Longhorn Sports Report
February 23, 2025
Cedar Hill Girls Basketball Team Wins First Regional Championship in 15 Years
The Cedar Hill High School Girls Basketball Team proved all of the prognosticators wrong in a stunning 57-47 victory over defending UIL Class 6A State Champion, Duncanville.
The 10th ranked Lady Longhorns (28-8) dethroned the #5 Pantherettes (29-7) in the UIL Class 6A Division I playoffs on Friday night, after a pair of regular season losses to Duncanville – including a 55-34 setback just two weeks earlier in Cedar Hill.
Here's a photo gallery from the historic victory.
It was a scene of jubilation on the court of Ellis Davis Fieldhouse in Dallas as Cedar Hill players and coaches cut down the net.
Cedar Hill advanced to the State Semifinals for just the fourth time in program history and the first time since 2010. They’ll face Plano East, which like CHHS, finished third in its district, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wilkerson-Greines, 5201 Roberson Boulevard in Fort Worth. Tickets are $8.
The other semifinal is Humble Summer Creek (from the Houston area) vs. #20 Cibolo Steele (from the San Antonio area).
The semifinal winners will meet in the 6A Division I State Championship Game at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The Lady Longhorns won their first game against Duncanville since 2022 – after eight consecutive losses.
Rylan Jones scored 11 of her 17 points in the second half against Duncanville, a 12-time state champion that has reached the state semifinals 28 times.
Friday marked Cedar Hill’s third trip to the Regional Final in the past six years. The Lady Longhorns lost to Duncanville (the eventual state champion), 56-54. In 2020.
District 6A-11's four playoff teams are 13-2 in the postseason thus far, with Lancaster still competing in Class 6A, Division I.
Cedar Hill Girls Basketball (28-8)
November 1 vs. Fort Worth Boswell at Wylie Tipoff, L 71-43
November 2 vs. Lewisville Hebron at Wylie Tipoff, W 52-37
November 12 at Dallas W.T. White, W 51-32
November 14 vs. Richardson Pearce (Allen Hoop Fest), W 90-25
November 14 vs. Frisco Liberty (Allen Hoop Fest), W 46-34
November 15 vs. Lubbock Monterey (Allen Hoop Fest), L 63-51
November 15 vs. Frisco Memorial (Allen Hoop Fest), W 57-56
November 16 vs. Garland Sachse (Allen Hoop Fest), L 50-40
November 19 at Mansfield Timberview, W 70-27
November 22 vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge, W 73-42
November 26 vs. Pflugerville Hendrickson (Alamo City Hoops), W 38-24
November 27 vs. Buda Hays (Alamo City Hoops), W 72-42
December 13 vs. Virginia Academy, (St. James Classic, Washington D.C.), L 49-47
December 14 vs. The Shipley School (Pennsylvania), (St. James Classic, Washington D.C.), W 57-43
December 17 vs. Lancaster, (District Opener), W 58-53
December 20 at Mesquite, W 78-45
December 26 vs. Crandall, W 75-31 (Spring Creek Invitational, Mansfield)
December 27 vs. Frisco Memorial, W 61-58 (Spring Creek Invitational, Mansfield)
December 28 vs. Amarillo, W 61-57 (Spring Creek Invitational Semifinals, Mansfield)
December 28 vs. South Grand Prairie, L 50-47 (Spring Creek Invitational Championship, Mansfield)
December 30 at Dallas Skyline, W 71-24
January 3 vs. Waxahachie, W 65-39
January 7 at DeSoto, W 86-54
January 11 vs. Mesquite Horn, W 78-39
January 14 at Duncanville, L 40-36
January 17 vs. Dallas Skyline, W 87-27
January 21 at Lancaster, L 62-41
January 24 vs. Mesquite, W 67-28
January 28 at Waxahachie, W 75-42
January 31 vs. DeSoto, W 78-61
February 4 at Mesquite Horn, W 43-30
February 7 vs. Duncanville, L 55-34
February 10 vs. Waco Midway at Cleburne (UIL Bi-District Playoffs), W 73-49
February 13 vs. Tyler Legacy at Fairfield (UIL Area Playoffs), W 56-34
February 18 vs. Aldine Nimitz at Pflugerville Weiss (UIL Regional Semifinals), W 68-54
February 21 vs. Duncanville at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse (UIL Regional Final), W 67-57
February 25 vs. Plano East at Wilkerson-Greines, Fort Worth (State Semifinals)
GIRLS BASKETBALL ALUMNI UPDATE
UTEP junior guard Portia Adams finished with 10 points, four rebounds and four assists in a 52-44 victory at Jacksonville State. UTEP (10-15) will visit Western Kentucky on Thursday.
