Football Preview: Harker Heights Knights vs. Cedar Hill Longhorns
The Harker Heights Knights will take on the Cedar Hill Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harker Heights will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Harker Heights beat Temple 24-14. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Knights' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Wildcats are ranked 218th).
Harker Heights' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hudson Humble led the charge by throwing for 206 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. 98 of Humble's passing yards were hauled in by Kristian Nobles.
Harker Heights didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Temple to a completion percentage of just 47.6%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from seven players: Cooper Howard, Malik McKnight, Ar'Keevian Thomas, Arshawn Spann, Corey McMillan, Jordan Loney, and Eric Young III, who each logged one passes deflected. Given Humble's standout performance, it's clear Temple's secondary just wasn't on the same level.
Pressdon Johnson
| 11/06/25 vs Temple | 8 |
| 10/31/25 @ Shoemaker | 6 |
| 10/17/25 vs Copperas Cove | 5 |
| 10/10/25 @ Bryan | 9 |
| 10/03/25 vs Killeen | 5 |
| + 5 more games |
Harker Heights' defense also made the game a nightmare for the opposing QB, racking up seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Micah Rollins and Pressdon Johnson, who racked up five sacks between them. Johnson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Harker Heights got some further help from Howard: he made 16 total tackles and defended one pass.
Meanwhile, Cedar Hill played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 29-0 defeat at the hands of Duncanville. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Panthers and Pantherettes recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Cedar Hill's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Harker Heights, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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