
Matt McCrane (center) converted both of his field goals attempts in the UFL championship game and all five in the postseason (Contributed photo)
Brownwood High School graduate Matt McCrane and the D.C. Defenders captured the UFL championship, 58-34, over the Michigan Panthers Saturday night in St. Louis.
McCrane kicked field goals of 22 and 38 yards in the championship victory, making him 5 of 5 on efforts in the postseason.
The week prior, during the Defenders’ 36-18 victory over the St. Louis Battlehawks that clinched a berth in the championship game, McCrane drilled field goals of 34, 41, and 32 yards.
During the regular season, McCrane has booted 14 of 20 field goals with a long of 53 yards, while recording eight touchbacks on kickoffs. McCrane converted a league-high four field goals in a game against the Birmingham Stallions on March 30 and three in a game against the Memphis Showboats on April 5.