You can watch this game live on the NFHS Network. Neither Paradise nor Kountze has a state title but that will change by Friday morning. Paradise is unranked, while Kountze was No. 5 in the final regular season TABC poll heading into this championship game.

Kountze, a program with seven state semifinal appearances since 1972, claimed its first state championship in its first state appearance since the 2006 season. The Lionettes held the Panthers to 24% from the field while shooting 8 of 22 (36%) from the three-point line.

Read more about the Eula Pirates' clash against the Broaddus Bulldogs during the 1A DI UIL Girls Basketball State Championship game at the Alamodome.