CEDAR HILL WEEKLY SPORTS REPORT

7 p.m. Friday

Longhorn Stadium

1 Longhorn Way

Cedar Hill, TX 75104

A single week can make a big difference.

The Cedar Hill High School Football Team proved that on Friday with a dominant performance in a 33-2 victory against defending 6A-9 Champion Arlington Martin at Choctaw Stadium. Here's a photo gallery of the victory.

The Longhorns (1-1) scored the first win of the Nick Ward Era just six days after a 56-21 season-opening loss to Rockwall in the Jerry Jones Classic.

"It feels good to get the first win - we hired a good staff," Ward said. "We're happy about the one, but we're on to the next one. Something kind of clicked, and the kids matured after the Rockwall loss. They came together and understood a lot of the changes that we had to make. They stepped it up."

Senior quarterback Jaylon Thomas finished with four touchdowns – two passing and two rushing. Thomas, who transferred to Cedar Hill from Mesquite Horn, completed 10 of 14 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns – both to senior wide receiver Le’Keldrick Bridges (three catches for 47 yards).

Thomas also had six carries for 59 yards and two scores. He now has 100 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on the season.

Senior Zhaiylen Scott, a Division I prospect at defensive end, finished with six carries for a career-high 103 yards and a touchdown (his third of the season). Cedederick Castleberry (12-56) and Mark Brown (three carries for 49 yards) combined for more than 100 yards. Castleberry has 112 rushing yards on the season.

Cedric Mills caught three passes for 48 yards.

Cedar Hill outgained the Warriors (0-2), 430-73, including 125-23 through the air and 305-50 on the ground. The Longhorns had 20 first downs to Martin’s seven. They also capitalized on two Martin red zone turnovers in the first half.

Just one year ago, the Longhorns lost to Martin, 44-6.

The Longhorns snapped a five-game road losing streak that dated back to October 2021. They also kept a playoff-caliber opponent out of the end zone for the first time since a November 2021 win over Bryan.

Cedar Hill improved to 3-0 at Choctaw Stadium, after winning at the Texas Rangers’ former ballpark twice during the 2020 season.

The Longhorns will play #8 Southlake Carroll (2-0) in their home opener at 7 p.m. Friday, September 8.

"Facing Southlake Carroll is almost equivalent to playing a Duncanville or DeSoto - they're a big passing team and traditionally, their defense is very good," Ward said.

Southlake Carroll (2-0) enters Friday's game as the #8 Team in Dave Campbell's Texas Football Class 6A Rankings. The defending District 6A-4 Champions have outscored their first two opponents, 127-36.

Last week, the Dragons defeated Flower Mound -- whom the Longhorns scrimmaged last month - by a score of 57-15.

Carroll finished 13-1 last season, with its only loss coming to Denton Guyer in the State Quarterfinals.

Defensive lineman Dustan Mark had three sacks and a recovered a fumble against the Marauders. Quarterback Graham Knowles completed 15 of 23 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown and had three carries for 16 yards and two scores.

Cedar Hill's last victory over the Dragons was in 2014 (62-42) en route to the program's third State Championship.

The Cedar Hill High School Volleyball Team will look to carry the momentum of its non-district success when the Lady Longhorns (18-5) open District 6A-11 Competition on Friday vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge.

Last season, Cedar Hill earned its first-ever victory over Lake Ridge. The two teams tied for fourth place in the district, and the Lady Eagles won the play-in game to reach the playoffs.

Lake Ridge is 15-14 this season.

Before the Lake Ridge match, the Lady Longhorns will have one last non-district game -- on Tuesday vs. South Grand Prairie (8-14).

Cedar Hill Volleyball Schedule (18-5)

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, 6:30 p.m.

September 8 vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge, 5:30 p.m. (District Opener)

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.

DISTRICT 6A-11 STANDINGS

Duncanville 2-0

Mansfield 2-0

Waxahachie 2-0

DeSoto 1-0

Cedar Hill 1-1

Dallas Skyline 0-2

Mansfield Lake Ridge 0-2

Mansfield Legacy 0-2

THURSDAY’S GAME

Mansfield Legacy at Dallas Wilson, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Southlake Carroll at Cedar Hill, 7 p.m.

Grand Prairie at Waxahachie, 7 p.m.

Rockwall Heath at Mansfield Lake Ridge, 7 p.m.

Mansfield at South Grand Prairie, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Dallas Skyline at Frisco Independence, 11 a.m.

DeSoto at South Oak Cliff, 5 p.m.

AUGUST 31 RESULTS

Fort Worth Boswell 66 at Mansfield Lake Ridge 42

Garland Lakeview Centennial 24 at Dallas Skyline 22

Crowley 29 vs. Mansfield Legacy 3

SEPTEMBER 1 RESULTS

Cedar Hill 33 at Arlington Martin 2

Mansfield 39 vs. Mansfield Summit 37

Waxahachie 14 at Arlington Lamar 6

SEPTEMBER 2 RESULT

Duncanville 44, Rockledge (Florida) 0

A trio of players from the Cedar Hill High School UIL Class 6A Division 2020 State Runner-Up Team opened their respective college football seasons with stellar performances.

Liberty University sophomore quarterback Kaidon Salter completed 11 of 20 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns in the Flames’ 34-24 season-opening win over Bowling Green. He also had 19 carries for 82 yards.

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.

Across the country in Provo, Utah, Sam Houston redshirt sophomore Jadon Cardell – a Collegiate High School Graduate, had 10 punts for a career-high 425 yards (42.5 yard average) in a 14-0 loss at BYU. Teammate, redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Matthew Aribisala, who graduated in 2020, had two tackles.

Another member of the 2020 State Runner-Up Team, Freshman defensive lineman Syncere Massey finished with three tackles and a half-sack in Abilene Christian’s 31-11 win over Northern Colorado. ACU (1-0) will travel to Prairie View A&M on Saturday.

The Bearkats (0-1) will play Air Force on Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston (home of the Houston Texans).

Kentucky junior offensive lineman Courtland Ford, who graduated in 2020, made his Southeastern Conference debut in a 44-14 win over Ball State. The Wildcats (1-0) will host Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.

Oklahoma State redshirt senior defensive lineman Xavier Ross had two tackles and a sack in the Cowboys’ 27-13 win over Central Arkansas. OSU (1-0) will visit Arizona State on Saturday.

Seattle Storm Power Forward Joyner Holmes will return to DFW on Friday when her team faces the Dallas Wings at the College Park Center in Arlington. Holmes is averaging 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds this season.

• Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Graduate Student Makenzie Chambers, a transfer from Central Florida, had eight kills and two digs in a 3-1 win over Radford on Saturday. VCU is 3-2 and faces New Hampshire on Friday in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
• TCU Graduate Student Brianna Green, a Collegiate High School Graduate who graduated from the University of Denver, led the Horned Frogs (2-3) with six kills in a 3-0 win over North Florida. TCU will play Northern Iowa on Thursday in College Station.

The Cedar Hill High School Cross Country Team will compete in Fort Worth for the second straight week. This week's meet will be the Castleberry Clash.

CEDAR HILL CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

September 8 at Castleberry Clash at Camp Carter Invitational (Fort Worth)

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

Cedar Hill ISD would like to thank Nicole Young of Credit Union of Texas (CUTX) for being a Longhorn Stadium Scoreboard Sponsor this year!