Third down. Twenty-six yards to go. One minute, 46 seconds left, and College Station A&M Consolidated trailing an unbeaten team by three.

Holt Goodwin threw it to the end zone anyway. Mari Moore caught it, 32 yards for a touchdown, and A&M Consolidated beat Richmond Randle 28-24 on Friday night in the first round of the Texas Class 5A Division I playoffs, as KBTX reported.

Randle came in 10-0 and No. 3 in 5A Division I in the final Dave Campbell's Texas Football rankings. The Lions had won 41 of 42 games since the start of 2024, a run that included the 2024 Class 5A Division II state title, according to the Houston Chronicle. A&M Consolidated came in with four losses. The Tigers are 7-4 now, and still playing.

A&M Consolidated Led 21-3 Before Randle Scored 21 Straight

The upset was not a fluke of one play. Goodwin opened the scoring with a touchdown pass to Moore, Ja'marlon Mooring ran for another, and after a Randle field goal Goodwin hit Joseph Young to make it 21-3 in the second quarter.

Then Randle came back the way good teams do. The Lions cut it to 21-10 and scored again on the final play of the half, when Jamir Young's Hail Mary was tipped and Kamar Chavez-Brown pulled it in. That made it 21-17. Nobody scored in the third quarter. Early in the fourth, Landen Williams-Callis ran in the touchdown that put Randle ahead 24-21.

Goodwin's third touchdown pass of the night answered it. Randle's last drive reached the A&M Consolidated 17-yard line before it ended on a series of laterals, per High School On SI.

Landen Williams-Callis Finishes With 10,206 Career Rushing Yards

The loss was the last high school game for Williams-Callis, a senior running back committed to Texas. He ran for 235 yards and two touchdowns, and in the second quarter he became the fifth player in Texas high school history to reach 10,000 career rushing yards, High School On SI and the Chronicle both reported. He finishes with 10,206.

It is a strange line to carry out of a loss: one of the most productive careers the state has seen, ended by a pass on third-and-26.

A&M Consolidated Plays Goose Creek Memorial on Friday

The Tigers move on to the area round against Baytown Goose Creek Memorial, also 7-4, at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown. Goose Creek Memorial won its opener 82-27 over Houston Milby.

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