Two teams that had improved their offensive performance in the playoffs faced off for the state title.
And the title game was full of points, with Munster scoring a big win in the Texas Interscholastic League 2A Division II championship game on Wednesday night.
Hornet quarterback Kasen Carney makes a 6-yard keeper with 40 seconds left for his fourth rushing TD of the night, giving Munster a 36-29 victory over Shiner at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. did.
Carney, who was named Offensive MVP, had nearly 320 yards of total offense and four rushing TDs. The Hornets (14-2) won their second title in program history after 2017.
Entering Wednesday’s title game, Munster and Shiner (12-4) had each combined for nearly 100 points in the postseason. Both teams went at a blistering pace in the first half, each scoring three touchdowns.
But perhaps the most important play of the night was the punt. With over five minutes left and Munster leading by one point, Caden Clement made a punt. Clement’s punt went down at Shiner 1, forcing the Hornets defense to go three-and-out.
They gained great field position with a short punt and Maverick Beyer’s 15-yard return to the Shiner 20. Five plays later, Carney found the end zone for the fourth time, and Munster added a two-point conversion, ironically when Carney passed to Clement.
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Munster 36, Shiner 29 Final
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post game
– Munster QB Kasen Carney was named Offensive MVP. Carney completed 15 of 20 passes for 171 yards and rushed 35 times for 147 yards and four TDs. Shiner’s Tristan Vesely was named Defensive MVP. He recorded 14 tackles, eight solo, two tackles for loss, one half-sack and one pass breakup.
– Munster won its second state title and first since 2017 as the Hornets prevailed in a hard-fought back-and-forth game against Shiner.
4th quarter
– Intercept Munster. A deep ball headed for the end zone was picked off by Munster’s Ethan Hinton at number five with one second left. The Hornets will fight tenaciously to win this intense back-and-forth game.
– At the Munster 40, QB Carson Schuette went for a 16-yard gain, but Shiner survived. 9 seconds left.
– Shiner faces a fourth down near midfield with 15 seconds left.
– Shiner faces third-and-short in the final 49 seconds.
– Touchdown and 2 point conversion Munster. The Hornets took advantage of the short field and were able to score in just five plays. QB Kasen Carney then scored his fourth rushing TD of the night, scoring from 6 yards out with 40 seconds left. Carney hooked up with Kayden Clement and Munster made a two-shot, punting to Shiner 1 for the go-ahead point. (Munster, 36-29 | :40, 4th place)
– Munster score first on Shiner 9 with nearly two minutes remaining.
– Shiner, backed up by his own team, punted on a three-and-out. Munster would have great field position as Maverick Beyer fielded at the Comanche 35 and returned 15 yards to the 20. With 3:08 left, the Hornets are in prime position to take the lead.
– Munster stalls and Hornets punt. And a kick from Kayden Clement brought down a punt at Shiner 1. There were 5 minutes and 28 seconds left on the clock, and they were closing in on the goal line at AT&T Stadium.
– Kasen Kearney runs the keeper 8 yards to the Shiner 42, Munster converts on third down. About 7 minutes left.
– Shiner goes 3-and-out and has to punt it back to Munster. The Hornets got the ball near their own 25 with 8:26 remaining.
– Shiner 39 and Munster aims for 4th shortstop. But Kasen Kearney was stopped on a keeper attempt and the Comanches found themselves on downs with 9:23 left.
– Munster is back on the move. Kasen Carney made a big yardage throw and the Hornets got the ball in Shiner territory.
– The fourth quarter in Arlington is currently underway.
3rd quarter
– Touchdown and 2-point conversion shiner. Following Munster’s TD, Shiner stole the ball and used up the rest of the third period, gaining 68 yards in 10 plays. QB Carson Schuette goes from a yard out to in. The Comanches then scored two points, with Schuette scoring again across the goal line. Brace yourselves for the fourth quarter. (Shiner, 29-28 | :00, 3rd)
– Shiner’s first and goal is up to Munster 7.
– Munster is flagged for pass interference after an incomplete pass to Shiner on third down. Automatic first down for Comanches in Hornet territory.
