Cedar Hill (Texas) at South Oak Cliff (Dallas)
Jordan Stevenson will lead South Oak Cliff in a big Texas matchup against No. 1 Cedar Hill.
Photo by Robbie Rakestraw
The nation's No. 1 team could have its hands full right away when it opens up the season Saturday night against one of Texas' most talent-rich teams. As a top contender in Texas' newly formed Class 6A, top-ranked Cedar Hill will have an edge in depth against 5A South Oak Cliff, but the overall comparison in front-line college talent is about even. Both teams have at least 10 seniors expected to sign with FBS colleges. Cedar Hill returns eight offensive starters from last year's 5A/Division II championship team, including LSU-committed quarterback
Justin McMillan and
Damarkus Lodge, a 6-2, 190-pound Texas A&M recruit rated the fifth-best receiver in the Class of 2015 by 247Sports. South Oak Cliff has 14 total starters returning from its winningest team since 1970. Senior running back
Jordan Stevenson (a Texas recruit) ran for over 2,000 yards and 18 scores as the Bears went 11-2.
This game will be featured on Qwixcore, featuring live scoring updatesJust the facts: South Oak Cliff hopes to become the first Dallas Independent School District team to win a state football champion in any classification since Carter (Dallas) won Class 5A in 1988 (but was later stripped of its title). A movie about that team, "Carter High," is scheduled to be released in 2015. … Cedar Hill has averaged 11 wins per season and won two state championships since 2006.
Mitch Stephens: Cedar Hill 42, South Oak Cliff 20
Kevin Askeland: Cedar Hill 45, South Oak Cliff 21
Jamie DeMoney: Cedar Hill 47, South Oak Cliff 27
Stephen Spiewak: Cedar Hill 35, South Oak Cliff 17
Leland Gordon: Cedar Hill 50, South Oak Cliff 29
Colin Ward-Henninger: Cedar Hill 49, South Oak Cliff 21
