Steele (Cibolo, Texas) at DeSoto (Texas)
Jaylen Harris seeks to lead his Aledo team over
File photo by Leslie Johnson
Thursday night's tilt features two teams expected to be top title contenders when Texas' first Class 6A state playoffs begin in November. The game will be played at Baylor's newly christened McLane Stadium, which is a near midpoint between schools separated by nearly 250 miles. No. 10 DeSoto (3-0) has won 23 consecutive regular games, almost all by huge margins. Last week, the Eagles steamrolled South Oak Cliff (Dallas), 53-13. Sophomore
Jaylin Nelson started in place of injured fellow sophomore
Tristen Wallace and accounted for more than 250 total yards and seven touchdowns. In contrast, Steele (3-0) struggled offensively in a 10-3 win against O'Connor (Helotes) last week. But the Knights' defense continued to impress. The unit hasn't allowed a touchdown all season.
Just the facts: Steele played its first varsity season in 2006 but already has won 10 or more games six times and captured a state championship in 2010. … Steele has played only one other team from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in its history. It was the Knights' 24-21 win over Guyer (Denton) in the 2010 Class 5A/Division 2 state final.
Mitch Stephens: DeSoto 35, Steele 24
Kevin Askeland: DeSoto 35, Steele 7
Jamie DeMoney: Steele 27, DeSoto 24
Stephen Spiewak: DeSoto 46, Steele 40
Leland Gordon: DeSoto 43, Steele 20
Colin Ward-Henninger: DeSoto 35, Steele 21
