Midlothian couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Cedar Hill Longhorns on Friday, falling 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Longhorns are ranked eighth).
Beau Wendel rushed for 42 yards.
Brendyn Jackson was his top target, picking up 48 receiving yards. On the ground,
Justice Roberts rushed for 44 yards.
Dayshun Reese was nothing short of spectacular for Cedar Hill: he rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Juelz Carter, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Midlothian will face off against Ennis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cedar Hill, they will head out to challenge Allen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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