DeSoto blasts Creekside: Live score, updates of Texas high school football opener (8/31/2024)

Follow live as defending Texas 6A Division II champ, Georgia 5A runner-up square off in first week of 2024 UIL season

DeSoto wideout Ethan Feaster breaks lookse for a touchdown against South Oak Cliff on Sept. 9, 2023. | Photo by Robbie Rakestraw, SBLive /

National power DeSoto opens the 2024 Texas high school football season with an accomplished out-of-state foe: Defending Georgia 5A state runner-up Creekside.

The two will face off at 5 p.m. Central time. The game is being streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

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FINAL: DESOTO 70, CREEKSIDE 0

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FINAL

-- Unofficial stats: Ryan (D)12 of 21,213 yards, two TDs; six carries, 77 yards, two TDs; Riden (D) 15 carries, 103 yards, TD; Singleton (D) four catches, 113 yards, two TDs. Creekside had 114 total yards, was sacked four times and committed three turnovers.

FOURTH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: -- Creekside punt game needs work. After 12-yard punt from its own 5-yard line, Johnson-Cook rumbles in from 17 yards out on first play - his second score of the game. Ryan is out of game because of blowout. (DeSoto, 70-0; 9:45).

THIRD QUARTER

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: -- When it rains, it pours. Creekside gets into Eagles' territory, but pass deflects right into hands of the waiting Pelly, who returns interception 64 yards for a score. (DeSoto, 63-0; 2:49).

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: -- The Ryan-to-Singleton combo should be FUN this fall. Duo hooks up on 18-yard connection (did appear Singleton left LOS early on route). (DeSoto, 56-0; 7:02).

-- Well, there will be running clock in this game.

HALFTIME

-- Remember, there are long halftimes and NO mercy rule in Texas big schools.

-- Unofficial stats: Ryan (D)10 of 16,193 yards, two TDs; five carries, 58 yards, two TDs; Riden (D) 14 carries, 97 yards, TD; Singleton (D) three catches, 95 yards, TD. Creekside has 30 total yards, and is 0-for-3 on fourth downs.

SECOND QUARTER

-- After stopping Creekside on fourth and 1 deep in its end, Eagles get two shots to end zone from 16-yard line, but do not score - the only time they did not score when they had the ball.

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: Ryan gets second rushing score on a 17-yard zig zag/ But the play of the series was Singleton's 36-yard grap along the right sideline on third down. Not a lot of room to make that catch, but Singleton did. Two-point conversion good. (DeSoto, 49-0; 2:49).

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: Ryan showed off that arm strength again, hitting Baker in deep middle. Receiver went rest of the way on a 52-yard scoring connection. Two-point conversion fails. (DeSoto, 41-0; 5:55).

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: Not sure how Fantroy got away along left sideline and squeezed through a pack of coverage men en route to a 71-yard punt return. Great effort on score. Two-point conversion is good (DeSoto, 35-0; 9:00).

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: Too easy - Eagles go 55 yards on seven plays (after Creekside's 12-yard punt). Johnson-Cook caps it off with his 9-yard score up the middle (DeSoto, 27-0; 10:46).

FIRST QUARTER

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: Ryan scores on an 8-yard quarterback keeper, but once again, Riden was the one moving the chains on the 71-yard drive. Riden had a 28-yard gallop, and converted a fourth and short with an 8-yard run. (DeSoto, 20-0; 2:02).

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: After Creekside's 17-yard punt, Eagles go 42 yards for score - a 5-yard rumble by Riden. He was the workhorse on the series, breaking loose for a 22-yard scamper as well. Conversion run fails. (DeSoto, 13-0; 6:17).

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto: After stopping Creekside's opening drive on fourth down, Ryan shows off arm strength - plenty of it - on a 43-yard strike down the right sideline to Singleton (DeSoto, 7-0; 9:03).

-- Creekside opts for onside kick right out of the gate - and gets it!

About DeSoto

Deondrae Riden points to his ring finger after a back-breaking touchdown in DeSoto's Texas 6A Division II semifinal win over Southlake Carroll in November 2023. / Photo by Michael Horbovetz, SBLive

Key players — QB Kelden Ryan (Virginia Tech commit), RB Deondrae Riden (4-star Texas A&M commit), WR Ethan Feaster (4-star), EDGE Keylan Abrams (6-0, 195, TCU commit).

The Eagles return a lot and filled in gaps left by key departures after finishing the season ranked No. 2 in the country after a charmed 16-0 season that included a win over Duncanville, a district title and a repeat state title blowout of Summer Creek.

How will transfer Kelden Ryan look stepping into the shoes of all-North Texas QB D.J. Bailey? He has two of Bailey's favorite targets last season at his disposal in four-star receivers — some of the state's best — in sophomore Ethan Feaster and senior Daylon Singleton to help.

Will 2027 phenom Myson Johnson-Cook, who had a tremendous freshman season on both sides of the ball in Illinois, will make his debut for the nation's No. 4 ranked team. Will the 6-foot-3, 220-pound running back-linebacker factor in right away on both sides of the ball?

About Creekside (Ga.)

Damien Henderson squares up a Coffee defender during Creekside's Georgia 5A state championship loss in 2023. / Photo by Cecil Copeland, SBLive

The defending GSHA Class 5A runner-up is a glutton for road tests to open the season. It started the 2024 gauntlet in South Carolina last week with a 30-27 loss to Westside.

Quarterback Cayden Benson is off to a blistering start to his junior season. He completed 18 of 23 passes for 326 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions, a fumble, then rushed for 126 more yards and two TDs on the ground.

Senior wideout Dylan Vickerson is a 3-star prospect who caught seven passes for 98 yards against Westside and junior wideout Damien Henderson had a big debut (93 yards, three receptions), notably turning in a 76-yard reception in Week 1.

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