A pair of Dallas-Fort Worth “Metroplex” powers who have tasted recent championship glory square off on Friday night.
South Oak Cliff travels to take on Duncanville in one of the top pre-district games in Texas.
The Golden Bears (1-0) are fresh off a win against another statewide power, Galena Park North Shore. As for Duncanville, the Panthers are finally getting to open their 2025 season after being off for Week 1.
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DUNCANVILLE 35, SOUTH OAK CLIFF 28 FINAL
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POSTGAME
- Duncanville went up by 21 points early in the second half and had to hold off a furious South Oak Cliff rally at the end to win its season opener.
FOURTH QUARTER
- Duncanville is going to hang on and win this game, as Ayson Theus - on a fourth-and-1 - runs for 3 yards and a first down.
- SOC squib kicks it, and Duncanville gets it near its 25.
- TOUCHDOWN SOC. Hang on, we have a ballgame. South Oak Cliff’s Torrin Teague scores on a 76-yard run with 2:34 left, and it's a seven-point game. (Duncanville, 35-28 | 2:34, 4th)
- South Oak Cliff gets just past midfield with nearly six minutes left.
- TOUCHDOWN SOC. On the first play of the fourth quarter, SOC gets within 14 on a 70-yard TD pass from Jayden Williams to Devonte' Hill. (Duncanville, 35-21 | 11:47, 4th)
THIRD QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE. South Oak Cliff fumbles, and Duncanville recovers at the 2-yard line, where Brayden Arnold takes it in one play later. (Duncanville, 35-14 | 11:42, 3rd)
HALFTIME
- Duncanville had 279 yards of total offense in the first half, while SOC was held to 90 yards.
SECOND QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN SOC. Golden Bears break the Duncanville scoring barrage, with Levon Morton going in from a yard out for his second TD on the night. (Duncanville, 29-14 | 3:21, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE. All Panthers so far, as Maximus Denson finds Emmanuel Ellison for a 23-yard scoring play. (Duncanville, 29-7 | 7:31, 2nd)
FIRST QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE. Panthers end the first quarter with a big play, a 64-yard strike from Maximus Denson to Trenton Yancey. (Duncanville, 22-7 | :00, 1st)
- TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE. Panthers drive 75 yards in 14 plays, and finish things off with a 1-yard run from Brayden Arnold. (Duncanville, 16-7 | 2:33, 1st)
- TOUCHDOWN SOC. Golden Bears break through on a big special teams play, as Levon Morton takes a punt 78 yards to the house. (Duncanville, 9-7 | 6:50, 1st)
South Oak Cliff’s Levon Morton cuts Duncanville’s lead to 9-7 on a 78-yard punt return for a TD midway through first quarter.#txhsfb @SportsDayHS @SOCGoldenBearFB @dctf @ihss_dfw @MaxPreps pic.twitter.com/zq5A8uIrIQ
— Greg Riddle (@DMNGregRiddle) September 6, 2025
- SAFETY DUNCANVILLE. South Oak Cliff forced to punt in the shadow of its own end zone, but there's a bad snap, and the Golden Bears' punter kicks it out of the end zone. (Duncanville, 9-0 | 8:10, 1st)
Duncanville gets a safety on a bad punt snap and leads South Oak Cliff 9-0 in first quarter.#txhsfb @SportsDayHS @Duncanville_FB @dctf @ihss_dfw @MaxPreps pic.twitter.com/rrEp2PcHaB
— Greg Riddle (@DMNGregRiddle) September 6, 2025
- TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE. Panthers strike quickly, as QB Maximus Denson finds WR Zach Turner in the end zone from 7 yards out on the game's opening drive. (Duncanville, 7-0 | 9:50, 1st)
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: Duncanville strikes first against South Oak Cliff as WR Zach Turner finds the endzone!
— WFAA (@wfaa) September 6, 2025
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- South Oak Cliff wins the toss and will defer to the second half. Duncanville will be on offense to start things.
PREGAME
- Live from Duncanville, it’s about time for a key Friday night clash as the Panthers open up their 2025 season taking on fellow “Metroplex” power South Oak Cliff.
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