Plano East finishes off undefeated season with basketball state title

Plano East wins 6A boys basketball state title

The Plano East Panthers are back in North Texas after winning the Class 6A state championship over the weekend. It capped off their perfect, undefeated season.

PLANO, Texas - Plano East High School completed a perfect season by bringing home the Class 6A boys basketball state title.

The Panthers became the first-ever undefeated state champions in the UIL’s 6A classification. This is also the first state championship in school history.

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They secured the championship with a 53-41 win over Round Rock Stony Point at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Saturday night.

The game was a rematch for the two teams. They faced off in the championship basketball tournament in Mansfield back in December.

Stony Point's only two losses of the season were to Plano East.

Plano East makes history as first undefeated team

The Plano East boys basketball team won its first-ever state title over the weekend. They're also the first Class 6A team in the state to win the title with an undefeated season.

Head Coach Matt Wester praised the Panthers' hard work and dedication. But he also said their chemistry played a huge role in this achievement.

"A perfect group of kids that were best friends growing up got to play together all the way through, and they got to win their senior year," he said. "The two best teams in Texas for the state championship. It's just exactly the way it's supposed to be."

The team got home from San Antonio on Sunday to a heroes' welcome.

In addition to being Texas' top-ranked team, most national polls ranked Plano East third in the country.

The Panthers finished with a 40-0 record.