East Carolina senior forward Anzhane Hutton had nine points and three assists in a 75-73 overtime loss against North Texas. ECU (14-13) will visit Florida Atlantic on Wednesday.
Butler Scores 16th Goal of Season in 1-1 tie against Mesquite
Cedar Hill junior McKinlee Butler scored her 16th goal of the season in a 1-1 tie against Mesquite -- Cedar Hill's second tie this season against MHS.
Earlier in the week, the Lady Longhorns (6-5-5, 5-1-4) defeated Lancaster, 3-0, with Kelly Gonzalez, Zoe Stephens and T'Niya Harvey each scored a goal. Nadia Newsome recorded two assists (and now has 12 assists on the season), and Dulce Zapata added an assist.
Cedar Hill will host Waxahachie (11-7-2, 5-3-2) on Tuesday. The teams tied at 1 on January 31.
The Lady Longhorns will visit DeSoto (2-8-1, 0-7-1) on Friday. Cedar Hill scored a season-high five goals in a 5-1 win against DeSoto on February 4.
Cedar Hill Girls Soccer Schedule (6-5-5, 5-1-4)
December 30 vs. Temple, L 1-0 (Season Opener/Home Opener)
January 7 vs. Mansfield Summit, W 3-1
January 8 at Venus , T 0-0
January 16 vs. Ursuline Academy (Duncanville Tournament), L 6-0
January 17 vs. Arlington (Duncanville Tournament), L 5-0
January 18 vs. Richardson (Duncanville Tournament), L 3-0
January 21 vs. Dallas Skyline, (District Opener), W 3-1
January 24 at Lancaster, W 4-0
January 28 vs. Mesquite, T 2-2
January 31 at Waxahachie, T 1-1
February 4 vs. DeSoto, W 5-1
February 7 at Mesquite Horn, T 1-1
February 11 vs. Duncanville, L 8-0
February 14 at Dallas Skyline, W 1-0
February 17 vs. Lancaster (Senior Night), W 3-0
February 21 at Mesquite, T 1-1
February 25 vs. Waxahachie, 7 p.m.
February 28 at DeSoto, 7 p.m.
March 4 vs. Mesquite Horn, 7 p.m.
March 7 at Duncanville, 7 p.m.
Cedar Hill Boys Soccer To Visit Lancaster on Tuesday
The Cedar Hill High School Boys Soccer Team swept the season series against Lancaster with a 3-2 win over the host Tigers on February 17.
Fernando Cruz, Andres Escarzaga and Angel De-Leon each scored a goal in the victory.
The Longhorns (3-11-2, 2-7-1) will visit Waxahachie (9-2-5, 5-2-3) on Tuesday. The two teams tied at 1 on January 31 in Cedar Hill.
Cedar Hill will host DeSoto (6-12, 2-8) on Friday.
Cedar Hill Boys Soccer Schedule (3-11-2, 2-7-1)
January 2 vs. Keller Central, L 5-0 (Grapevine/Colleyville Invitational)
January 3 vs. Irving MacArthur, L 3-1 (Grapevine/Colleyville Invitational)
January 4 vs. El Paso Bel Air, W 2-1 (Grapevine/Colleyville Invitational)
January 16 vs. Dallas Bryan Adams, L 3-0 (Fort Worth Tournament)
January 17 vs. Fort Worth Wyatt, L 3-1 (Fort Worth Tournament)
January 18 vs. Waco, T, 1-1 (Fort Worth Tournament)
January 21 at Dallas Skyline, L 5-2 (District Opener)
January 24 vs. Lancaster, W 3-1 (Home Opener)
January 28 at Mesquite, L 6-0
January 31 vs. Waxahachie, T 1-1
February 4 at DeSoto, L 4-1
February 7 vs. Mesquite Horn, L 3-1
February 11 at Duncanville, L 6-0
February 14 vs. Dallas Skyline, L 4-0
February 17 at Lancaster, W 3-2
February 21 vs. Mesquite, L 4-0
February 25 at Waxahachie, 7:30 p.m.
February 28 vs. DeSoto, 7:30 p.m.
March 4 at Mesquite Horn, 7:30 p.m.
March 7 vs. Duncanville, 7:30 p.m.
