Frisco Heritage Wins First UIL Boys Basketball State Title in Frisco ISD History

Five-star Duke signee Bryson Howard punctuated his high school career with a 28-point, 15-rebound double-double Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, powering Frisco Heritage to a 60-47 victory over defending champion Beaumont West Brook and delivering the first UIL boys basketball state title in Frisco ISD history.

Heritage, ranked at the top of the Class 5A standings for much of the season, dethroned the Bruins in the 5A Division I championship game to become the only Frisco ISD school ever to reach, let alone win, a UIL boys basketball state final. SMU signee Cameron Lomax finished with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists alongside Howard to give Heritage a two-headed offensive force that West Brook had no answer for.

The Coyotes broke the game open in the second quarter. After a six-point margin through one period, Heritage closed the half on a 12-0 run that left West Brook scoreless for the final 5:20 before the break, building a 30-13 halftime lead. The Bruins responded with a 12-0 run of their own in the third quarter to cut the deficit to nine, but Howard answered with a monster dunk off a steal and then a follow-up alley-oop on the next possession after a second steal, steadying Heritage for good. The Coyotes were in the bonus with 47.5 seconds left in the third quarter and never surrendered control, closing at 60-47.

Senior Zion Minja contributed an efficient nine points on 3-of-3 shooting with three rebounds. Elijah Garrett, a senior guard for West Brook, scored 17 points and three rebounds but the Bruins struggled to generate consistent offense beyond him.

"This was the goal," Heritage coach Jibran Kelley said. "It's something we wanted to do, get back and get to this game and win it, so I'm proud of all my guys."

Lomax's path to the championship was not a straight line. He initially transferred to Oak Cliff Faith Family for his senior year before returning to Heritage ahead of the regular season, a decision that set the stage for one of the area's most dominant individual seasons: 26.2 points per game. "Me leaving and then coming back, I had to have a conversation with Bryson," Lomax said. "He welcomed me with open arms."

The reunion paid off for both players and for Heritage's first-year claim on state hardware. "It's definitely a blessing to be in this position, especially being the first to do it in our city," Lomax said. "We had the whole city behind us."

Heritage's run to the title came one year after the Coyotes lost 77-71 to Birdville in the 5A Division I semifinals in 2025, ending a season that had carried its own championship expectations. Saturday's win completed what that team could not, and made Heritage the fourth Dallas-area boys program to capture a title at the 2026 UIL state championships, joining three Dallas ISD schools that won crowns on Friday.