Frisco Heritage Cruises Past Beaumont West Brook to Win Texas UIL 5A D1 State Championship: Live Score Recap

Duke signee Bryson Howard ended his high school basketball career on the highest of highs, leading Frisco Heritage to its first-ever state title with a 60-47 victory over Beaumont West Brook in the Texas UIL Class 5A Division 1 championship on Saturday.

Howard was dominant in his final game, producing game-highs of 28 points and 15 rebounds. He was one rebound shy of a double-double heading into halftime.

SMU signee Cameron Lomax played great as well, notching 17 points and six rebounds.

Elijah Garrett was the strongest player for Beaumont with 17 points and three rebounds, but the Bruins struggled as a team to get shots to fall until late in the game.

It was a six-point game after the first quarter, but Frisco ended the half with a 17-point lead following a 12-0 run, and the Coyotes never looked back.

PREGAME

Reigning UIL state champion Beaumont West Brook will look to defend its title against Frisco Heritage on Saturday when the two teams face off in the 2026 Texas boys high school basketball Class 5A Division 1 championship.

Beaumont West Brook (34-3) needed overtime to defeat Birdville in last year's state title game, but the Bruins are red-hot after dominating Leander Glenn 63-35 in the semifinals to win their 25th consecutive game.

Frisco Heritage (33-2) is also on a tear, as the Coyotes haven't lost a game since the end of November. They survived a 65-63 nail-biter against Birdville in the semifinals with Cameron Lomax hitting the game-winner in the final second of the game.

The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches released its final rankings of the season on February 23, with Frisco Heritage ranked No. 1 and Beaumont Westbrook No. 2.

Beaumont West Brook vs. Frisco Heritage Texas Boys High School Basketball State Championship: Live Score Updates

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FIRST QUARTER UPDATES

We are officially underway. Firsco Heritage won the tip, but Beaumont got on the board first with an open layup on its second possession.

Heritage has a 6-2 lead at the 4:14 mark in the first, but both teams are having a hard time getting shots to fall here early.

Beaumont has now gone four minutes without scoring since knocking down the first basket of the game.

SMU signee Cameron Lomax, the hero of Friso Heritage's semifinal win, has turned it on in a hurry. He leads all scorers with six points as we enter the final minute of the first quarter.

End of the 1st Quarter: Frisco Heritage 13, Beaumont West Brook 7

SECOND QUARTER UPDATES

Duke signee Bryson Howard finished the first quarter with three points, and he already has five rebounds as well.

We are nearing the halfway point of the second quarter, and Frisco Heritage has opened up an 18-11 lead.

Howard now has eight rebounds for Frisco, which matches the entire team total for West Brook. He just scored again to give him 10 points so far in this one. He only needs two more rebounds to notch a double-double before halftime.

No double-double for Howard before halftime, but he has taken this game over to close out the first half. He now has 15 points and nine rebounds to go along with one assist and one steal.

Heritage ended the half on a 12-0 run and has opened up a comfortable lead. The Coyotes are now just 16 minutes away from their first-ever state title.

HALF: Frisco Heritage 30, Beaumont West Brook 13. Bryson Howard with the trey! 👌 12-0 run by Heritage. West Brook didn’t score in final 5:20 #txhshoops #uilstate pic.twitter.com/FeKvcg1Q7z
— Brian Gosset (@Gosset41) March 14, 2026

End of the 2nd Quarter: Frisco Heritage 30, Beaumont West Brook 13

THIRD QUARTER UPDATES

Beaumont West Brook has found its rhythm and a 12-0 run has the lead down to nine.

Frisco Heritage is now in the bonus with 47.5 seconds left in the third.

Bryson Howard threw down a monster dunk off a steal, then finished with a beautiful alley-oop dunk on the next possession following a second steal.

ALLEY OOP! Cam Lomax off the steal to Bryson Howard!! SMU to Duke for the dunk!! END 3: Frisco Heritage 42, Beaumont West Brook 29 in the 5AD1 state championship game. 23 and 12 for Bryson Howard, son of former Maverick Josh Howard #txhshoops #dfw #texas #uilstate #frisco pic.twitter.com/3S9fs34ADV
— Brian Gosset (@Gosset41) March 14, 2026

Howard has secured his double-double and now has 23 points and 12 rebounds as the third comes to a close.

End of the 3rd Quarter: Frisco Heritage 42, Beaumont West Brook 29

4TH QUARTER UPDATES

Beaumont is really hurting itself by not protecting the ball. The Bruins have 13 turnovers with more than six minutes to go.

They are just 2-11 (16.7%) from beyond the arc today.

Elijah Garrett finally got his first three-pointer of the day to fall, and Beaumont has trimmed the lead to 10 with 5:01 remaining in the game.

More costly mistakes for Beaumont, as Jaeyden Mouton is called for a technical. The call was following a shooting foul. Frisco Heritage was only able to convert one of four free throws.

Lomax has been a menace on defense. He just came up with his game-high fifth steal of the game.

Frisco Heritage leads by 13 with 2:53 to go.

Barring a miracle, Frisco Heritage is one minute away from its first boys basketball state title in program history.

Final: Frisco Heritage 60, Beaumont West Brook 47

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