The South Oak Cliff Bears are hoping to win their second state title in a row. Photo courtesy of Dallas ISD.
For South Oak Cliff, the defending 5A Div. IIÂ state champions, the dream of a repeat is still alive.
The team beat Lovejoy 42-37 in Friday’s area-round playoff match. Don’t let the final score mislead you; South Oak Cliff dominated for most of the game. The Golden Bears led by 32 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter. It wasn’t until the team put their defensive reserves in that Lovejoy made it close, scoring four touchdowns and recovering two onside kicks in the last five minutes of the game.
The Bears totaled 554 yards of offensive production, with 414 yards coming from rushing attempts. It was a bounce-back for the offense, who put up only 158 yards in last week’s 12-7 win over Mansfield Summit in the bi-district round of the playoff.
After David W. Carter’s 7-2 defeat in the 4A Div. I area round, the Bears are the last Dallas ISD team left standing in the UIL playoff picture. The Bears will face Midlothian Heritage this Friday at 3 p.m.. The game will be played at Vernon Newsome Stadium in Mansfield. Tickets are available here.