– Touchdown Munster. The Hornets took the second-half kickoff and went on a 13-play, 75-yard drive with 6:10 left in the game. Nolan Peel capped it off with a 2-yard TD run, and Sam De La Mata’s PAT made it a seven-point lead. (Munster, 28-21 | 5:44, 3rd place)
・Munster, who started the game with a successful onside kick, had possession of the ball and the second half began.
half time
– Halftime from AT&T Stadium. A very entertaining 2A DII title game so far. Shiner had 210 yards of total offense (181 rushing, 29 passing) and Munster had 191 yards of total offense (85 rushing, 106 passing). Munster QB Kasen Carney completed 9 of 12 passes for 106 yards and had 17 carries for 65 yards and three TDs.
2nd quarter
– The Shiner defense forces a Munster punt, and the Comanches are deep in their own half late in the first half.
– Touchdown Shiner. The most recent TD was scored by a Jarvis Williams interception. Two plays later, Clayton Frick darted 44 yards to the house and the PAT tied it again (21-21 | 1:51, 2nd).
– Touchdown Munster. The game continued to see-saw, with the Hornets gaining 68 yards in 13 plays to take the lead with 5:57 remaining. And again, it’s QB Kasen Carney. One play later, when he threw a 24-yard pass to Shiner 7 on fourth down, Carney completed the pass from seven yards to go, already completing his hat trick with three TDs. (Munster, 21-14 | 4:17, 2nd place)
– Munster march again as the Hornets keep the ball inside Shiner 40.
– Touchdown Shiner. Wow, what a great game we had here in Arlington. Shiner running back Quincy Jones had a nifty 74-yard TD run down the sideline, capping a three-play, 72-yard drive that tied it again on the PAT. (14-14 | 10:11, 2nd time)
– Touchdown Munster. On the first play of the second quarter, the Hornets regained the lead on Kasen Carney’s 1-yard TD keeper. That ended a 10-play, 62-yard drive that took more than four minutes. Carney already has 53 rushing yards and two TDs, and is also 5-of-5 passing for 48 yards. (Munster, 14-7 | 11:55, 2nd place)
1st quarter
– Munster puts together another sustained drive and the Hornets keep the ball at Shiners 1 as the first quarter comes to a close.
– Touchdown Shiner. What a reaction the Comanches had after that initial gut punch! They traveled 78 yards in 12 plays, and on fourth-and-11 from the Munster 29, QB Carson Schuette threw a deep pass to Jarvis Williams, who took it into the end zone. Jacob Nerada adds the PAT to tie the game (7-7 | 4:11, 1st)
– Touchdown Munster. And just like that, the Hornets took advantage of an onside kick and went 49 yards in six plays, ending on a 2-yard keeper by QB Kasen Carney. Carney was involved in every play, rushing four times for 20 yards and going 2-for-2 passing for 29 yards. Sam de la Mata added the PAT. (Munster, 7-0 | 10:14, 1st place)
– Munster’s onside kick starts the game…and Munster recovers. Freshman Dustin Croft carries the ball and the Hornets start just past midfield.
– Shiner wins the toss and receives the first kickoff.
before the game
– We bring you from AT&T Stadium in Arlington as Munster and Shiner play for the UIL 2A Division II state championship.
About Munster (13-2)
The Hornets are scoring 50.2 points per game. However, they have been really good in the postseason, averaging 57.8 points in their five playoff wins.
Munster’s offense is led by quarterback Kasen Carney, who has thrown for nearly 3,000 yards and 34 TDs and added nearly 1,500 yards and 28 points. Another notable player is the Hornets’ top receiver, 6-foot-4 tight end Garrett Hess, who has caught 49 passes for over 1,000 yards and 10 TDs.
About shiner(12-3)
Shiner started the season 0-3 and won 12 straight games to reach UIL State. The Comanches are averaging 37.4 points per game, but have averaged 48.8 points in their five playoff wins.
Quarterback Carson Schuette runs Shiner’s change-of-direction attack. He ran for 207 yards and four touchdowns in last week’s 41-33 semifinal win over Bremond.
