No. 114 South Oak Cliff defends 2021 Texas high school football championship

TOPICS:Port Neches-Groves High School South Oak Cliff High School state championship Texas high school football

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher December 17, 2022

Last year’s historic state championship for Dallas South Oak Cliff has turned into back-to-back Texas high school championships. Friday night, at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, SOC beat Port Neches-Groves 34-24 for the Class 5A Division II championship.

The win capped a season that saw the Bears, ranked No. 114 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, start 0-3 against a very difficult schedule. Two of those losses came against state finalists No. 11 Duncanville and No. 19 DeSoto. Both of those teams will play for state titles on Saturday.

The 2021 SOC title was the first for a Dallas public school since 1958.

William Little coming up BIG to give THE GOLDEN BEARS THE LEAD!!
@SOCGoldenBearFB 🐻: 24@PNGIndians 🟣: 17@uiltexas | @DallasAthletics | #TXHSFB | 📺: BSSW Extra pic.twitter.com/uyfoiR70HS
— BallySportsTXHS (@BallySportsTXHS) December 17, 2022

#18 William Little (South Oak Cliff) led the Golden Bears offense with an impressive 9-of-16 passing for 235 yards and a TD earning him Championship Game Offensive MVP. #UILState #MVP pic.twitter.com/ElOHdhnwHk
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 17, 2022

#1 Manny Muhammad (South Oak Cliff) made a game changing 41 yard interception return in addition to two tackles earning him Championship Game Defensive MVP.

#UILState #MVP pic.twitter.com/n7OXdxJZ2S
— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) December 17, 2022

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.