South Oak Cliff will try to be the first Dallas ISD school to win a second consecutive state championship. The pride. She was more of a defensive player last year, but now shes a complete player.. Dec 18, 2021. The Dallas area has a chance to win three state titles in one year for the first time since 2006. DaCannon Wickware added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Kimball. Round Rock . It just made it tough.. But weather will postpone a number of games across the state. The South Oak Cliff Golden Bears are UIL State Champions again After a season full of grit, heart, and determination, the South Oak Cliff Golden Bears are the UIL 5A, Division II Football State Champions for the second consecutive year. It has played the No. Your kids arent coachable. Game. We were moving our feet, but we also tried hard not to reach on defense, Holland said. And he came back and said, Coach, I want to experience that.. Your kids arent disciplined. Most play at the 4A, 5A, and 6A levels. One of the things were focusing on is building a championship culture, Robinson said. Tournament Game 2023 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball Championships 2023 Boys BB 5A Reg. Ted Dunnam is sports editor of the Bay Area Citizen, Friendswood Journal and Pearland Journal. South Oak Cliff takes on Port Neches Grove at AT&T Stadium in hopes of bringing home their second 5A Division II state championship. DeSoto established as much as a 56-33 advantage in the closing quarter in securing the win. If you enjoyed this article, please support us today! Holland had four fouls for much of the fourth quarter, but he was still able to convert a basket off a TJohnn Brown pass to give Kimball a 43-35 lead with 6:09 left, then followed it with back-to-back buckets with 3:52 remaining to extend the lead to 49-37. Until Saturday morning, I hadnt watched a second of South Oak Cliff football. This win marks Dallas ISD history as the Golden Bears are the first to win consecutive championships. The Golden Bears had one of the largest signing classes across the Lone Star State, when nine players signed letters of intent. She is just a dog for us, DeSoto coach Andrea Robinson said. Yet those of us late to the party shouldnt treat this as an offramp for our newfound awareness of who the Golden Bears are and why their narrative is so intoxicating. Please help us by reporting the final score. Cole which made its fourth straight appearance at the state tournament this weekend rattled off seven straight points to start the second, and cut the Madison lead to just two points. For more information, please refer to our Complete Comment Moderation Policy. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 Dallas Express. No sports story in town is more delightful. What. Today's Texas High School Boys Basketball State ChampionshipsThe Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, TX) varsity basketball team has a home playoff game vs. Sulphur Springs (TX) on Friday, March 3 @ 6p.This game is a part of the \"2023 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball Championships - 2023 Boys BB 4A Reg. Holland even had the coup de grace with a putback with 11.4 seconds left to give Kimball a 58-48 edge, ensuring the Knights their first invitational title since 2011. We do ask that you be kind. After starting 0-3, South Oak Cliff (SOC) has won 12 straight to return to the 5A Division II state championship for the second consecutive year. It was impossible not to feel happy for the players in those icy white hoodies sobbing tears of joy, holding up mocked-up newspaper headlines of their triumphs, gold medals draped around their necks or clenched between teeth. On 1/10, the South Oak Cliff varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Hillcrest (Dallas, TX) by a score of 59-38. Now it's on Dallas to get to their level. He saw how the city responded to Dallas ISDs first football title in 63 years. This was a city pulling behind a team that, as running back Qualon Farrar put it after the game, came from dark days and hard times, and we hit the top.. Subscribe, Like And Share. It was just my time to release everything Id wanted to release.. Newly acquainted. Things settled a bit as the teams battled through three ties and three lead changes in the first half. Another celebration, and another win for Dallas. It wasnt wasted. Pearland Rylee Grays (22) scores against DeSoto as DeSoto defeated Pearland in Girls basketball: UIL Class 6A state semifinal game on Friday, March 3,2023 at the Alamodome. The Golden Bears of SOC allow 14.4 points per game, while PN-G allows 19.3 points per game. I used to tell them, everybody wanted to be ranked No. On Saturday, South Oak Cliff earned the right to be called the very best in Texas. Tomorrow, both DeSoto and Duncanville will try for titles, too. Mark Wahlberg pours tequila for fans at Dallas restaurant during thunderstorm, 12 Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants that have closed in 2023, Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving tandem clicks with joint 40-point displays in Mavs win vs. 76ers, Inside Deep Ellum restaurant La Neta Cocina, now open in a big way. A DISD team has never won back-to-back titles. