DeSoto Eagle Eye

The varsity cross country team has started the season off with a win. The boys placed first out of eleven teams in the Ennis Lion’s Den Invitational. Team members that placed were Simba Walker, who placed 6th, Cloyce Session, who placed 12th, Anthony Burney, 17th, Will Stovall, 23rd, Jared Hewitt 31st, and Jerrell Cook placing 53rd out of 109 runners. For the varsity girls Jamethia Cook placed 10th

Wriiten by: Amanda Evans

The Eagles started the fall football season against the Cedar Hill Longhorn a game billed as the Beltline Classic which was telecast by ESPN television on Saturday August 29.

Eagles quarterback Ryan Polite got the action going early with a pass to wide receiver  Darius Terrell followed by a touchdown scoring run by Marcus Murphy. The Eagles made the extra points. A second touchdown by Marcus Murphy putting DeSoto in the lead 13 to 0. During the first quarter unsportsmanlike conduct was called DeSoto giving Cedar Hill 15 yard and leading to the Longhorns first touchdown. Cedar Hill 7, DeSoto 13.

On the ensuing kick Murphy caught the ball then zoomed up the field virtually untouched on a 63 yard return with help from lineman: Adrian Adams, Raymond Bradley, Michael Francis, Marcus Hutchins and Evan Washington. In the last three minutes of the first quarter Sam Ajala catches the ball for the Eagles third touchdown. The Eagles then made a two-point conversion thrown by Polite to Murphy.

Marcus Murphy Scores a total of five touch downs for the Eagles. Unfortunately for the Eagles the they’re massive lead was soon taken over by the Longhorns. Ending the game with a score of 41 DeSoto 44 Cedar Hill.

Written by: Amanda Evans