Aledo rolls to eighth state title as McClellan scores four TDs

Aledo was determined to stop Fort Bend Marshall’s Devon Achane in Friday night’s Class 5A Division II state championship game at AT&T Stadium. 

Achane, a three-star recruit with a handful of offers from schools including Ole Miss and Texas A&M, entered the night with 15 touchdowns and 693 total yards in the Buffalos last four games. But Aledo’s defense managed to follow Wood’s blueprint, keeping Achane out of the end zone aside from a late score with the game already-well in hand.

The Bearcats held Achane to fewer than 100 yards of total offense for just the second time in the last seven games, putting on a display of sheer dominance while claiming their eighth state title in a 55-19 win.

“We wanted to know where No. 5 was,” Wood said. “We wanted to be able to handle what No. 5 did. No. 5 has single-handedly won the last three three games for them, and I thought we did a good job for the most part with that. He’s very dynamic – he’s not just fast, he’s different fast.”

With the Aledo defense taking care of its part of the game plan and Jase McClellan shining on the big stage yet again behind a controlling offensive line, Aledo was in control from the start.