Gilbert completed 26 of 37 passes for 356 yards to finish his high school career with 12,534 yards, surpassing by 2 yards current Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell, who threw for 12,532 yards from 2000-03 at Ennis.
Gilbert completed TD passes of 26 and 46 yards to Cade McCrary. He also threw a 19-yard score to Chris Aydam, an 11-yarder to Andy Erickson and a 1-yard TD to Conner Floyd.
Gilbert, who has verbally committed to the University of Texas, also broke his own single-season passing record with 4,852 yards this year.
“It’s a cool thing, but that’s not what it’s all about,” Gilbert said. “It’s all about these other guys out here.”
Lake Travis coach Chad Morris said he was well aware of how many yards Gilbert needed to break the record.
“On the sidelines, I told him he was 34 yards away from the record. I said we’re going to get the record. He said, ‘Coach, I don’t care.’ I said, ‘I do. I care. We’re going to get it.’ And we got it.”
Gilbert also led Lake Travis on the ground with 85 rushing yards on 14 rushes. He scored on runs of 1 and 2 yards.
Class 5A Division I
Allen 21,
Fort Bend Hightower 14
HOUSTON - Tucker Carter completed 21 of 30 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns, all three in the second half, as Allen rallied to a victory over Fort Bend Hightower for the 5A Division I championship.
It was Allen’s first state championship. The Eagles finished 15-1 while Hightower, also playing in its first state title game, finished 13-1.
The Eagles went on a nine-play, 71-yard drive with Jeremiah Williams catching a 3-yard touchdown to tie it at 7-7 with 2:59 left in the third quarter.
With the score still tied early in the fourth quarter, Eagle linebacker Mitch Hartshorne intercepted a pass and returned it 26 yards to the Hightower 37.
On the first play after that, Carter connected with wide receiver Marcus Thomas who was all alone down the left sideline, to take a 14-7 lead with 9:05 to play.
On the next Allen possession, Carter connected with Justin Robinson for a 9-yard touchdown to make it 21-7 with 5:17 to play.
Hightower got a 77-yard return from Darius Johnson on the ensuing kickoff to set the Hurricanes up on the Allen 11.
A.J. Highsmith, the son of former Houston Oiler Alonzo Highsmith who is headed to the University of Miami, found Bryce Edwards for the last 11 to make it 21-14 with 5:00 to play.
Class 5A Division II
Katy 17, Wylie 3
HOUSTON - Running back Will Jeffrey rushed 21 times for 142 yards to lead Katy to its second straight 5A Division II championship by beating Wylie.
It was the fifth state title in the last 11 years for Katy. The Tigers, who also won a state Class A title in 1959, were playing in the final for the ninth time overall and eighth since 1994.
Katy (13-3) took a 3-0 lead on a 21-yard Raul Balbuena field goal with 4:35 to go in the first quarter. It was set up by a 40-yard run by Jeffrey, which brought Katy to the Wylie 18.
Late in the second quarter, Katy drove 52 yards to a 5-yard touchdown run by Michael Webber. The drive was highlighted by a 23-yard run by fullback Chris Roberson.
Katy opened up a 17-point lead in the third quarter by driving 86 yards in eight plays. Webber broke outside down the right sideline for 34 yards and the touchdown with 6:35 left in the period.
Class 4A Division II
Sulphur Springs 69,
Dayton 49
SAN ANTONIO - Tyrik Rollison passed for four touchdowns, ran for three and compiled 517 yards total offense to lead Sulphur Springs to a victory over Dayton for the 4A Division II state championship.
The almost nonstop offensive fireworks by both teams produced a combined 1,402 yards total offense and 17 touchdowns.
The 118 points were by far the most in an 11-man title game, surpassing the 92 scored in 1996 when Lewisville beat Converse Judson 58-34 to win the 5A Division I championship. The six-man championship game scoring record is 152 points.
The Wildcats (14-2) amassed 784 yards. Rollison was 22 of 29 for 398 yards passing. He rushed 22 times for 119 yards.
Dayton (13-2) produced 618 yards offense - behind 330 yards passing from Cody Green - and still lost.
The Broncos trailed 42-41 less than two minutes into the second half when Green connected on a 50-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Lecour.
But Sulphur Springs finally got the momentum when the Wildcats answered the TD with Rollison’s 30-yard scoring pass to Rashad Hall. It gave the Wildcats a 49-41 lead with 6:54 left in the third quarter.
Sulphur Springs recovered an onside kick and used five plays to go ahead 56-41.
Class 2A Division II
Daingerfield 26, Cisco 8
WACO - Sophomore Tyler Boyd passed for 220 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Daingerfield to a victory against Cisco in the 2A Division II championship.
The Tigers (15-1) won their fourth state title after championships in 1968, 1983 and 1985. Cisco (14-2) has lost each of its three state championship game appearances - all since 2002.
Boyd completed 10 of 15 passes, including touchdowns of 25 and 33 yards to Chris Jones, during the Tigers’ 19-point second quarter. Jones finished with five catches for 134 yards.
Boyd also ran for 55 yards, including a 5-yard score in the second quarter. His 38-yard run set up KoKo Smith’s 3-yard touchdown that gave Daingerfield a 26-0 lead with 10:11 to play.
Class A Division II
Stratford 24, Cayuga 13
ABILENE - Kaleb Horsford threw two touchdown passes, recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass to lead Stratford to a victory over Cayuga for the Class A Division II state championship.
Klinton Keener also scored a pair of touchdowns as Stratford (14-1) won its third state title in this decade.
The key to the victory was Stratford’s defense, which held Cayuga’s Traylon Shead, the Sports Editors Class A offensive player of the year, in check. Shead had 171 yards rushing on 20 carries, but 120 of those came on three carries.
The Elks’ defense didn’t allow a Cayuga (13-3) first down in the second half until 1:40 remaining in the game. Stratford’s defense forced five Cayuga turnovers.
