DeSoto shows power against Douglass at Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic

ARLINGTON, Texas – The first play from scrimmage on Monday for Douglass (Oklahoma City) resulted in a fumbled handoff that DeSoto (Texas) recovered. Fortunately for Douglass, that wasn't an indication that mistakes would cost it a victory at the Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic.

But unfortunately for Douglass, mistakes weren't the problem in its 63-0 loss to DeSoto at Cowboys Stadium in the Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic. The problem was that DeSoto, No. 25 in MaxPreps' Xcellent 25 rankings, was so big, fast and physically dominant that Douglass was little more than a speed bump on the Eagles' drag strip.

"We were shocked," said DeSoto linebacker Alex Lyons, who is orally committed to Kansas State. "We knew we would come out with a win, but we didn't think it would be like this."

Few people would've guessed it would be so lopsided. Douglass (0-1) was the Oklahoma 4A state champion last season and entered the game with a 12-game winning streak, but the mismatch was obvious from the start. Douglass, with an enrollment of 543, couldn't compete with the quality and quantity of athletes at DeSoto (2-0), which has an enrollment of 2,750.



This also might be the best team ever for DeSoto, which is loaded with big-time recruits such as Lyons, defensive end Michael Richardson (Texas A&M commit) and cornerbacks Bryson Echols (Texas) and Jalen Mills (LSU).

Those stars are part of a defense that has allowed only three points in two games. And on Labor Day, the defense didn't seem to labor much as it held Douglass to 49 total yards – less than a yard per play. DeSoto forced nine punts, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.

"The expectations for our defense are very high," DeSoto coach Claude Mathis said. "Our defense has got to keep us in ballgames, and that's what they're doing right now."

There was nothing that could keep Douglass in the game, especially as DeSoto's offense ripped off big plays. Raheem Wilson threw touchdown passes to Ridge Jones (40 yards), Devin Rushing (27 yards) and Dontre Wilson (33 yards), and five DeSoto touchdowns were scored on plays of more than 25 yards. Another touchdown came on an 81-yard kickoff return by Zack White.

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A sluggish, defense-dominated game for three quarters got wild with four fourth-quarter touchdowns in the last game of the Herbstreit Classic quadrupleheader. Cedar Hill (Texas) ended up outlasting Denton Guyer 24-21.

Cedar Hill (1-1) bounced to a 17-7 lead early in the fourth quarter on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Andre Anderson to Damion Hobbs, but Guyer (1-1) struck back on a 42-yard pass from Jerrod Heard to Lance Cullum with 9:22 left.



A 46-yard scoring pass from Anderson to Laquvionte Gonzales was followed by Heard's 66-yard TD pass to Ellis Jefferson with 6:20 left, capping four touchdowns in a little more than four minutes.

Cedar Hill then drained the clock with a final drive that included a pair of big third-down conversions.

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Skyline (Dallas) had five turnovers and was still never threatened in the second game of the day at Cowboys Stadium, beating Cocoa (Fla.) 36-20. That's how suffocating Skyline's defense was as the Raiders (2-0) won an interstate matchup for the second straight week.

Skyline, which beat Memphis (Tenn.) Ridgeway last week, held Cocoa to only 39 yards rushing on 30 carries. Cocoa (0-2), which had won 38 straight games before losing last week, finished with 223 total yards.

After Cocoa took a 7-0 lead with a 95-yard kickoff return, Skyline took control with its defense, the running of David Greene (10 carries,119 yards, 2 TDs) and the efficient passing of Devante Kincade (14 of 17 for 171 yards). Skyline star receivers Thomas Johnson (Texas commit) and Tray Rabon (Kansas State) combined for 10 catches for 132 yards.

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Running back Russell Hansbrough, who is committed to Arizona State, rushed 13 times for 169 yards and two touchdowns as Bowie (Arlington, Texas) (2-0) rolled to a 36-6 win over Karr (New Orleans) in the opening game of the quadrupleheader at Cowboys Stadium.

Edna Karr (0-2), which was a 4A state finalist in Louisiana last season, turned the ball over six times against Bowie's fast and ferocious defense. Karr finished with 215 total yards, 67 of which came on its lone touchdown: a 67-yard pass from Jazmen Riley to Rasheed Davis.