EDMOND — In front of 4,871 under a crisp 40-degree night at Chad Richison Stadium, Jones ended Washington’s three-year reign with a 20–14 win Friday night, sealing the Class 2A-I state championship on Derek Templeton’s interception of Creed Barrett’s Hail Mary on the final play.
Jones struck first in the opening quarter when Acyn Hansen kept it himself for a 5-yard touchdown run, but the Longhorns couldn’t tack on the two-point try. Washington answered in the second, grinding out a tying drive capped by Josiah Dickerson’s 5-yard touchdown plunge to make it 6–6 at halftime.
The turning point came in the third, when Jones turned field position and volume into points. Jonquay Johnson powered in from 10 yards out and the Longhorns converted the two-point play for a 14–6 lead, then Jose Taylor ripped off a 22-yard touchdown run to push it to 20–6.
Washington had one last surge left. Javen Hall barreled in from three yards out early in the fourth, and Barrett went airborne at the goal line on the two-point conversion to cut it to 20–14, but Jones bled the clock and forced one final desperation throw — Templeton’s pick in the end zone slammed the door.
📊 Stat Box (Quick Leaders):
- Washington Leaders: Creed Barrett 13–22, 162 yds; Jackson Mays 5 rec, 85 yds (long 54)
- Washington Leaders: Javen Hall 15 rush, 57 yds, TD; Creed Barrett 3 rush, 67 yds
- Jones Leaders: Acyn Hansen 26 rush, 137 yds, TD; 21–30, 183 yds
- Jones Leaders: Carlos Hardeman 11 rec, 88 yds; Evan Collier 8 rec, 53 yds
Jones finished 14–0 and won its first state championship since 2016, dethroning a Washington program that had owned the top spot the last three seasons. The Warriors closed 12–2, one final possession short after trimming a 14-point deficit to six in the fourth.
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