The Lufkin Panthers had never won a state title in their history of HS Football and now were one game away from returning to a place they hadn't even been to since 1943. The Panthers, down 23-21 with less than a minute to go in the state semi-final game againist Euless Trinity, pulled an unbelieveable played and got into the endzone and moved onto become the 2001 State Champions the next week.
