Clint Buckley

Longview captured its first state football championship since 1937 by rallying past Beaumont West Brook, 35-34, Saturday night.

Longview (15-0) faces Beaumont West Brook (13-0) on Saturday, looking for its first state football championship since 1937.

Pleasant Grove (13-2) shoots for back-to-back state titles when it faces Cuero (14-1) on Friday in the 4A Division II championship game.

Longview raced to a 28-point lead but had to hold for dear life in its 45-42 semifinal win over Amarillo Tascosa on Saturday night.

The Longview Lobos (14-0) meet Amarillo Tascosa (11-3) in a Class 6A Division II state semifinal Saturday night in Arlington.

Defending state champion Pleasant Grove (12-2) meets Iowa Park (9-5) in a Class 5A Division I semifinal Friday in Frisco.

The Malakoff Tigers (11-2) face Brock (13-1) in a Class 3A Division I state semifinal Friday in Frisco.

After a week of speculation, longtime Gilmer athletic director and head football coach Jeff Traylor was officially hired as the new tight ends and special teams coach at the University of Texas.