Plano's Josh Benson intercepts a pass intended for Jesuit receiver Patrick O'Neal in the second quarter.
Plano's place in the state playoffs came down to the Wildcats' final regular-season game. And it was Plano's traditionally strong defense which led the way for the Wildcats to get in. Plano shut down Jesuit, 21-12, at Haggar Stadium to clinch the fourth and final playoff berth in District 8-5A. Photos Blog: High schools Fri. results More: Football
11/01/2009Denton Ryan vs. Denton Guyer 7 p.m. Thursday at Denton's C.H. Collins Complex10/24/2009Plano 24, McKinney Boyd 16 Conner Michelsen came off the bench to pass for 172 yards and a touchdown as Plano stopped McKinney Boyd on the 19-yard line with 1:27 left to hang on for a District 8-5A victory.10/17/2009Allen's offense doesn't ease up Matt Brown did slip, once. The Allen quarterback fell to the turf near the goal line, and the Eagles had to settle for a field goal. So it wasn't a perfect game. 10/10/2009Plano West 30, Plano 20 Plano West didn't need another offensive explosion to win at Clark Stadium. Plano West scored touchdowns in the third quarter and early in the fourth, putting the game away.10/08/2009Notable games: Plano West vs. Plano Both teams had big victories last week. 10/03/2009Plano 27, Wylie 20 Plano broke up Noah Cheshier's fourth-down pass with a 1:09 left in the game to preserve the 8-5A victory at Pirate Stadium.09/26/2009Plano East 38, Plano 14 Plano East rolled up 244 yards on the ground and forced four turnovers in a dominating victory over rival Plano at Clark Stadium.09/19/2009Temple edges past Plano with late field goal Temple's Lache Seastrunk showed on the game's second play why he's one of the nation's top recruits.09/16/2009Cross country spotlight: Plano's Rachel Johnson Johnson ran a personal best of 18:07 for five kilometers last Saturday, winning the elite race at the Southlake Carroll Invitational. 09/05/2009Power trio leads DeSoto over Plano, 45-15 Plano featured one of the best offensive trios in the state last season. But now it's DeSoto's turn.08/30/2009Euless Trinity vs. Bingham (Utah) 10:30 a.m. Monday at Cowboys Stadium09/11/2009High school staffs watch vigilantly for game-day storms Technology provides tools to determine whether lightning is close enough to pose a threat
