CEDAR HILL WEEKLY SPORTS REPORT

District 6A-11 Opener

7 p.m. Friday, September 15

Longhorn Stadium

1 Longhorn Way

Cedar Hill, TX 75104

The Cedar Hill High School Football Team closed out non-district competition against #6 Southlake Carroll in its home opener last Friday.

The Longhorns (1-2) lost 31-6, but they were able to take away some positives from the game.

Cedar Hill had nine ball carriers, including Ashton Blake, who had six rushes for 86 yards and his first touchdown of the season.

Here's a photo gallery from the Southlake Carroll game.

Zhaiylen Scott continued to succeed on the offensive side of the ball, with eight carries for a career-high 95 yards. This is the star defensive end's first time playing running back since middle school. Cededrick Castleberry rushed for more than 35 yards for the third consecutive game.

The Longhorns outrushed the Dragons, 272-218, although Carroll outgained Cedar Hill, 398-343 overall.

The Longhorn Defense held the Dragons to 31 points - less than the 63.5 points they'd been averaging through the first two games of the season.

"Statistically, we were in the game with them, but we made key mistakes on big plays," Cedar Hill head football coach Nick Ward said. "Our defense gave up a big run and a big pass. Offensively, we moved the ball on them a little, but we weren't able to complete the drive."

Cedar Hill will face an undefeated opponent for the fourth consecutive week. They'll host Waxahachie in both teams' District 6A-11 Opener.

Last year, WHS defeated Cedar Hill for the first time since 1999.

"They're a good team - at this point, we're treating them like they're Rockwall or Southlake Carroll," Ward said.

Waxahachie was one of the most improved teams in Texas last season under head coach Shane Tolleson. They finished 10-3, reaching the third round of the playoffs, where they lost to Spring Westfield, 10-7. WHS defeated perennial powers Temple and Rockwall in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Waxahachie hasn't slowed down this season, with nine starters who returned. They opened with a 22-16 win at Ennis in a rivalry game and then traveled to Arlington Lamar for a 14-6 victory.

In its home opener last week, Waxahachie defeated Grand Prairie, 41-10.

Ramon McKinney Jr. completed 9 of 14 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown against the Gophers. Ta'Modrick Davis-Robinson had nine carries for 81 yards, and Wade Lemons - younger brother of Cedar Hill Graduate Kendall Lemons - scored a touchdown.

The Cedar Hill High School Volleyball Team won its District Opener, 3-0, over Mansfield Lake Ridge last Friday. Here's a photo gallery from the match.

It's the first time in school history that Cedar Hill has swept Lake Ridge and just the second time they defeated LRHS.

Last season, the Lady Longhorns and Lady Eagles split during the regular season, with Lake Ridge sweeping the playoff tiebreaker game.

Cedar Hill (20-5, 1-0) will face its toughest week of the season so far, visiting Mansfield (15-13, 0-1) on Tuesday and hosting Waxahachie (19-14, 1-0) on Friday.

Cedar Hill Volleyball Schedule (20-5, 1-0)

August 8 vs. Mansfield Summit, W, 3-0 (Home Opener/Season Opener)

August 10 vs. Benbrook, W 3-0 (Crowley Tournament)

August 10 vs. Fort Worth Trimble Tech, W 3-0 (Crowley Tournament)

August 11 vs. Little Elm, W 2-1 (Crowley Tournament)

August 11 vs. Everman, W 3-0 (Crowley Tournament)

August 12 at Crowley, W 2-1 (Crowley Tournament)

August 12 vs. San Angelo Central, L 2-0 (Crowley Tournament)

August 15 vs. Byron Nelson, L 3-1

August 15 vs. Red Oak, W 3-0

August 18 vs. Wink, W 2-1 (San Angelo Tournament)

August 18 at San Angelo TLCA, W 2-0 (San Angelo Tournament)

August 18 vs. El Paso Americas, L 2-0 (San Angelo Tournament)

August 19 vs. Fort Stockton, W 2-0 (San Angelo Tournament)

August 19 vs. El Paso Jefferson, W 2-0 (San Angelo Tournament)

August 19 vs. El Paso Pebble Hills, W 2-0 (San Angelo Tournament)

August 22 at Argyle Liberty Christian, W 3-1

August 24 vs. Emory Rains, W 2-0 (Forney Tournament)

August 24 vs. Gunter, L 2-0 (Forney Tournament)

August 24 vs. Van Alstyne, W 2-0 (Forney Tournament)

August 26 vs. Royse City, L 2-1 (Forney Tournament)

August 26 vs. North Crowley, W 2-0 (Forney Tournament)

August 26 vs. Lufkin, W 2-0 (Forney Tournament)

August 29 vs. Corsicana, W 2-0

September 5 vs. South Grand Prairie, W 3-1

September 8 vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge (District Opener), W 3-0

September 12 at Mansfield, 5:30 p.m.

