A season ago, Longview derailed DeSoto’s hopes of repeating as Texas state champions.
The Eagles will get a chance to avenge that defeat when they take on the Lobos in a rematch from last season’s UIL 6A Division II regional finals. This time, it will be in the 6A DII area round, which takes place Friday night in Waco.
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Last season, Longview rolled past DeSoto, 50-14, in the regional finals with then-senior running back Kelvin Washington gaining nearly 300 yards and scoring five TDs.
Longview comes into Friday’s game at 7-4 overall, but the Lobos’ four losses have come by a combined total of 11 points. Since a 56-55 loss to North Forney in late October, Longview has scored 115 points in two decisive wins, including 63-7 in last week’s bi-district round against Rowlett.
DeSoto enters Friday’s game at 8-3. The Eagles dropped their first two games but have since won eight of their last nine, with the lone loss coming to arch-rival Duncanville.
Last week, DeSoto easily prevailed against Copperas Cove, 63-6, in its bi-district playoff.
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DeSOTO 60, LONGVIEW 28 FINAL
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POSTGAME
- DeSoto turns the tables on Longview, avenging last season's playoff loss as the Eagles gained 676 total yards, 541 yards on the ground. SaRod Baker rushed for 371 yards on 22 carries with five TDs as the Eagles move on to next week's regional semifinals.
FOURTH QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. Make it five TDs for SaRod Baker, who gets it with a 45-yard sprint to the end zone. He also has nearly 400 yards rushing on the night. (DeSoto, 60-21 | 8:54, 4th)
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. Longview got a TD by recovering a fumbled punt return in the end zone. But the Eagles come right back as Ja'Quaylon Silas goes in from 79 yards out. (DeSoto, 53-21 | 9:50, 4th)
THIRD QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. Eagles pouring it on now. Legend Howell tosses a 3-yard pass in the end zone to Ethan Feaster late in the third. (DeSoto, 47-14 |:59, 3rd)
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. SaRod Baker is doing to Longview what the Lobos' Kelvin Washington did to the Eagles in last year's playoff - run wild. Baker scores his fourth TD on the night, the latest a 67-yard jaunt as he is shredding the Lobos' defense. (DeSoto, 40-14 | 10:11, 3rd)
- Longview received the kickoff to start the second half, but the Lobos had to punt it away.
HALFTIME
- DeSoto decides to run out the clock, as the Eagles are content to take a 19-point lead at intermission. SaRod Baker had 212 yards and three TDs in the first half for DeSoto.
SECOND QUARTER
- DeSoto stops Longview on downs inside the Eagles' 35 with a minute to go in the half. Can DeSoto make it 6-for-6 in scoring drives tonight?
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. Five possessions, five TDs for the Eagles. And once again, SaRod Baker breaks off a long run to the house, this one covering 60 yards. (DeSoto, 33-14 | 2:00, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. On the very next play following Longview's TD, DeSoto goes back up by double digits as SaRod Baker breaks loose for a 59-yard run to the house. (DeSoto, 27-14 | 5:43, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN LONGVIEW. Lobos score on their second straight series, moving 69 yards in eight plays, ending with a 1-yard run by Johnny Hamilton. (DeSoto, 20-14 | 6:02, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. Eagles score their third touchdown on as many possessions, finishing off a 9-play, 64-yard march with SaRod Baker's 2-yard dash into the end zone. (DeSoto, 20-7 | 9:28, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN LONGVIEW. Lobos finally get on the board on the opening play of the second quarter, finishing off an 11-play, 70-yard drive as Johnny Hamilton fires a pass to Kaidon Graves for 21 yards. (DeSoto, 13-7 | 11:51, 2nd)
FIRST QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. Two possessions, two touchdowns for the Eagles. Ja'Quaylon Silas goes in from 5 yards out to finish off a 13-play, 85-yard drive. Try for two fails. (DeSoto, 13-0 | 3:02, 1st)
- TOUCHDOWN DeSOTO. Eagles field the opening kickoff and put together a strong drive, going 67 yards in eight plays, finishing up with a 15-yard keeper to the end zone from QB Legend Howell. (DeSoto, 7-0 | 9:29, 1st)
PREGAME
- Live from Waco, it’s a playoff rematch as Longview takes on DeSoto in the 6A Division II area playoff round.
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