High School
South Oak Cliff silences Emerson to keep Three Peat hopes alive
Jason Todd and Dallas South Oak Cliff is headed back to AT&T Stadium looking to three-peat as state champions after a dominant victory over Frisco Emerson in the state semifinals.
FRISCO, Texas – Friday night’s 5A DII state semifinal contest had a lot of story lines surrounding it with Frisco Emerson hosting Dallas South Oak Cliff at The Star in Frisco. One of the key on-field stories included the matchup between Emerson’s offense led by Michael Hawkins Jr. (DCTF’s No. 3 QB in 2024) stacking up against SOC’s 2023 installment of its Death Row defense coached by famed defensive coordinator Kyle Ward.
Perhaps a storyline that didn’t get as much publicity but that tied the two programs together is the résumé of Emerson head coach Kendall Miller. The THSCA president opened Frisco Emerson in 2021, but he started his head coaching career at South Oak Cliff back in 2009. In three seasons he accumulated a 29-6 record, taking the Golden Bears to the playoffs in all three years at the helm.
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