September 15 vs. Waxahachie, 5:30 p.m.

September 19 vs. Dallas Skyline, 5:30 p.m.

September 22 at Duncanville, 5:30 p.m.

September 26 at DeSoto, 5:30 p.m.

September 29 vs. Mansfield Legacy, 5:30 p.m.

October 3 at Mansfield Lake Ridge, 5:30 p.m.

October 6 vs. Mansfield, 5:30 p.m.

October 10 at Waxahachie, 5:30 p.m.

October 13 at Dallas Skyline, 5:30 p.m.

October 17 vs. Duncanville, 5:30 p.m.

October 20 vs. DeSoto, 5:30 p.m.

October 24 at Mansfield Legacy, 5:30 p.m.

6A-11 STANDINGS

Mansfield 3-0

Waxahachie 3-0

DeSoto 2-0

Duncanville 2-0

Cedar Hill 1-2

Dallas Skyline 1-2

Mansfield Legacy 1-2

Mansfield Lake Ridge 0-3

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Waxahachie at Cedar Hill, 7 p.m.

Dallas Skyline at DeSoto, 7 p.m.

Duncanville at Mansfield Lake Ridge, 7 p.m.

Mansfield at Mansfield Legacy, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY’S RESULT

Mansfield Legacy 35, Dallas Wilson, 30

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

Southlake Carroll 31, Cedar Hill 6

Waxahachie 41, Grand Prairie 10

Rockwall Heath 37, Mansfield Lake Ridge 10

Mansfield 49, South Grand Prairie 29

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Dallas Skyline 42, Frisco Independence 10

DeSoto 54, South Oak Cliff 14

Liberty University sophomore quarterback Kaidon Salter scored four touchdowns in a 33-17 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday. Salter completed 15 of 25 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns. He also had nine carries for 43 yards and two touchdowns for the Flames (2-0), who will visit Buffalo on Saturday. Here's a story about Salter's success at the Virginia-based university. Teammate Amarian Williams had two tackles in the victory.

Salter’s high school teammate, Liberty sophomore cornerback Amarian Williams registered a career-high six tackles for the Flames (1-0), who will host New Mexico State on Saturday.

Sam Houston redshirt sophomore Jadon Cardell – a Collegiate High School Graduate, had eight punts for a career-high 345 yards (43.1 yard average) in a 13-0 loss to Air Force at NRG Stadium in Houston.

The Bearkats (0-2) will return to Houston on September 23 to play the University of Houston.

Kentucky junior offensive lineman Courtland Ford played in the Wildcats' 28-17 win over Eastern Kentucky. The Wildcats (2-0) will host Akron on Saturday.

Kamdyn Benjamin finished with two catches for seven yards in a loss at #8 Washington. The Golden Hurricane (1-1) will host Oklahoma on Saturday.

• Jackson State Graduate Student Morghan Chambers finished with seven kills and three digs in a 3-2 victory over Southeast Missouri last Friday in Lake Charles, Louisiana. JSU (3-4) will face UC San Diego on Friday in Nashville.
• TCU Graduate Student Brianna Green, a Collegiate High School Graduate who graduated from the University of Denver, finished with 14 kills over three matches at a tournament in College Station. The Horned Frogs (4-4) will host Hawaii on Thursday.

The Cedar Hill High School Boys Cross Country Team finished fifth at the Castleberry Clash last Friday in Fort Worth. Senior Bruce Turner finished seventh out of 75 competitors with a time of 17:20.77. Teammate Manuel Barraza was 29th (18:46.50).

The Cross Country Teams will compete at the Mansfield Legacy Invitational on Friday.

CEDAR HILL CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

September 15 at Mansfield Legacy Invitational

September 22 at Prowl In The Park (Fort Worth)

September 29 at Ken Gaston “Race At The Lake” Invitational

October 13 6A-11 District Meet