The Desoto-Cedar Hill game, which is Thursday at 7 p.m. at DeSoto’s Eagle Stadium, will be televised live on ESPN2. The Battle of Beltline was also nationally televised in 2009, when an ESPN audience watched another classic.
In that game, Cedar Hill lost star running back Ben Malena to an injury in the first quarter and fell behind 28-7. But the Longhorns rallied to win 44-41. DeSoto has won all three matchups since then.
The matchup of DeSoto (7-0, 3-0 in in District 8-6A) and Cedar Hill (6-1, 3-0) will probably determine the district champ. Here are the teams’ head-to-head results since 2006, plus how the teams fared in the playoffs those years:
2013
DeSoto 47, Cedar Hill 20
DeSoto 5A-I semifinalist, Cedar Hill 5A-II champion
2012
DeSoto 48, Cedar Hill 35
DeSoto 5A-I semifinalist, Cedar Hill 5A-II finalist
2011
DeSoto 45, Cedar Hill 13
DeSoto 5A-I 2nd round, Cedar Hill 5A-II 2nd round
2010
Did not meet
DeSoto 5A-I regional finalist, Cedar Hill 5A-II 2nd round
2009
Cedar Hill 44, DeSoto 41
DeSoto 5A-I 2nd round, Cedar Hill 5A-II regional semifinalist
2008
Did not meet
DeSoto 5A-I 2nd round, Cedar Hill 5A-II regional finalist
2007
DeSoto 37, Cedar Hill 30
DeSoto 5A Division I 2nd round, Cedar Hill 5A-II 2nd round
2006
Cedar Hill 40, DeSoto 37
Cedar Hill 42, DeSoto 21 (playoffs)
Cedar Hill 5A-II champion; DeSoto 5A-II regional finalist