Llano Yellowjackets heading to state semifinals after historic win against Edna
The Llano High School football team is heading to the semifinals of the 2025 University Interscholastic League Championships after a historic win against the Edna Cowboys on Friday, Dec. 5.
The Yellowjackets (13-1 overall, 5-0 district) beat the Cowboys (10-4 overall, 6-1 district) in a 38-35 game, marking the team’s first victory over Edna in program history. This will only be the second time ever that Llano has made it to the state semifinals, the first being in 2020.
Llano next faces the Yoakum Bulldogs (12-2 overall, 3-1 district) in the semifinals, set for 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12 at The Pfield, 1440 W. Pecan Street in Pflugerville. Get your tickets to the game and more details at this link.
Llano had previously lost to Edna in the quarterfinals on two different occasions, in 2022 and 2024.
“It was nice to get a win over Edna,” Llano head coach Matt Green told DailyTrib. “Man, I can’t tell a lie, it’s pretty great.”
The Yellowjackets pulled off a cinematic victory on Friday, winning the game despite heading into the fourth quarter down 23 to 35 against the Cowboys. Llano racked up 15 points in that final quarter and held Edna to zero.
“From the stands, both sides probably thought we were in trouble going into the fourth,” Green said, recalling the game. “I think on the inside you’re churning, but I’ve done it so long, there is a calmness in that storm where you’re figuring things out.”
Now, Green is focused on the game against the Bulldogs.
“We definitely do not feel invincible, but we do feel blessed to be in the semifinals,” he said. “We’re focused on trying to play the best football we can against Yoakum. I don’t want our kids looking ahead. That’s a natural reaction, it’s easy to say ‘you win this one, you’re in the finals’ but we want this to be a one game season.”
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