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. But through my experience, the No. Having played six teams from outside of Texas, as well as 11-time state champion Duncanville, DeSoto wasnt fazed by playing a Pearland team that was ranked No. We started off in the beginning not following that. Defensively, in the first half we needed to do a better job of closing down on the shooters and taking care of the ball.. The parades. 58-49 (L) Life Oak Cliff vs. Paradise On 2/20, the Life Oak Cliff varsity basketball team lost their neutral playoff game against Paradise (TX) by a score of 58-49. 5A-II South Oak Cliff (12-3) vs Port Neches-Groves (13-2) (Photo: Jordan Scruggs, 247Sports) South Oak Cliff makes its second straight title appearance after debuting in the final last season. In 2022, DeSoto posted a 35-2 record and rolled to a 40-23 win over South Grand Prairie for the Class 6A title. 2. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Madison spent the entirety of the year ranked No. Lowe, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, led the game with 29 points, scoring 133 in four games. Life isnt fair, and football damn sure isnt, either. Please join us on the important journey to make Dallas a better place! Its either going to be a free throw, or a put back rebound. His arms pointed straight up in the air, and his tie flapped around his neck as he ran. Find more high school sports coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. I think that theyre a good team, and they capitalized on turnovers and second-chance opportunities. After a busy day of Texas high school hoops, here is a round-up of Fridays action across two different boys tournaments. 6A And Mobley, who had ripped off his tan suit jacket off and flung it upward toward the jumbotron once the game ended, sprinted circles around the court. DeSoto will try to become the 13th school in UIL history to win three consecutive state titles when it faces state No. Live on NFHS Network. Since 2011, teams in Dallas proper have won nine boys basketball titles. The Dordt Defenders men's basketball team were also playing in the GPAC tournament national championship game facing Jamestown in Jamestown, North Dakota. This is a carousel. Brown also played well in foul trouble, finishing with 13 points and five assists, earning the tournament Most Valuable Players honors. Kimball defeats White 67-51. After 6-3 senior post RyLee Grays pulled the Lady Oilers within 17-15 with a basket at 6:44 of the second period, DeSoto junior guard Mylasia Smith scored eight straight points, six coming on 3-pointers, as the Lady Eagles opened a 25-15 cushion. UIL girls basketball state tournament (All games at the Alamodome in San Antonio) Class 6A semifinals. The teams in the boys state playoff brackets are entering the Area Round (second round), with one team already in the regional quarterfinals. The reason, improper grade changes for top athletes, first brought to light by News 8 and now confirmed by an external DISD investigation. February 24, 2023. Some people get more than they deserve; others, far less. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 2023 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball Championships 2023 Boys BB 5A Reg. Were a baby culture. "And so we've notified the UIL, the University Interscholastic League, of our request to have the 2005 state title taken away," said Hinojosa. On 1/17, the South Oak Cliff varsity basketball team lost their home conference game against Kimball (Dallas, TX) by a score of 58-55. Want the news delivered straight to your inbox? I am mostly a blank slate when it comes to the Golden Bearslearned the mascot over the weekend, toowhich owes itself to nothing whatsoever other than we live in a city blessed with far too much sports for one person to consume, even for me, whom this magazine pays to be a sports degenerate. It feels good, Mobley said. Frisco Liberty vs. South Oak Cliff, 7 p.m. Friday. By Cody Thorn DALLAS - The celebration of a second straight state championship for South Oak Cliff continued into National Signing Day.. 10:37 PM on Mar 3, 2023 CST Updated 24 minutes ago. All rights reserved. On 2/21, the South Oak Cliff varsity basketball team won their home playoff game against Spruce (Dallas, TX) by a score of 78-41. Please join us on the important journey to make Dallas a better place! Rodney joined the celebration that South Oak Cliff was having during that championship run, Madison boys basketball coach Damien Mobley said. I can identify only a handful of their playersmostly Corinthian Coleman, who has an A+ nameand I couldnt tell you what their uniforms look like on days when they arent dressed in the icy white they wore Saturday. The Dallas Express is a non-profit organization funded by charitable support and advertising. 76. Its for the city, Mobley said as he lifted the championship trophy. Mobley and Madison got their chance to play the game that never happened. South Oak Cliff defeated. Desoto Amari Byles (24) blocks shot of Pearland Nyah Hardy (3).Pearland v DeSoto in Girls basketball: UIL Class 6A state semifinal game on Friday, March 3,2023 at the Alamodome. In the third-place game Red Oak edged Pinkston 66-63. With DeSoto, Frisco Liberty (5A) and Sunnyvale (4A) playing Saturday, D-FW has a chance to sweep the state titles in the UILs top three classifications in the same year for the first time. Dallas, Texas 75201. In the third-place game Red Oak edged Pinkston 66-63. Cole spent it ranked No. He pulls up for a 3-pointer to tie the game at 51-51. Pearland led only once at 9-7 on a Niyah Hardy basket with 1:42 left in the opening quarter. "I saw the clock hit zero, and us having more points than they did," Mobley said. SOC coach Todd believes there will be a new record after Friday night. