, the people of Plano determined by a vote that the city should assume control of the schools. After a scoreless match, the Cavaliers won their first state title 4-3 on penalty kicks. accounts, the history behind an article. Choose wisely! Clear skies. He recalls J. Alton Allman, Planos mayor from 1962 to 1964, once remarking that race relations got better in Plano every time the Wildcats scored a touchdown or won a game. 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Ray 42 (2012), 112 Brownwood 88, Iowa Park 24 (2010), 111 -- Pottsboro 56, Tatum(ot) 55 (2021), 111 -- Hitchcock 61, Hallettsville 50 (2015), 111 Temple 76, Leander Vandegrift 35 (2014), 111 Weslaco 62, Edinburg North 49 (2007), 110 -- EP Eastwood 61, San Angelo Central 49 (2022), 110 -- Lampasas 66, Needville 44 (2019), 110 Cameron Yoe 70, Mineola 40 (2014 -- 3A-I championship), 110 Manvel 63, Cypress Woods 47 (2014), 110 Seagraves 70, Springlake-Earth 40 (2013), 110 Wylie 64, South Oak Cliff 46 (2013), 109 -- Hallettsville 61, Lorena 48 (2020), 109 -- Tomball Memorial 57, Cypress Park 52 (2020), 109 -- Mart 76, Gruver 33 (2A-II Championship, 2018), 109 Mansfield Lake Ridge 56, Longview 53 (2015), 109 Mansfield Lake Ridge 69,Mesquite Poteet 40 (2015), 109 Marshall 67, Nacogdoches 42 (2014), 108 -- CC Flour Bluff 66, SA Veterans Memorial 42 (2022), 108 -- Crosby 72, Houston Madison 36 (2021), 108 -- New Waverly 64, Hughes Springs 44 (2021), 108 -- Lubbock Monterey 66, EP Eastlake 42 (2019), 108 -- DeSoto 55, Dallas Skyline 53 (2018), 108 Hutto 56, College Station 52 (2014), 108 Refugio 82, Nixon-Smiley 26 (2013), 108 Sulphur Springs 66, Denison 42 (2013), 108 Boerne Champion 66, Port Lavaca 42 (2010), 108 Sulphur Springs 56, Jacksonville 52 (2010), 108 Nevada Community 60, Eustace 48 (2008), 108 Stephenville 63, FW Western Hills 45 (2002), 107 Plano West 66, Keller 41 (2014), 107 San Angelo 55, Arlington Bowie 52 (2014) 2 OT, 107 South Oak Cliff 78, Frisco Heritage 29 (2014), 107 Abilene Cooper 81, EP Eastwood 26 (1994), 106 -- Liberty Hill 63, CC Flour Bluff 43 (2022), 106 -- McKinney North 70, Magnolia West 36 (2019), 106 Amarillo Tascosa 66, EP El Dorado 40 (2015), 106 Victoria West 61, Edinburg Vela 45 (2014), 106 Lucas Lovejoy 55, Hallsville 51 (2013), 106 Angleton 55, Richmond Foster 51 (2008), 106 Highland Park 69, McKinney 37 (2008), 106 Houston Lamar 57, PA Memorial 49 (2004), 105 -- Denton Guyer 63 Highland Park 42 (2022), 105 -- Grapevine 71, Clint Horizon 34 (2021), 105 -- Dallas Jesuit 69, Arlington 36 (2021), 105 -- Eagle Pass 54, San Antonio Marshall(ot) 51 (2021), 105 -- Euless Trinity 56, Midland Lee 49 (2020), 105 -- CC Veterans Memorial 56, CC Miller 49 (2019), 105 -- Round Rock 56, Cypress Woods 49 (2018), 105 -- Cypress Ranch 63, Houston Bellaire 42 (2016), 105 -- Keller Timber Creek 54, Arlington Martin 51 (2016), 105 Frisco Lone Star 56, Lake Dallas 49 (2015), 105 Richmond George Ranch 59, Temple 46 (2015), 105 Schertz Clemens 54, SA Johnson 51 (2015), 105 Centerville 69, San Augustine 36 (2014), 105 Leander Vandegrift 63, Austin McCallum 42 (2014), 105 Stephenville 70, El Campo 35 (2012) (3A-I championship), 105 WF Rider 63, Stephenville 42 (2004), 105 Rosebud-Lott 60, Groveton 45 (2002), 104 -- CC Miller 70, SA Southwest Legacy 34 (2022), 104 -- Lucas Lovejoy 77, Crandall 27 (2021), 104 -- Crosby 62, Texarkana Texas 42 (2020), 104 -- Boerne Champion 70, Leander Glenn 34 (2019), 104 -- WF Rider 61, FW Southwest 43 (2019), 104 -- Glen Rose 64, Dalhart 40 (2018), 104 -- Manvel 62, Barbers Hill 42 (2018), 104 -- Glen Rose 57, Bushland 47 (2016), 104 Cedar Hill 62, Southlake Carroll 42 (2014), 104 Tyler 64, McKinney North 40 (2014), 104 Gainesville 55, Celina 49 (2013) OT, 104 Falls City 70, Woodsboro 34 (2003), 103 -- Humble Summer Creek 62, Katy Cinco Ranch 41 (2021), 103 -- Crosby 53, A&M Consolidated 50 (2021), 103 -- Corpus Christi Miller 54 Lampasas 49 (2020), 103 -- CC Veterans Memorial 66, Mission Veterans 37 (2019), 103 -- Riesel 58, Collinsville 45 (2018), 103 -- The Woodlands 53, RR Cedar Ridge 50 (2018), 103 -- Dallas Woodrow Wilson 83, Dallas Kimball 20 (2016), 103 Pittsburg 54, Wills Point 49 (2013), 103 Spring Westfield 55, Dallas Skyline 48 (2013-OT), 103 Aledo 69, LaMarque 34 (2010; 4A-II championship), 103 Copperas Cove 55, Cypress Ridge 48 (2008), 103 Kirbyville 61, Rice Consolidated 42 (2008), 103 George West 70, Hebbronville 33 (2006), 103 SA Lee 55, SA Brackenridge 48 (1963), 103 Highland Park 