North Shore beats South Oak Cliff: Live score, updates of Texas high school football opener (8/30/2024)

Follow live as Devin Sanchez, North Shore open 2024 UIL season hosting Dallas 5A power South Oak Cliff

North Shore (Texas) cornerback Devin Sanchez is the top-ranked senior defensive back in the country in 2024. / Tom Dendy, SBLive

The 2024 Texas high school football season has arrived, and with it, a Houston vs. Dallas powerhouse tilt headlines Week 1.

Nationally ranked Galena Park North Shore shut out South Oak Cliff 38-0 to open the season. The game was streamed by Texas Sports Productions.

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It's perhaps the game of the Week in a loaded Week 1 of the 2024 Texas high school football season and SBLive has you updated by the moment.

Both teams played until the last day of the 2023 Texas high school football season, and both teams similarly saw their respective seasons end in defeat.

How long does the taste of AT&T Stadium defeat linger?

Scroll down and refresh this page for the latest live score and game updates as the Mustangs, the nation's No. 10 ranked team, battle the Golden Bears:

FINAL: NORTH SHORE 38, SOUTH OAK CLIFF 0

South Oak Cliff faces Port Neches-Groves in the UIL 5A Division II state championship at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 16, 2023. / Photo by Tommy Hays, SBLive

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FOURTH QUARTER

-- South Oak Cliff has held North Shore's second unit to three points and still has yet to find the endzone with 5:50 to play.

FIRST HALF

-- A four-score first half lead for the Mustangs after a four-yard TD run from D'Andre Hardeman. (North Shore, 28-0 | 4:40, 2Q)

-- Touchdown, North Shore. Christopher Thomas punches in a two-yard goal line run. The play was set up by a strip from Chace Calicut, a four-star junior corner. (North Shore, 21-0 | 7:45, 2Q)

-- Kaleb Bailey makes a house call in the form of a 63-yard quarterback run to give the Mustangs a two-score lead — and gave it a sprinter finish at the goal line. (North Shore, 14-0 | 9:00, 2Q)

-- North Shore strikes first. Kaleb Bailey finds Cameron Smith for a 43-yard TD strike over the top of the defense. (North Shore, 7-0 | 11:10, 2Q)

About North Shore

North Shore wants redemption after falling in its title game last season, in this case 6A DI to Duncanville, which was also the case in 2022 after North Shore won it all in 2021. The Mustangs, which went 15-1 last season, do bring back the kind of players that are capable of finishing the job this time around, led by standout quarterback Kaleb Bailey, running back D’Andre Hardeman and defensive back Devin Sanchez, an Ohio State commit.

Key players? QB Kaleb Bailey (6-1, 200, 4-star); D’Andre Hardeman (5-9, 200, Rice); Charles Ross (6-1, 195, LSU commit), Devin Sanchez (6-3, 185, Ohio State commit).

About South Oak Cliff

South Oak Cliff claimed back-to-back 5A DII crowns in 2021 and 2022, but fell just a few points shy of a three-peat, falling to Port Neches-Groves in last season’s title game. The Bears will bring back quite a bit of experience, with linebacker Jayden Shelton leading the charge. Shelton had 119 tackles and seven sacks a season ago.

Key Players? Jayden Shelton (6-1, 220, Arkansas commit); QB Reggie McNeal Jr. (6-0, 175), ATH Carter Kopecky (6-0, 180); DB Tobias Gary (5-11, 180).

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2024 Texas high school football preview

Stay with SBLive's preseason coverage in the lead up to the 2024 Texas high school football season and the start of games on Thursday.

• Who are the 25 best teams in Texas, regardless of classification or association? Here are the SBLive Preseason Texas Power 25 rankings, as well as the 20 winningest active coaches.

• Who are the 100 most important high school football players in Texas? We scoured the state and counted down from 100 to 1: Part 1 (100-51) |Part 2 (50-1)

• We're taking a position-by-position look at the top players returning in the Lone Star State this fall, starting with 50 quarterbacks, 70 running backs, 40 wide receivers, 25 tight ends, 25 offensive linemen, 30 cornerbacks, 25 safeties, 45 linebackers and 25 kickers/punters.

• Finally, we examined offseason player movement and the 12 transfers that will have the biggest impact in the fall.

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