Cedar Hill Softball Earns First Victory Of The Season
The Cedar Hill High School Softball Team earned its first victory of the season, defeating host Glen Rose, 6-0, on Saturday.
The Lady Longhorns (1-8) will host Fort Worth Nolan Catholic (0-6) on Tuesday. They'll compete in the Ellis County Tournament this weekend in Red Oak.
Cedar Hill Softball Schedule (1-8)
February 10 at Arlington Lamar, L 11-5
February 13 vs. Arlington at Cleburne, L 11-4 (Cleburne Tournament)
February 13 at Godley, L 19-2 (Cleburne Tournament)
February 14 vs. Glen Rose at Godley, L 14-4 (Cleburne Tournament)
February 15 vs. Fort Worth Northside, L 12-3 (Cleburne Tournament)
February 15 at Cleburne (Cleburne Tournament), L 20-4
February 18 vs. Tyler Legacy, (Home Opener), L 14-3
February 22 vs. Santo at Glen Rose, L 8-6
February 22 at Glen Rose, W 6-0
February 25 vs. Fort Worth Nolan Catholic, 7 p.m.
February 27 vs. Granbury (Ellis County Tournament), 10 a.m.
February 27 vs. Dawson (Ellis County Tournament), 2 p.m.
February 28 vs. Ferris (Ellis County Tournament), 10 a.m.
February 28 vs. Montgomery (Ellis County Tournament), Noon
March 1 vs. Spring Hill (Ellis County Tournament), Noon
March 1 vs. Dallas Pinkston (Ellis County Tournament), 4 p.m.
March 4 at Dallas Skyline (District Opener), 7 p.m.
March 7 vs. Lancaster, 7 p.m.
March 11 at Mesquite, 7 p.m.
March 12 vs. Waxahachie, 4 p.m.
March 18 at DeSoto, 7 p.m.
March 21 vs. Mesquite Horn, 7 p.m.
March 25 at Duncanville, 7 p.m.
March 28 vs. Dallas Skyline, 7 p.m.
April 1 at Lancaster, 7 p.m.
April 4 vs. Mesquite, 7 p.m.
April 8 at Waxahachie, 7 p.m.
April 11 vs. DeSoto, 7 p.m.
April 15 at Mesquite Horn, 7 p.m.
April 17 vs. Duncanville, 7 p.m.
Cedar Hill Baseball Starts The Season with Consecutive Shutouts
Due to the inclement weather last week, the Cedar Hill High School Baseball Team only had a chance to play twice, instead of five games at a three-day tournament.
The Longhorns (2-0) made the most of their limited schedule with consecutive shutouts against Ennis, 5-0, and host Joshua, 6-0, on Saturday.
Against Ennis, Monte Dismuke threw a complete game two-hitter, along with eight strikeouts. Evan Smith finished with two RBI.
In the victory over the JHS Owls, Julian Gonzalez struck out eight and allowed four hits in six innings. Denver Gillin finished with two hits and three RBI.
Cedar Hill will resume play this week against Fort Worth South Hills in the Irving Tournament at 9:30 a.m. at South Grand Prairie High School.
Cedar Hill Baseball Schedule (2-0)
February 22 vs. Ennis at Joshua, W 5-0
February 22 at Joshua, W 6-0
February 27 vs. Fort Worth South Hills, 9:30 a.m. @ South Grand Prairie
February 27 vs. Dallas WT White, Noon @ South Grand Prairie
February 28 vs. Garland, 9:30 a.m. @ Irving MacArthur
February 28 vs. Arlington Sam Houston, 2:30 p.m. @ Irving MacArthur
March 1 at South Grand Prairie, 1:30 p.m.
March 6-8 at Forney Tournament
March 11 at Dallas Skyline, 4:30 p.m. (District Opener)
March 14 vs. Dallas Skyline, 7 p.m. (Home Opener)
March 18 vs. Lancaster, 7 p.m.
March 21 at Lancaster, 7 p.m.
March 25 at Mesquite, 7 p.m.
March 28 vs. Mesquite, 7 p.m.
April 1 vs. Waxahachie, 5 p.m.
April 4 at Waxahachie, 7 p.m.
April 8 at DeSoto, 7 p.m.
April 11 vs. DeSoto, 7 p.m.
April 15 vs. Mesquite Horn, 7 p.m.
April 17 at Mesquite Horn, 7 p.m.
April 22 at Duncanville, 7 p.m.
April 25 vs. Duncanville, 7 p.m.