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, All eyes on No. The Dallas Express is a non-profit organization funded by charitable support and advertising. Go Oak Cliffs annual Mardi Gras parade was on hold for a couple years during the pandemic. High school basketball teams across the state began playing in their playoff tournaments earlier this week. Grays came in averaging 16.7 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks but was no match for a DeSoto defense that allows 36.8 points per game. SOC (12-3) will defend its title against Port Neches-Groves (PN-G) (13-2), which beat Liberty Hill in the other semifinal earlier Friday night, 42-14, to prevent a rematch of last seasons championship game. Holland and Tylar Hankamer also made the all-tournament team for Kimball (14-2), the top-ranked team in the TABC Class 5A state poll. Our team brought our emotions back in and listened to the coaches. BRB, checking 247Sports. last years state semifinal that DeSoto won 56-47. On 2/24, the South Oak Cliff varsity basketball team lost their neutral playoff game against Liberty (Frisco, TX) by a score of 65-63. Galveston gets fourth Carnival Cruise Line, Texas wants to ban delta-8, but veterans are pushing back, Lauren Daigle at Houston Rodeo: 'God always has your number', Exclusive: Abbott explains push against diversity hiring programs, UH, Texas A&M removing DEI statements from hiring practices, 1960s River Oaks strip center to be replaced by luxe apartments, Man dead, person arrested after suspected homicide in League City, First day of spring: When to change clocks for DST and more, Washington rolls past Center to advance to regional final, Pearland falls short of state title game with loss to DeSoto, Stafford, Hitchcock, New Waverly advance to regional title games. 2005-2023 CBS Interactive. A Dallas-area team has won the state title in the UIL's top classification in six of the last seven years. Pearland experienced enough first-half troubles for the Lady Eagles to establish a 10-point lead, and DeSoto (28-5) easily held on to reach tomorrows 8:30 p.m. Class 6A state championship game with a 56-35 win Friday night at the Alamodome. So DeSoto wasnt intimidated Friday when it was matched up with Pearland four-star North Carolina signee RyLee Grays, rated the 90th-best player in the nation in the Class of 2023. 1 & 2, 53-50 (L) South Oak Cliff vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary. The win was Madisons fifth state title as a program, and first since 2019. After losing seven Division I signees from last years state title team, DeSoto is now one win away from being the first school to three-peat since Class A Nazareth won four straight state titles from 2017 to 2020. 24 in the nation by MaxPreps, clamped down on the 6-3 Grays and found a surprising offensive star in 5-6 junior guard Mylasia Smith to rout Pearland 56-35 in a Class 6A state semifinal at the Alamodome. We were just watching her shoot layups, but then we made some adjustments and we got a little bit more competitive in the paint. STORY: https://bit.ly/3p9afVz South Oak Cliff vs. Liberty
Shawn McFarland, SportsDay HS reporter. DeSoto will be playing in its fourth state final in five years, having lost 49-46 to . Making history is the most important thing to us, Smith said. The two-time defending state champions will battle Northside Clark for the crown. Keller vs. Little Elm, 8 p.m. Friday, Regional Finals: 1 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 5A The Dallas South Oak Cliff boys basketball team has made headlines for the last three years accompanied by the words 'state champions.' But a month before this year's high school playoffs. Kind to each other and to everyone else in your comments. The lead changed hands six times in the fourth quarter. He joined The Dallas Morning News after covering UConn basketball, football and high school sports for The Hartford Courant. I previously worked at the Weatherford Democrat, Marshall News Messenger, Amarillo Globe-News and Arlington Morning News. Like SOC, PN-G started the season slowly, with its record sitting at 2-2 after a week- our loss. Klein Oak takes down Mansfield Legacy at the buzzer, Beaumont United ends Jordan's historic season, The Breakfast Klub sues prominent City Hall consultant for fraud. American Airlines Accused of 'Illegal' Race-Based Hiring Policies. On 2/10, the South Oak Cliff varsity basketball team won their away conference game against Hillcrest (Dallas, TX) by a score of 71-56. The put back rebound was what came today.. The Golden Bears achieved the rare feat of scoring two safeties in a game, including one in the third quarter to tie the game. Heres what I do know: South Oak Cliff is the sports story of the year in Dallas, and they would have claim to that distinction even had they not won DISDs first recognized state championship since 1958 and first UIL state championship since 1950. Brings new meaning to the phrase Sunday Funday.