62, Greenville 41 (2001), 102 -- Port Arthur Memorial 52 Frisco Wakeland (4ot) (2022), 102 -- Katy Taylor 60, Fort Bend Kempner 42 (2016), 102 Rockwall 67, Copperas Cove 35 (2015), 102 Chapel Hill 56, Navasota 46 (2011), 102 Mason 62, Stamford 40 (2011, 1A championship), 102 Laredo United 60, Sharyland 42 (2011), 102 Bastrop 58, Sulphur Springs 44 (2010), 102 Manvel 56, Port Neches-Groves 46 (2010), 102 Garrison 62, Jewett Leon 40 (2009), 101 -- Wheeler 54, Archer City 47 (2019), 101 -- WF Rider 57, FW Wyatt 44 (2018), 101 -- Abilene 65, Arlington 36 (2016), 101 -- Andrews 73, Borger 28 (2016), 101 -- Seagraves 52, Bovina 49 (2016), 101 Gilmer 80, Waco Connally 21 (2014), 101 SA OConnor 52, SA Madison 49 (2012), 101 Angleton 65, Houston Wheatley 36 (2011), 101 Saginaw Boswell 52. Converse Judson . Thursday, 20th January 2011 - 11:15PM Most State Championships . . With a roster that includes players that have ties to Nigeria, India and Liberia, the Plano East Panthers came up with an interesting way to celebrate the diversity of their team. CARROLLTON Tuesday was a night of celebration for the Plano West tennis team. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph.. Clear skies. Away Non-District . As they lined up on the sideline, two small boys, one black and one white, were tossing a football nearby. Plano Senior High students currently feed from Vines and Clark High Schools. Share with Us. Get the latest McKinney sports delivered to your inbox every week. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. For the record, Lake Travis and Plano were tied 0-0 after regulation. PLANO EAST VS. TYLER JOHN TYLER, NOVEMBER 26, 1994. Byron Nelson Trophy Club. Be Nice. We didnt even think about it, said Danny Minton, who played tailback but could not attend the championship game due to a broken neck. See complete story at Plano Star Courier. [34] Get the latest Frisco sports delivered to your inbox every week. I have worked at The Dallas Morning News since 2000. Plano's State Championships: 1965 2A - Plano 20, Edna 17 1967 2A - Plano 27, Universal City Randolph 8 1971 3A - Plano 21, Gregory-Portland 20 1977 4A - Plano 13, Port Neches-Groves 10 Namesake. We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. 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The tenth graders who were recruited to play at the varsity level during the dismal 2003 season became twelfth graders in the 2005 season. that is degrading to another person. Comfort (60-7), 2009, 48 by Daingerfield vs. Bushland (62-14), 2009, 0 by Vega, 1973; Wills Point, 1965 and White Oak, 1957, Originally Class B (1951-79), then 1A (1980-2013) and now 2A (2014-22), 3 by Big Sandy, 1973-75, by Bremond, 2014-16 and by Mart, 2017-19, 82 by Tenaha vs. Sabine Pass (82-0), 2016, 68 by Canadian vs. Quinlan Boles Home, 2008. The Wildcats werent the only Metroplex team to make the Texas Monthly list though as other local teams on the list included Celina in 8th place, Southlake Carroll in 11th and Garland in 13th. Named after the man who brought Plano five state titles during his 27 years at head ball coach and athletic director, John Clark Stadium (nee John Clark Field) originally opened in 1977. In addition to coaching football at Plano Senior, Coach May also teaches in the Special Education Department which includes the high . Plano was 5-5 last season, missing the playoffs by one game, and. He was followed by Charles Forque as band director. The school board formed a committee of "colored citizens" to address the concern. [7] The school also offers many vocational courses, as was Superintendent Hendrick's intent when it was built. Which Texas high schools have won the most football state championships? An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Wildcats rated No. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. 2 in Texas football history, Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. [30], The boys' soccer team has played in seven state championship games and the girls' soccer team has played in six. that is degrading to another person. The Wolves won their 10th match in a row following a 19-0 sweep of Hebron to secure no worse than a share of the District 6-6A championship the 22nd straight year West will finish atop its district. Error! Twice, in 1955 and 1957, when asked if they favored integration, the citizens on the committee stated they "were perfectly happy with their school and would like to be left alone."