Meekins carries Nocona to win over San Saba in Texas UIL girls basketball 2A-I state final: live updates recap

Lubbock Christian signee Megyn Meekins scores 30 points to lead Lady Indians to 1st title

Cody Thorn | Feb 27, 2025

Nocona's Megyn Meekins shoots a basket during the Class 2A Division I state championship girls basketball game on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. / Angela Piazza/USA Today Network via Caller-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Lubbock Christian University signee Megyn Meekins nearly led Nocona to a title last year, falling on a buzzer beater.

The 5-foot-6 guard made sure there was no close game this year as the Lady Indians rolled past San Saba, 54-37, in the Class 2A Division I finals on Thursday night.

It was the first state title for Nocona after losing last year’s Class 2 finals on a last-second shot by Martin’s Mill.

Meekins finished with 30 points, hitting four 3-pointers, and going 12-for-27 from the field. She also had 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals — securing championship game MVP honors.

Meekins, who surpassed 3,000 career points earlier this month, helped the Lady Indians (32-6) overcome an early second-quarter deficit and build a 20-11 lead at halftime by scoring 8 in the second quarter.

“What you see out here is because she's putting in so much work on her own and she means everything to our program,” Nocona coach Kyle Spitzer said. “We go as she goes. And she's been doing stuff like this all year long.”

At one point in the game, she had 18 points — which was 6 more than San Saba (32-7) had at that point in the third quarter.

The Armadillos were down by 16 points at one point in the third but by early in the fourth had crawled back within six points, 35-29.

A half-minute later, the game was all but over.

Nocona girls rebound after last year’s rough loss at UILState to claim three 2025 state title. @Hull_TRN #UILState pic.twitter.com/GopNZ8JEkh
— Quinton Martinez (@qmartinez) February 28, 2025

Aubree Kleinhans hit a 3-pointer and Meekins added two more buckets and the two-possession game was quickly 42-29.

Kleinhans finished with a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds.

San Saba had two in double figures. Cinzle Stanton had a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds, while Chassidy Gonzales had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Nocona hit 9 of 24 3-pointers — 37.5% — while San Saba was 3-for-20 from behind the arc, which included an 0-for-12 through the third quarter.

HOW TO WATCH NOCONA (31-6) VS. SAN SABA (32-6)

What: UIL Class 2 Division I championship game

When: 7 p.m., Feb. 27

Where: Alamodome, San Antonio

How to watch the live stream online: You can watch this game live on the NFHS Network.

PREGAME PREVIEW

The winner of this title game will secure the first state title in program history.

Nocona, located just south of the Red River near the Texas-Oklahoma border, didn’t have to wait a long time to return to the state finals.

The Lady Indians were in the 2A finals last year and lost 44-42 to Ben Wheeler Martin’s Mill on a buzzer-beater.

That was the second title berth and the first since Nocona was in the 1-2A finals in the 1952-53 season but they are 0-2 in the finals.

No. 8-ranked Nocona has won 16 games in a row, including a 46-41 win over No. 2-ranked Panhandle on Monday in Breckenridge. Megyn Meekins led the Lady Indians with a game-high 36 points in the win.

Nocono outlasted Muenster, 64-62, in double overtime in the regional finals. Regan Phipps hit two late free throws to ice that win.

Three of Nocona’s six losses have come against fellow finalists: Paradise, Jim Ned and Farwell.

No. 14-ranked San Saba has been in the Class 2A finals twice, 2011 and 2022, but failed to win either.

The Armadillos take a 17-game winning streak into the finals and haven’t lost since Dec. 27, 2024. San Saba beat LaRue LaPoynor, 67-49, on Monday.

Nocona vs. San Saba, Texas UIL girls 2A-II state final; scoring, updates

FIRST QUARTER

2-2 early but slow after that more than 4 minutes without a bucket for either team

Cinzlea Stanton with a 3-point play to break the tie. San Saba up 5-2 with 1:58 left in 1st

Megyn Meekins with a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Nocona takes its first lead of the game with 1 second left.

NOCONA BEATS THE BUZZER!

The Lady Indians bank in a three to end the first and go up 7-5. 👀

Watch on the @NFHSNetwork.@IndianAthletics #UILState #TXHSGBB pic.twitter.com/owYltketVu
— Dave Campbell's Texas Football — TexasFootball.com (@dctf) February 28, 2025

End of 1st: Nocona 7, San Saba 5

SECOND QUARTER

Chassidy Gonzales scored twice and San Saba is ahead 9-7 with 5:55 to go in 2nd

San Saba calls a timeout with 5:46 to go after they force a turnover

Meekins and Aubree Kleinhans hits back-to-back 3s -- 30 seconds apart -- and the Armadillos are up 13-9 with just over 4 minutes left

Meekins banks in a 3. She has 11 and Nocona leads 16-11 with 3:15 left

San Saba with a 2 on 1 fastbreak and don't convert. Reagan Phipps scores for Nocona and extends lead to 18-11.

San Saba calls timeout with 2:27 left in 2nd

End of 2nd quarter: Nocona 20, San Saba 11

THIRD QUARTER

Meekins with a floater to extend Nocona lead. 5 1/2 minutes left in the 3rd

Bayler Smith and Meekins hits back-to-back 3s for Nocona. It's now 28-12 and San Saba calls a timeout. Meekins has 18 points and is 4-for-4 on 3s.

By comparison, San Saba is 0-for-11 on 3s

Stanton hits the 1st three for San Saba on team's 13 attempt; Nocona leads 32-20

Stanton with two more buckets for the 'Dillos. Nocona up 35-24 with 13 seconds left

End of 3rd: Nocona 35, San Saba 24

FOURTH QUARTER

Gonzales and Olivia Sebastian scores quickly for San Saba here in 4th. It is now 35-29 and the Armadillos are right back in the game

Just like that, the Lady Indians are back in control. in a 25-second span, Kleinhans, Meekins and Meekins scored. It is now 42-29 after it was just a 6-point game a few seconds ago.

Meekins with 2 more buckets. It's 46-32 with 3 1/2 minutes left.

Kleinhans hits a 3-pointer with less than 3 minutes to play. Lady Indians up 49-34. Nocona is 9 for 24 on 3s -- 37.5%