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Richmond Randle Avenges Title-Game Loss By Holding Off South Oak Cliff, 20-14: Texas High School Football

Texas commit Landen Williams-Callis finds the end zone twice to help Lions down Golden Bears
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Richmond Randle star senior running back Landen Williams-Callis recently committed to play at the University of Texas.
Richmond Randle star senior running back Landen Williams-Callis recently committed to play at the University of Texas. | Tommy Hays

A rematch of the last two Texas University Interscholastic League 5A Division II high school football championship games opened up the new 2026 season.

Richmond Randle and South Oak Cliff split those two title-game tilts, with the Golden Bears upending the Lions for last season's title. Friday night, the Lions got their revenge.

Behind a pair of touchdown runs from standout halfback Landen Williams-Callis, Randle was able to prevail, 20-14, in the season opener for both teams at Prairie View A&M University's Panther Stadium.

Williams-Callis, a senior halfback and a Texas commit, finished the night with 232 yards and two touchdowns. He now has 135 TDs for his career, one shy of tying the all-time record for most touchdowns by a Houston-area high school football player. Jacquizz Rodgers holds the record with 136 TDs.

However, there won’t be a third title tilt between the Lions and Golden Bears because Randle has been moved up to 5A DI this season. But that doesn’t mean both teams are unable to make it back to Arlington to play for a championship yet again.

Follow High School On SI correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from Prairie View.

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RICHMOND RANDLE 20, SOUTH OAK CLIFF 14 FINAL

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POSTGAME

- Richmond Randle, behind a pair of TD runs from Texas commit Landen Williams-Callis, gets the win along with a measure of revenge for last season's loss to South Oak Cliff in the 5A Division II championship game.

FOURTH QUARTER

- Randle holds on defense, and it looks like the Lions are going to hang on for this season-opening victory.

- Randle commits a costly false start on a third-and-1 and eventually has to punt. SOC takes over with 1:01 left and a chance to pull off an improbable win.

- TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OAK CLIFF. Golden Bears still have a chance. They just pulled off a 60-yard TD pass from Jayden Williams to Kenneth Young. (Randle, 20-14 | 1:59, 4th)

- Randle still up by two scores with less than five minutes left. Landen Williams-Callis now has more than 200 yards rushing.

- We are now in the fourth quarter in Prairie View.

THIRD QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN RANDLE. It's Landen Williams-Callis again with his second score of the night, this one from 21 yards out which was set up by a recovered fumble from Jamori Levi. (Randle, 20-7 | 2:40, 3rd)

- Randle gets inside the SOC 25 but fumbles it away to the Golden Bears near the midway point of the quarter.

- Second-half action is now under way.

HALFTIME

- Randle tailback Landen Williams-Callis has 131 yards on 16 carries with a TD. He has now reached the century mark for the 41st time in 46 career games.

SECOND QUARTER

- Randle attempts a 26-yard field goal on the final play of the half, but the kick is no good. Lions still up by six entering intermission.

- Randle in the red zone as Landen Williams-Callis plows forward for about a 20-yard run nearing the final 30 seconds of the half.

- Randle is at midfield as we reach the two-minute warning.

- TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OAK CLIFF. Bears take advantage of an interception deep in Randle territory, and scores on a 2-yard run from Kenneth Young. (Randle, 13-7 | 6:01, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN RANDLE. It's the first score of the 2026 season for Landen Williams-Callis, a 20-yard run and it's also his 134th career TD. Earlier in the drive, he threw a halfback pass to QB Brady Bratcher. (Randle, 13-0 | 8:47, 2nd)

- Action now moves into the second quarter at Prairie View.

FIRST QUARTER

- FIELD GOAL RANDLE. Lions get a break as SOC shanks a punt. But they can't crack the end zone again, and Ayo Awobokun comes to kick a 36-yard field goal and makes it for his second 3-pointer on the night. (Randle, 6-0 | 2:51, 1st)

- FIELD GOAL RANDLE. Lions reach the red zone before the drive stalls. But they get on the board after a 30-yard field goal from Ayo Awobokun. (Randle, 3-0 | 4:36, 1st)

- SOC picks up a first down on its opening series before having to punt. Randle with the ball for the first time tonight.

- South Oak Cliff wins the toss and elects to receive the opening kickoff.

PREGAME

- One of the top tailbacks in the Class of 2027, Randle senior standout Landen Callis-Williams, is attempting to build off his phenomenal 2026 season.

- Live from Prairie View A&M’s Panther Stadium, it will be a rematch of the past two 5A Division II state title games as Richmond Randle faces South Oak Cliff.

About Richmond Randle

The Lions bring back seven starters on both sides of the ball from last season’s 15-1 squad that fell one game short of repeating as state champs.

Perhaps the most notable returning starter is senior running back Landen Williams-Callis, who recently committed to Texas. Williams-Callis is coming off a stellar junior season in which he rushed for more than 3,500 yards and 60 TDs. But the Lions are more than just him, with players like receiver Kamar Chavez-Brown, defensive tackle Cameron Hypolite and defensive back Julian Gerena.

About South Oak Cliff

In last season’s 5A DII title game, the Golden Bears ran past Randle, 35-19, for their third state title in the past five seasons.

The Golden Bears have reloaded for another run at UIL State, but will be returning four starters on both sides of the ball. SOC, however, does return quarterback Jayden Williams, who threw for 2,742 yards and 28 TDs.

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BUCK RINGGOLD

Buck Ringgold is a veteran high school sportswriter with extensive experience covering sports in Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. He is a longtime contributor to High School On SI.

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