CEDAR HILL WEEKLY SPORTS REPORT

7 p.m. Friday

Choctaw Stadium

1000 Ballpark Way

Arlington, TX 76011

The Cedar Hill High School Football Team (0-1) will look to bounce back from a 56-21 season opening defeat against Rockwall with a trip to Arlington Martin (0-1) at 7 p.m. Friday.

"There was kind of a domino effect with our mistakes, and Rockwall is not the type of team where you can make mistakes and expect to beat them," Cedar Hill head football coach Nick Ward said. "We have to build our kids' confidence, and it's a process."

The defending 6A-8 Champions finished 10-2 last season, including a 44-6 win at Cedar Hill last September.

Friday will be a matchup of two first-year head coaches looking for their first victory - Nick Ward (Cedar Hill) and Chad Rives (Martin).

Against Rockwall, senior Zhaiylen Scott - a highly recruited defensive end - scored two of the Longhorns' three touchdowns. They were the first offensive touchdowns of his career. Scott had six carries for 39 yards - about one-fifth of the Longhorns' 203 rushing yards. Cedar Hill outgained the Yellowjackets, 202-163 on the ground but were outgained 378-231, overall.

Cedederick Castleberry led nine Longhorn ballcarriers with 10 carries for 56 years, Zaccai Dotson had six carries for 41 yards. and quarterback Jaylon Thomas -- a transfer from Mesquite Horn -- had 10 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown in his Cedar Hill debut. Ward said he has confidence in Thomas as the Longhorns' starting quarterback.

Cedar Hill forced two turnovers in the loss but gave the ball up five times.

Arlington Martin finished 10-2 last season, with its only losses coming against Allen (27-16) and Lewisville (10-0) - in the second round of the playoffs.

Martin scored a 39-31 victory over Lake Travis in in the 2022 season opener, but the Warriors fell to the Cavaliers, 13-6, in the season opener, last week. It was only the third time in their past 13 games that the Warriors scored fewer than 30 points.

Travis outgained Martin, 408-174. Martin quarterback Tristan Bittle threw for a touchdown pass on his only passing attempt - a 52-yard connection with Brody Williams in the third quarter. The Cavaliers responded with 13 points in the fourth quarter.

"It's no different than playing a Rockwall," Cedar Hill head football coach Nick Ward said. "Martin has a little more tradition than Rockwall. We have to be able to step up to the challenge no matter who it is."

The Cedar Hill High School Volleyball Team captured the Gold Bracket Consolation Tournament in Forney over the weekend.

The Lady Longhorns (15-5) scored a 3-1 victory at Argyle Liberty Christian - one of the top parochial school volleyball programs in Texas.

Cedar Hill has just two more matches before District 6A-11 Competition begins. The Lady Longhorns will host Corsicana (2-5) for the program's first home match in two weeks, and they'll host South Grand Prairie on September 5 in a final non-district tune-up.

Cedar Hill Volleyball Schedule (17-5)

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, 6 p.m.

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.

Cedar Hill Tennis Schedule

August 29 at Duncanville, 4 p.m.

September 5 vs. Mansfield, 4 p.m.

September 8 at Midlothian Heritage, 4 p.m.

September 12 at Dallas Skyline, 4 p.m.

September 15 at Bishop Dunne, 10 a.m.

September 19 vs. DeSoto, 4 p.m.

September 26 at Mansfield Legacy, 4 p.m.

October 3 vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge, 4 p.m.

District 6A-11 Standings

DeSoto 1-0

Duncanville 1-0

Waxahachie 1-0

Mansfield 1-0

Cedar Hill 0-1

Dallas Skyline 0-1

Mansfield Lake Ridge 0-1

Mansfield Legacy 0-1

Upcoming Games

THURSDAY'S GAMES

Fort Worth Boswell at Mansfield Lake Ridge, 7 p.m.

Garland Lakeview Centennial at Dallas Skyline, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY'S GAMES

Cedar Hill at Arlington Martin, 7 p.m.

Waxahachie at Arlington Lamar, 7 p.m.

Mansfield Summit at Mansfield, 7 p.m.

Mansfield Legacy at Crowley, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY'S GAME

Rockledge (Florida) at Duncanville, 6 p.m.

Last Week's Results:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24

Richland 23, Mansfield Legacy 21

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25

Duncanville 34, South Oak Cliff 13

DeSoto 39, Allen 7

Mansfield Summit 55, Mansfield Lake Ridge 7

Mansfield 42, Waco Midway 31

Waxahachie 22, Ennis 16

Lancaster 28, Dallas Skyline 14

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26

Rockwall 56, Cedar Hill 21

The Cedar Hill High School Boys Cross Country Team won the Hillsboro Invitational last Friday, with 16 of 24 runners earning personal records.

Cedar Hill High senior Bruce Turner broke the Longhorns' Boys Cross Country Record with a time of 16:55.44 at the Kennedale Wildcat Run on August 18 in Arlington. The record was previously held by Dorian Smith, who ran a 16:56.68 in 2019.

Just one week later, Turner broke his own personal record -- by 10 seconds -- to win the 36-competitor Hillsboro Invitational in 16:45. Teammates Manuel Barraza (17:21.71) and Elgrie Hurd (18:27.19) finished fifth and eighth, respectively. Miguel Rodriguez was 11th (18:43.84).

On the girls side, Chloe Wallace finished 20th out of 43 (24:02.34), and Alexzandria Moore (25:41.83) and Miracle Geter (25:44.78) were 32nd and 33rd, respectively.

The Longhorns will compete at TCU on Friday.

CEDAR HILL CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

September 1 at TCU

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

Here's a story about Cedar Hill head boys basketball coach Corey Chism's Cal Ripken-like streak of not missing work. Also, his famous towel recalls basketball coaching legend Jerry Tarkanian.

Chism is a 2001 Cedar Hill High School Graduate who was mentored by his head coach, the late, great David Milson.