It's pretty clear the voting for the Associated Press' Class 3A All-State team occurred before the playoffs.
The four teams that have played (Prosper and La Vega in Division I) or will play (Carthage and Celina in Division II) for the state championships had just one representative between them on the first-team: Carthage RB Dwight Smith, who shared those honors with three other players, including the Offensive Player of the Year, Chapel Hill running back Matthew Tucker.
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