DeSoto routs Horn behind dominant 4th quarter: Live updates recap

Horn enters the fourth down just 12 but ends up losing by 41

DeSoto's Byron Washington (left) swallows a pass rusher against Southlake Carroll in the 2023 Texas (UIL) 6A Division II semis. / Photo by Michael Horbovetz, for SBLive

DeSoto suffered its second loss of the season last week in one of the nation's best high school football rivalries, falling to national No. 3 Duncanville.

Next up for the Eagles are the Horn Jaguars, who are coming off a narrow loss to Waxahachie.

Follow along here for live updates from the game, which is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. CT Friday, October 18.

You can also watch DeSoto vs. Horn live on the NFHS Network.

FINAL: DeSoto 65, Horn 24

4TH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! With less than a minute left the Eagles score again. Then Horn fumbles the kickoff return. It's 65-24 with 50 seconds left, DeSoto ball on the Horn 27.

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! Myson Johnson-Cook punches it in two plays in a row, but the second one counts from 1 yard out and it's 58-24 Eagles.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Horn's impressive drive ends with a DeSoto stop on fourth and short. Eagles take over with 6:45 left on their own 23, leading 51-24.

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! Legend Howell fires a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kristoff Fantroy in the corner of the end zone to make it 51-24 Eagles after a two-point conversion. 8:10 remaining.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Horn tries a fake punt and fails. DeSoto takes over on the Horn 28 with just under nine minutes left.

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! Nevermind. Eagles block the Horn punt and Deadrian Hardy takes it back for a TD. It's 43-24 DeSoto.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Horn takes over on the DeSoto 49 and the Jaguars are smelling upset.

3RD QUARTER

END OF 3RD QUARTER: DeSoto 36, Horn 24

FIELD GOAL HORN! Norjain Gonzalez converts from 31 yards and cuts the DeSoto lead to 36-24.

Another punt and DeSoto takes over on its own 33 with just over five minutes left in the quarter.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Horn forces an incomplete pass on fourth down and takes over on its own 28, trailing 36-21.

Horn forces a quick punt and takes over on its 34-yard line.

Second half is underway! DeSoto starts on its own 30.

2ND QUARTER

HALFTIME: DeSoto 36, Horn 21

FIELD GOAL NO GOOD! Norjain Gonzalez's 27-yard attempt goes wide right in the waning seconds for Horn.

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! Myson Johnson-Cook joins the party with a 70-yard touchdown run on third down. It's 36-21 DeSoto with 53 seconds left.

Another big kickoff return for Horn, and the Jaguars start at the DeSoto 47 with 2:16 left.

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! Deondrae Riden Jr. gets his third rushing TD of the half, this time from 31 yards out and it's 29-21 DeSoto with 2:25 left.

DeSoto forced a punt and the Eagles are driving in Horn territory with just over three minutes left in the half, leading 22-21.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! DeSoto's pass into the end zone falls incomplete and Horn takes over on its own 26, trailing 22-21 with 9:42 left.

TOUCHDOWN HORN! Abu Kamara races down the sideline for a 35-yard touchdown on the first play of the quarter. DeSoto leads 22-21.

1ST QUARTER

END OF 1ST QUARTER: DeSoto 22, Horn 14

Horn fakes the punt on fourth and 2 and just gets the first down with a minute left.

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! Deondrae Riden Jr. with his second 5-yard TD run of the game and it's 22-14 DeSoto with 3:59 left.

TOUCHDOWN HORN! Cedonyae Lott grabs a short pass from C.J. Daughtry and takes off for a 70-yard touchdown. Kick is good and DeSoto leads 15-14 with 5:32 left.

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! Boobie Feaster makes a 19-yard TD grab from QB Kelden Ryan and the two-point conversion is good. It's 15-7 DeSoto with 5:51 left. Legend Howell ran in the conversion.

Horn goes three-and-out after Jace Hill Douglas bats down the third down pass. Short punt and DeSoto takes over on the Horn 39 with 7:19 left, tied 7-7.

TOUCHDOWN DESOTO! Deondrae Riden Jr. barrels in from 5 yards out to tie it up 7-7 with 8:58 left in the quarter.

TOUCHDOWN HORN! The Jaguars return the opening kickoff for a touchdown and just like that it's 7-0 Jaguars.

PREGAME

DeSoto is loaded with future Division 1 college football commits, plus two five-star sophomores in RB/LB Myson Johnson-Cook and WR Boobie Feaster.

The Eagles also feature mammoth lineman Byron Washington, a 6-foot-8, 380-pound senior offensive tackle who's committed to Syracuse.

Horn counters with the No. 3-ranked senior offensive lineman in Texas in five-star Missouri commit Lamont Rogers, who stands 6-foot-7, 330 pounds.

The Jaguars' defense is led by three-star junior safety Markel Ford, who's committed to Texas A&M.

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports