Little Elm Stuns Austin Westlake to Win Program's First 6A Division II State Basketball Championship

Little Elm and Austin Westlake meet Saturday night for the UIL Class 6A Division II boys basketball state championship at the Alamodome. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in San Antonio.

Follow along here throughout the game for live scoring, updates, photos and highlights as the action unfolds.

Little Elm (36-2) arrives in the title game during the most successful season in program history. The Lobos have not lost since a narrow December defeat to North Crowley and have rolled through the second half of the season, including an undefeated run through District 5-6A.

Senior guard Kensington Candler leads the Lobos with 18.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while anchoring a veteran lineup that has grown together under coach Damon Barnett. Little Elm also relies on senior contributors such as Ian Berry, Eli Fegans and Joseph Brickley as it tries to finish a championship run.

Austin Westlake (32-6) enters the final riding a 14-game winning streak after a double-overtime loss to Lake Travis in January. The Chaparrals punched their ticket to San Antonio with a dominant 59-27 semifinal win over Cypress Falls and are playing for their second state title after finishing runner-up in 2021.

Texas signee Bo Ogden leads Westlake and is no stranger to big moments, while the Chaparrals will try to slow Candler in a matchup that features two experienced senior-led teams.

Check back once the game tips for live scoring updates, key moments, photos and highlights from the 6A Division II championship below.

Starting Lineups

Little Elm	Austin Westlake
2 Joseph Brickley, G	1 Powell Frickenschmidt, G
3 Joshua Weems, G	4 Blake Cannatti, G
5 Ian Berry, G	5 Bo Ogden, G
20 Kensington Candler, G	23 Alex Allen, G
21 Eli Fegans, F	24 Mack Martin, G

Scoring Updates

Teams	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Little Elm	11	15	14	17	57
Westlake	6	4	10	15	35

First Quarter

The final game of the Texas high school basketball season has tipped off and Little Elm drew first blood with a basket by Kensington Candler.

Off to a very slow pace, Little Elm regained the lead 6-5 with 3:48 left in the first on a three-pointer by Ian Berry.

Berry added another trey with 2:33 left to extend Little Elm's lead to 9-5.

Eli Fegans scored with 11 seconds left to make it 11-5 and a foul on a three-point shot with one second left allowed Westlake to break an 8-0 run by Little Elm and a span of 4 minutes, 38 seconds with no points for the Chaparrals.

End 1: Little Elm 11, Austin Westlake 6

Notes: Stars are in the building tonight. Word is De'Aaron Fox and Joe Rogan are in attendance.

Joe Rogan spotted at UIL Class 6A Division II state championship game. #UILState #txhshoops #txhsbasketball #txhsbb pic.twitter.com/VdU6wrO8G0
— Michael Adams (@MichaelAdamsASJ) March 14, 2026

Second Quarter

A three-pointer by Weems with 6:45 left in the first half opened the scoring and extended Little Elm's lead to 14-6.

With 4:30 left in the half, the Chaparrals have made only 1-of-11 shots from the field, yet they only trail 16-8.

SLAM DUNK! With 3:50 left in the half, 6-foot-1 guard Joshua Weems took a lob and dunked it to make it 18-8.

SLAM DUNK! Texas commit Bo Ogden knifed in and cleaned up a missed layup to break a 6-0 run by Little Elm.

Little Elm responded to the basket with a three-pointer by Candler to make it 26-10 with 1:10 left.

HALFTIME: Little Elm 26, Austin Westlake 10

Third Quarter

The second-half began with a much faster pace, as Joshua Weems buried a three-pointer to spark a scoring barrage. Little Elm went on to extend its lead to 33-15 on a layup by Weems with 3:54 left.

Little Elm continues to grind it out while Westlake's struggles have extended to the second half. A pair of free throws by Ogden made it 39-19 with 1:32 left in the third. The Chaparrals can't get anything going offensively.

End 3: Little Elm 40, Austin Westlake 20

At the end of the third quarter Austin Westlake has made only 5-of-27 shots from the field and 1-of-12 from beyond the arc.

Fourth Quarter

Westlake called a timeout with 4:26 left in regulation and little elm comfortably in control, 45-26.

With 3:28 remaining, Ian Berry has 15 points and Joshua Weems 14 as Little Elm's lead is 49-28.

Little Elm went to the bench with 2:09 remaining. The lead grew to 53-29 with 1:16 remaining.

FINAL: Little Elm 57, Austin Westlake 35

Recap

Win No. 37 was the magic one for the Lobos, as Little Elm rolled to a dominant win to claim the program's first state championship. Joshua Weems was named UIL 6A Division II state championship MVP after leading the Lobos with 16 points to go along with eight assists, six rebounds and three steals. Ian Berry had 15 points and three steals.

The Lobos were also paced by Kensington Candler with nine points, while Eli Fegans had five, Joseph Brickley four, David Vasher three, Braidon Kellum and Traety Johnson two and Tayshawn McGee one. Fegans led the team with 10 rebounds and Candler led the team with five steals.

Texas commit Bo Ogden had a double-double, leading all scorers with 18 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Mack Martin had eight points for the Chaparrals, while Hayes Goldman added five, Dhruv Karthik three and Powell Frickenschmidt one.

The Chapparals shot only nine percent from beyond the arc; connecting on 2-of-22 attempts. They finished 10-of-46 (22%) from the field. While the teams were nearly even in rebounds, the Lobos outscored Westlake 28-14 in the paint.