Tyler High earns spot in 7-on-7 state tournament

Published 9:04 pm Friday, June 18, 2021

Tyler's Derrick McFall prepares to catch the ball Saturday at the Tyler 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament at Lindsey Park.

Tyler High rolled through pool play on Friday night in the Keller Fossil Ridge 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament.

Then in the state-qualifying round, the Lions took a 34-32 win over Keller Timber Creek to grab a berth at the state tournament.



Tyler will compete in the Texas 7-on-7 State Tournament June 25-26 in College Station.

The Lions opened with a 26-14 win over Frisco on Friday. They then took a 39-21 victory over Princeton.

Rockwall-Heath defeated Princeton 38-7 and Frisco 33-19 to set up a matchup with Tyler to move into the state-qualifying round.

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Tyler rolled through Rockwall-Heath by a score of 42-18.

Midlothian grabbed the other state spot on Friday with a 31-19 win over Arlington.