Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas) soccer hoisted the championship trophy to tie a bow on a most outstanding turnaround: Led by head coach Jason Witten, the staff accomplished its undefeated 2023 season with a championship solely two years faraway from a two-win season.
With the 52-10 victory over Regents (Austin, Texas) on Friday, Liberty Christian received the TAPPS Divison II state championship, the soccer program’s first title since 2007.
Junior working again Chase Garnett scored three touchdowns on 23 carries for 185 yards, bringing his season totals to 1,743 speeding yards and 31 complete touchdowns, 29 of which got here on the bottom. UConn quarterback commit Cole Welliver handed for 3 touchdowns, bringing his season numbers to three,082 passing yards, 50 touchdowns and solely three interceptions.
“These youngsters have taught me a lot. For this reason I fell in love with the sport as a child,” Witten stated in an interview with CBS Information Texas after the sport.
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Witten, the previous Dallas Cowboys tight finish, has been head coach of the staff for 3 years now. After successful two video games in his first season, the identical quantity because the yr earlier than, Liberty flipped its report to 10-2 in his second yr earlier than going undefeated in yr three.
With 14 wins this season, Liberty Christian broke its report set within the 12-1 championship yr in 2007, in keeping with USA TODAY.
Witten’s sons CJ, a junior linebacker, and Cooper, a freshman defensive again and vast receiver, each performed key roles on the staff this yr, amongst staff leaders in tackles and tackles for loss. CJ was a staff chief in sacks whereas Cooper had a pair of interceptions.
In accordance with MaxPreps, Jason Witten isn’t the one championship coach within the household. His brother Shawn Witten received a pair titles at Elizabethton (Tenn.), the alma mater of the 2.