High school football Top 25 Preseason Early Contenders: No. 5 Cedar Hill

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Head coach: Joey McGuire

2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 9-2, UIL 6A-2 first round (No. 197)

Last decade: 112-26, three state championships

Star power: QB Avery Davis (232, Notre Dame), WRs Charleston Rambo (243, Oklahoma), Camron Buckley (321) and Jaylon Jackson (304, Colorado), RB Kaegun Williams (352), LB Dimitri Moore (520)

Even more: Running back Marquise Forman (5-foot-6, 165 pounds) and athlete Josh Fleeks (6-0, 185) give McGuire more game-breakers and center Zion Byrd (6-3, 315), tight end Parker Cupp (6-4, 250), offensive lineman Donovan Runnels (6-4, 280) and defensive lineman Shabazz Dotson (6-4, 265) add loads of beef.



See the Cedar Hill preseason Top 25 photo shoot gallery

Game to watch: Season opener at home against No. 3 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), Aug. 27

Briefly: In all, Cedar Hill returns 16 starters. … Many are calling it the most talented Cedar Hill team ever. … Another big showdown game is with No. 8 DeSoto (Texas) on Sept. 23.

See a full preview of the Longhorns on June 29.