Headlines were made on Saturday as TEXAS: DeSoto wins third title since 2022 took center stage. The latest reports indicate a major achievement that adds a new chapter to this season's narrative.
Official scoring showed DeSoto finishing the contest with 48 points. The strategic approach was evident to all observers. Demonstrating excellence, junior three -star SaRod Baker had two of those inaugural-segment touchdowns and finished the fixture with 125 rushing yards.
Key Takeaways
Demonstrating excellence, this comes singular week after he shifted for 366 rushing yards and three scores as the Eagles pulled off a 57-44 triumphant outcome across then-No.
3 Southlake Carroll (Southlake) in the semifinals As, crucially, the Eagles defeated King 55- 21 in the state trophy, deSoto junior SaRod Baker had 106 rushing yards with two touchdowns In a noteworthy performance, Baker is a three-star who finished 2025 with spanning 3,000 rushing yards and 46 touchdowns.
(PHOTO:, adding to the narrative, Alex Garza) Baker possesses rushed for 100 yards or additional in 15 straight games and finished the six-engagement postseason with 21 rushing touchdowns. With impressive skill, upperclass quarterback Legend Howell tossed three touchdowns in the semifinal and added four additional tonight.
Demonstrating excellence, two of those touchdown tosses headed to final-year four-star USC pledge Ethan Feaster -- who racked up 167 receiving yards.
In, with the eyes of the community watching, a noteworthy performance, He moreover added touchdown throws to seniors Courtly'on Jackson and Antron Edmundson Demonstrating excellence, ethan Feaster displayed why he is singular of the most highly-prized wide receiver recruits in the Instructional block of 2026, catching a decad passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns in DeSoto's trophy battle triumph As reported, (PHOTO: Alex Garza) Up 14- 0 in the inaugural period -- DeSoto posted on special teams as final-year Ayden Marshall blocked a punt and junior Bryson Briscoe recovered the ball and managed into the conclusion zone to supply the Eagles a 20- 0 lead.
King -- in its opening ever state laurel -- racked up three alternate-period touchdowns starting with quarterback Timothy Potts finding Darnell Bradley for a score. That existed as followed with a rushing score from Dionne Sims and a 79- yard kick return touchdown by four-star sophomore Dillon Mitchell.
Demonstrating excellence, sims later caught a touchdown from Potts in the fourth segment. Demonstrating excellence, DeSoto capped its alternate-period offensive with a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown by final-year Damarion Ross with 44 seconds vacated to claim a 48-21 halftime lead.
Demonstrating excellence, DeSoto quarterback Legend Howell threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns without an interception against King. (PHOTO: Alex Garza) With famed AT&T Stadium as the backdrop, DeSoto situate on a exhibit in the final secondary institution football battle of the stretch in Texas --- and nationally (PHOTO: Alex Garza)
Stay tuned for more updates as the season progresses. Reports indicate this team is one to watch.
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