DeSoto receiver Darius Terrell, who is committed to Texas, will be part of a game that is loaded with NCAA Bowl Subdivision-caliber players.
Richardson Berkner's Jim Ledford won't be coaching this week as his Rams were bounced from the playoffs last week. But Ledford's got the next best thing, writes Brandon George. Ledford will watch 11-0 Skyline face 9-2 DeSoto at SMU's Ford Stadium on Saturday in a game that might feature more NCAA Bowl Subdivision-caliber players than any other in the state. Blog: High schools Video: Skyline-DeSoto preview Playoff pairings More: Football
11/18/2009Southlake Carroll vs. Allen 8 p.m. Saturday at Cowboys Stadium11/17/2009Early showdowns in high school football playoffs offer big tests - and the threat of a quick exit This week's top three questions of the football playoffs:11/13/2009DeSoto 40, Bryan 0 Ryan Polite threw for 193 yards and two scores as DeSoto shut out Bryan, 40-0, in a 5A Division II bi-district playoff game at Waco ISD Stadium.Boys basketball preview: DeSoto / Madison DeSoto and Madison didn't have the household names last season, but both finished on top of their classifications.11/07/2009Tyler John Tyler 41, DeSoto 40 DeSoto scored with 16 seconds left, but its two-point conversion failed, giving Tyler John Tyler a 41-40 victory.11/01/2009High school volleyball playoff preview Since a player-coach meeting, the McKinney Boyd Broncos have gone 13-3 in volleyball. They defeated Coppell. They defeated Allen. They finished second in their district. Of course, this turnaround wasn't all about a meeting. 10/31/2009DeSoto 50, Mesquite Horn 37 Ryan Polite threw for 338 yards and five touchdowns, and Marcus Murphy rushed for 245 yards and two scores as DeSoto stayed undefeated in District 11-5A play.10/24/2009DeSoto 52, Mesquite 10 DeSoto raced to a quick lead and never looked back in an 11-5A romp over Mesquite.10/17/2009DeSoto 28, Tyler Lee 21 DeSoto needed some late heroics from senior tailback Marcus Murphy and its defense to hold off Tyler Lee, 28-21, at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium.10/10/2009DeSoto 48, North Mesquite 27 Quarterback Ryan Polite threw for 458 yards and five touchdowns as DeSoto surged past North Mesquite in the District 11-5A opener for both teams.10/06/2009DeSoto forward commits to Texas A&M DeSoto senior Keith Davis said Tuesday that he has orally committed to play basketball for Texas A&M. Davis, a 6-9 power forward, was a defensive specialist last season for DeSoto, the defending UIL 5A state champion.10/08/2009Despite cast on arm, DeSoto receiver David Porter has thrived Protective covering on arm comes off today, but teammates joke that remarkable junior might be better off to keep it09/28/2009Texas A&M's Gray, Miller to honor paralyzed DeSoto student Texas A&M defensive end Von Miller and tailback Cyrus Gray haven't forgotten their DeSoto roots. For Saturday's game with Arkansas at Cowboys Stadium, the two plan to honor DeSoto junior Corey Borner, who was paralyzed while making a tackle in practice May 6. 09/26/2009Half full: DeSoto's Porter scores 4 first-half TDs in 56-35 win With the first half DeSoto junior David Porter had Friday, one only could imagine what he might have done with two healthy arms. 09/23/2009Spotlight on: DeSoto vs. Flower Mound After its three-point defeat to Cedar Hill in the season opener, DeSoto has won three consecutive games.09/20/2009Skyline at Lake Highlands 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wildcat-Ram Stadium09/19/2009DeSoto's offense keeps on rolling Duncanville ran into another lightning storm Friday night. But this time it came in the form of DeSoto's electric offense.09/16/2009In focus: Darius Terrell, DeSoto, Sr., WR Terrell, who has orally committed to Texas, had 10 catches for 166 yards and three touchdowns in a victory over Plano two weeks ago.09/13/2009Allen at Euless Trinity 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bedford's Pennington Field
