How to watch South Oak Cliff football game

The Texas high school football season opens for these two state powerhouses from the Dallas area as Duncanville faces South Oak Cliff in a huge matchup.

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This is a premiere game in the storied tradition of high school football in the state of Texas. The 2021 UIL 5A Division II champion South Oak Cliff Bears will face 6A Division I state finalist Duncanville at John Kincaide Stadium in Dallas on Saturday. South Oak Cliff is in the southern part of Dallas while Duncanville is a city just southwest of Dallas. These two are Texas football powerhouses with South Oak Cliff being ranked first and Duncanville being ranked third in the entire state. This could be the game of the year in Texas high school football and it's not even September yet.

How to Watch High School Football, Duncanville (TX) at South Oak Cliff (TX) today:

Game Date: Aug. 27, 2022

Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN2

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They're starting off with blank slates heading into this game. The Bears only lost one game last season with a 15-1 record on their way to a 5A DII championship. The only game they lost was in the opener against Duncanville, giving this matchup an added element of spice.

The Panthers held a 42-13 win in the third ultimately winning 42-27. With a game closer to home, look for South Oak Cliff to come back with a vengeance for revenge.

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The GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff returns for its 13th year, Aug. 25-28 and will include the South Oak Cliff home football game vs. Duncanville at Kincaide Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 27. The game will be televised by ESPN2 at 6 p.m., CT.

Duncanville (Texas) vs. South Oak Cliff (Texas)
6 p.m., CT (7 p.m., ET) on ESPN2 from Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium in Dallas, Texas

South Oak Cliff was 15-1 last season on their way to the school’s first ever 5A Division II State Championship. It’s only loss came to Duncanville the first game of the season. The Bears look to avenge that loss with three ESPN 300 ranked players: No. 38 Malik Muhammad – CB, No. 124 Jayvon Thomas – ATH (Texas A&M commit) and No. 140 junior Jamyri Cauley – ATH.
Duncanville is often one of the most talented teams in the state of Texas and their junior class proves it with three ESPN Junior 300 ranked players: No. 9 Colin Simmons – DE (the No. 1 ranked player in Texas and No. 1 DE in the junior class), No. 245 Caden Durham – RB and No. 251 Ka'Davion Dotson-Walker – S.

The South Oak Cliff vs. Duncanville game is one of seven high school games to be televised by ESPN networks that weekend. Those games feature 28 players ranked in the ESPN 300 and ESPN Junior 300 and will be featured across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and the ESPN App. Of the ESPN 300 athletes participating, nine have already committed to top Division I college football programs including Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas A&M, and USC.

2022 ESPN GEICO High School Football Kickoff Schedule
*Notes: All times are ET.
*Player rankings from ESPN 300 (Seniors in the Class of 2022) and ESPN Junior 300 (Class of 2023)
*Colleges listed in parenthesis after player names include a listing of recruits’ top schools/offers

Thursday, August 25
Lake Travis (Texas) vs. Arlington Martin (Texas)
8 p.m. on ESPNU from Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas

Lake Travis was the first high school in Texas to win five consecutive state championships (2007-11), claiming six titles in the past 15 seasons. After losing to eventual state champion North Shore in the 6A Division 1 semifinals last season, the Cavaliers will look to get back to the state finals behind senior QB Bo Edmundson (Michigan State commit).
Arlington Martin is a regular playoff contender in Texas 6A. The Warriors will be led on defense by No. 35 Javien Toviano – CB and will lean on RB Sergio Snider (Auburn, Baylor, & Oregon) on offense.

Friday, August 26
Mill Creek (Ga.) vs. Norcross (Ga.)
7 p.m. on ESPN2 from Norcross High School in Norcross, Ga.

Mill Creek suffered only two losses last season – one to state champion Collins Hill and the other to state runner-up Milton. The Hawks feature No. 14 Caleb Downs – S (the No. 1 ranked player in GA), as well as No. 123 Jamal Anderson – OLB (Clemson commit).
Norcross is a regular GHSA 7A playoff contender and offensive targets won’t be a problem with No. 250 Lawson Luckie – TE (Georgia commit), as well as WRs Nakai Poole (Mississippi State commit) and Zion Taylor (Georgia Tech commit).

Saturday, August 27
St. Joseph’s Prep (Penn.) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
Noon on ESPN from Brian Piccolo Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

St. Thomas Aquinas has won three straight FHSAA 7A titles and the Raiders show no signs of slowing down with No. 247 King Mack – S (Penn St. commit) along with three ESPN Junior 300 ranked players – No. 31 James Madison II - WR, No. 233 Earl Kulp - CB and No. 264 Chance Robinson – WR.
St. Joseph’s Prep is just one season removed from a three-peat of their own in Pennsylvania (20019-21). The Hawks will be tough on defense with a pair of LB’s heading to West Virginia, Josiah Trotter and James Heard, while CB Omillio Agard is the No. 177 player in the junior class.

Los Alamitos (Cali.) vs. American Heritage (Fla.)
4 p.m. on ESPN2 from Brian Piccolo Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Los Alamitos has the highest ranked passing combo in the country with No. 2 Malachi Nelson – QB and No. 19 Makai Lemon – WR, both headed to USC. No. 263 Damian Henderson – ATH and No. 33 junior T.A. Cunningham – DE round out both sides of the ball.
American Heritage is never short on talent and their senior class is no different with four ESPN 300 players including: No. 25 Brandon Inniss – WR (Ohio St. commit), No. 174 Mark Fletcher (Ohio St. commit), No. 220 Damari Brown – CB and No. 288 Santana Fleming – WR.

Lipscomb Academy (Tenn.) vs. Thompson (Ala.)
9 p.m. on ESPNU from Thompson High School in Alabaster, Ala.

Lipscomb was 13-1 last season on their way to the Tennessee 2A State Championship. On defense the Mustangs feature two ESPN Junior 300 ranked players: No. 127 Edwin Spillman – OLB and No. 149 Kaleb Beasley – CB. On offense senior WRs Junior Sherrill and Nate Spillman are headed to Vanderbilt and Tennessee, respectively
Thompson was also 13-1 last season, capturing their third straight Alabama 7A state title. The defense features No. 9 Peter Woods – DT (No. 1 defensive lineman, Clemson commit) and No. 16 Tony Mitchell – CB (Alabama Commit). The offense is anchored by No. 87 Stanton Ramil.

Sunday, August 28
Saint Xavier (Ohio) vs. Loyola Academy (Ill.)
1:00 p.m. on ESPN from Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois.

Interstate matchup between two power programs from the Midwest
Saint Xavier looks to get back to the Ohio State Championship after going 10-3 last season. Senior OL Rob Folger (Georgia Tech, Indiana & Pitt) and junior DE Ted Hammond (Cincinnati, Iowa & Minnesota) anchor the offensive and defensive lines.
Loyola went 12-1 last season and will look to get over the hump in Illinois this season. Senior DE Brooks Bahr is a Michigan commit.

How can I watch South Oak Cliff football?

The game will be televised by ESPN2 at 6 p.m., CT. South Oak Cliff was 15-1 last season on their way to the school's first ever 5A Division II State Championship.

How can I watch Duncanville game?

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