Live updates recap: Duncanville cruises past South Oak Cliff in Texas high school football

Nationally ranked Duncanville wins its 2024 season debut at South Oak Cliff

Duncanville fights for yardage through two South Oak Cliff tacklers in 2023 Texas high school football. / Michael Horbovetz

Duncanville had the longest wait of any national SBLive/SI Top 25 to start its season, but that wait ends tonight at South Oak Cliff in one of the biggest high school football games in Texas.

Duncanville is ranked No. 7 in the nation and No. 2 in Texas, while South Oak Cliff (0-1) checks in at No. 15 in Texas despite losing its season opener 38-0 to North Shore.

The Bears would make a huge national statement with a win Friday, Sept. 6, against the Panthers.

HS FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD |  TEXAS HS FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD | RECRUITING UPDATES 

Follow along below for live updates once the game starts, with the kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT.

FINAL: Duncanville 34, South Oak Cliff 12

4TH QUARTER UPDATES

Helmets have been flying off all game, but Duncanville's Mason Williams delivered the hit of the game, sending an SOC helmet flying. And no penalty.

Another unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. This one on Duncanville. It's SOC ball on its own 30, trailing 34-12 with just over four minutes left.

South Oak Cliff driving in Duncanville territory with 11 minutes left.

3RD QUARTER UPDATES

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Duncanville 34, South Oak Cliff 12

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Dakorien Moore jukes defender out of his shoes for a 19-yard catch-and-run. It's Duncanville 34-12 with 24 seconds left in the quarter.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! South Oak Cliff takes over on its own 20 after Russell's fourth-down pass sails out of the end zone. Duncanville leads 27-12 with 3:49 left.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Keelon Russell finds a wide-open Trenton Yancey in the end zone. Extra point is blocked, so Duncanville leads 27-12 with 6:27 left.

Teams trade punts to start the half. Duncanville ball on its own 5-yard line, 8:38 left in the quarter leading 21-12.

Duncanville starts with the ball on its own 17, leading 21-12.

2ND QUARTER UPDATES

HALFTIME: Duncanville 21, South Oak Cliff 12

TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OAK CLIFF! With just 10 seconds left in the half, QB Carter Kopecky takes it in himself to cut the SOC deficit to 21-12. Extra point no good after a penalty pushed the kick back.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Russell finds Zach Turner for his second TD catch of the half, this time from 28 yards out. It's 21-6 Duncanville with 1:38 left in the half.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! One play after the penalty, Emmanuel Ellison catches a TD pass in the corner of the end zone on a dime from Keelon Russell. It's 14-6 Duncanville with 3:32 left.

Another unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on South Oak Cliff to give Duncanville a first down on what would have been fourth down. Duncanville ball on the SOC 18, 3:45 left.

FIELD GOAL SOUTH OAK CLIFF! Cesar Olvera hits a 30-yarder to make it Duncanville 7-6. Penalties contributed to a good chunk of SOC's drive, but a false start on fourth and 5 forced the kick. 7:33 left in the quarter.

Chippy at the 11-minute mark of the second quarter, and a Duncanville player threw a punch. No ejections but a bunch of penalty yards for South Oak Cliff. SOC at the Duncanville 38, trailing 7-3.

Quarter starts with an offside on Duncanville to give South Oak Cliff a first down on its own 30.

1ST QUARTER UPDATES

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Duncanville 7, South Oak Cliff 3

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Zach Turner absolutely Mosses his defender in the back of the end zone and it's 7-3 Duncanville with just over a minute left in the quarter.

Huge unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on South Oak Cliff. What would have been fourth down is instead a Duncanville first down in SOC territory, 2:13 left.

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT NO GOOD! A big run by Mikail Trotter gets South Oak Cliff deep in Duncanville territory, but the 30-yard field goal attempt is no good. Still 3-0 South Oak Cliff, 3:12 left.

Dakorien Moore punts for Duncanville, and South Oak Cliff has it again at its own 16-yard line, 7:44 left leading 3-0.

FIELD GOAL SOUTH OAK CLIFF! Bears strike first with a 34-yard field goal by Cesar Olvera on their opening drive. It's 3-0 South Oak Cliff, 9:39 left.

Dream start for South Oak Cliff, which gets a 46-yard run from Damond Williams and then a penalty on Duncanville on the first offensive play of the game.

Game on! South Oak Cliff starts with the ball on its own 25-yard line.

PREGAME

Duncanville is the back-to-back defending 6A DI state champion, and the Panthers look primed for another title run. They return several standouts such as WR Dakorien Moore (Oregon commit), QB Keelon Russell (Alabama commit) and four-star junior DE K.J. Ford.

South Oak Cliff plays its second consecutive game against a nationally ranked team, which they did last year as well, starting the season 0-2. The Bears shook that off just fine, making it to the 5A DII championship game.

—

-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive | @sblivesports

SBLIVE SPORTS LAUNCHES HIGH SCHOOL ON SI

High School On SI will serve as the premier destination for high school sports fans, delivering unparalleled coverage of high school athletics nationwide through in-depth stories, recruiting coverage, rankings, highlights and much more. The launch of a dedicated high school experience expands Sports Illustrated’s reach to even more local communities as fans can now truly follow athletes from “preps to the pros” on a single platform, bringing them closer to the action than ever before.

For more information, visit si.com/high-school.