CEDAR HILL WEEKLY SPORTS REPORT

HOMECOMING GAME

7 p.m. Friday, October 6

Longhorn Stadium

1 Longhorn Boulevard

Cedar Hill, TX 75104

For the sixth consecutive time this season, the Cedar Hill High School Football Team will face an undefeated opponent. The Tigers sit atop the District 6A-11 Standings with perennial powers DeSoto and Duncanville.

"It's definitely a must win game," Cedar Hill head football coach Nick Ward said.

Their last victory was a 35-33 win over crosstown rival, Mansfield Lake Ridge. In that win, Mansfield quarterback Braxton Van Cleave passed for 222 yards and two touchdowns. James Johnson had 15 carries for 144 yards. Jacobe Hayes caught seven passes for 130 yards and both touchdowns.

Last season, Mansfield went 7-4 after a 6-0 start to reach the playoffs. They lost to Harker Heights, 26-2, in the first round.

Ward said the Longhorns looked at the Duncanville loss on September 22 as a way to build for the future.

"Duncanville had to learn to be a good program from somebody, and that was Cedar Hill under Joey McGuire," Ward said. "Now, we have to do the same - use Duncanville's model to build our program."

The Cedar Hill High School Volleyball Team is tied with Waxahachie for second place in District 6A-11. The Lady Longhorns (24-7, 5-2) rounded out the first half of district competition with a 3-1 loss at DeSoto and a 3-1 victory over Mansfield Legacy.

Mansfield (6-1), which dealt Cedar Hill its first district loss of the season on September 12, is in first place. The Lady Longhorns will host the Lady Tigers on Friday.

Cedar Hill Volleyball Schedule (24-7, 5-2)

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, L 3-0

September 15 vs. Waxahachie, W 3-0

September 19 vs. Dallas Skyline, W 3-0

September 22 at Duncanville, W 3-0

September 26 at DeSoto, L 3-1

September 29 vs. Mansfield Legacy, W 3-1

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 High School senior volleyball player Jamia Johnson committed to the University of Denver, an NCAA Division I member of the Summit League Conference.

Johnson is the second Cedar Hill Volleyball Player to join the Pioneers' program. Brianna Green, a Collegiate High School, played at Denver from 2019-2022.

6A-11 STANDINGS

Mansfield 5-0, 2-0

DeSoto 4-0, 2-0

Duncanville 4-0, 2-0

Waxahachie 4-1, 1-1

Dallas Skyline 2-3, 1-1

Cedar Hill 1-4, 0-2

Mansfield Legacy 1-4, 0-2

Mansfield Lake Ridge 0-5, 0-2

THURSDAY'S GAME

Dallas Skyline at Mansfield Lake Ridge, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY'S GAMES

Mansfield at Cedar Hill, 7 p.m.

DeSoto at Mansfield Legacy, 7 p.m.

Duncanville at Waxahachie, 7 p.m.

Tulsa redshirt senior wide receiver Kamdyn Benjamin.

Kentucky junior offensive lineman Courtland Ford

• Courtland Ford and Kentucky (5-0) defeated Florida, 33-14, on Saturday and will visit two-time defending national champion, Georgia, on Saturday.

• Kamdyn Benjamin caught two passes for 55 yards in a 48-26 win over Temple. He was the leading receiver in the game. It was his third consecutive game of more than 50 yards receiving. The Golden Hurricane (3-2) will host visit Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
• Zakhari Franklin had a catch for 16 years in Mississippi’s 24-10 loss at Alabama. Mississippi (3-1) will host LSU on Saturday.
• Jadon Cardell of Sam Houston, a Collegiate High School Graduate, had eight punts for 315 yards in a 35-28 overtime loss to Jacksonville State. Sam Houston (0-4) will visit Liberty (4-0) on Saturday. Cardell will face former Cedar Hill teammates Kaidon Salter and Amarian Williams.
• Charles Esters III had two tackles, while Jalon Peoples and Harvey Dyson III each had a tackle in Texas Tech's 49-28 win over Houston. The Red Raiders (2-3) will visit Baylor on Saturday.

The Cedar Hill Tennis Team will wrap up its 2023 fall season with a home match vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge. Here's a photo gallery from the Longhorns' match last week at Mansfield Legacy.