Dallas South Oak Cliff vs. Galena Park North Shore Live Updates: Texas High School Football

Two state championship football teams will clash today in Dallas.
For the second year in a row, Galena Park North Shore travels to the metroplex, but this showdown will be played at the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park in the inaugural Roland Parrish Classic. The Parrish Charitable Foundation with the Dallas Sports Commission is putting on the event.
This was the second of two Texas high school football games at the location today — with Duncanville vs. DeSoto opening the doubleheader.
Read about how that game went here.
Galena Park North Shore won the Class 6A Division 1 championship last year, while Dallas South Oak Cliff is the Class 5A Division 1 champion. The two teams met in Week 1 last year at Kincaide Stadium and the Golden Bears won 41-31.
North Shore won the first meeting in 2024, 38-0.
The Mustangs are ranked No. 1 in the latest High School On SI Texas Top 25 rankings. South Oak Cliff is No. 7, losing 20-14 to Richmond Dr. Thomas E. Randle in Week 2.
TOUCHDOWN! 1-play drive. Young takes handoff and runs 56 yadrs on the next play after tur
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North Shore 14, Dallas South Oak Cliff 13, 1:42 left, 2Q
TOUCHDOWN! On 1st play after turnover, Kenneth Young scores 2nd TD. 56-yard run comes with 1:42 left in 1st. PAT misses. Golden Bears down by 1
TURNOVER! Second fumble for the Mustangs and Jones recovers for South Oak Cliff near midfield at own 44. 1:53 left in 1st half
Mustangs ball at own 34. 3:59 left in 1st half
Golden Bears can't take advantage of the turnover and punts its away
TURNOVER! Taylor his hit aon a run and loses the ball. Golden Bears takes over at own 38. 5:30 left
North Shore 14, South Oak Cliff 7, 9:28 2nd Q
TOUCHDOWN! Young scores on a 60-yard TD run. 9:28 to go. Golden Bears get on the board.
On 4th an 2, Kenneth Young get 3 yards for 1st down
Fourth down coming up and SOC is going for it
Facing 3rd and 8, the Golden Bears call a timeout
End of 1st: North Shore 14, South Oak Cliff 0
The Golden Bears defense holds the Mustangs for the 1st time today and forces a punt.
3 drives, 3 punts. The Golden Bears gains 5 yards rushing and lost 5 yards for a false start. Another punt and North Shore gets the ball at the Bears' 46. 2:01 left in 1st
North Shore 14, Dallas South Oak Cliff 0, 4:44 1st
TOUCHDOWN! Ja'Voris Taylor throws a short pass to LaDamian Defreeze, who out runs the Golden Bears' defense for the 2nd TD in as many drives.
Penalty on SOC gives North Shore a 1st down and ball moves to the Golden Bears' 25-yard line
Mustangs take over with 4:44 left
South Oak Cliff punts for the second drive in a row
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North Shore 7, Dallas SOC 0, 7:39
TOUCHDOWN —Ja'Voris Taylor to La'Damian Defreeze for a 42-yard score and the Mustangs are up 7-0. 6 plays, 63 yards. 7:39 left in 1st
North Shore 0, South Oak Cliff 0 1ST QTR.
Pregame
- Kickoff for the game will take place at 4:53 p.m. CDT.
About North Shore
North Shore is 2-0 with wins against Lancaster and a 27-17 comeback win against John Curtis Christian last weekend in Lafayette, Louisiana. Ja'Voris Taylor is the new quarterback for North Shore, stepping into the role previously held by Kaleb Maryland, who landed at Utah State. Kade Bradley has run for 143 yards and 2 TDs, while Darrell Haynes has 109 yards and 3 scores on the ground.
Taylor has a touchdown and 118 yards on the ground to go with 108 yards passing and a touchdown.
The Mustangs have a pair of D-1 commits in guard Abdus Kone (Maryland) and cornerback Tony Guillory (FAU). A third player who was committed was Aubrey Johnson, but the Memphis pledge transferred to C.E. King.
North Shore has won 8 in a row heading into this game.
About South Oak Cliff
Idle last week, the Golden Bears look to get in the win column this week. The usual tough running game was held to only 53 yards against Randle. Will that get going this week?
They have been to the state finals five years in a row and have won three titles under coach Jason Todd.
The Bears are loaded with Division 1 pledge. Here’s a recap of who is headed where.
- OG Brian Swanson, Texas
- DB Isaiah Udom, SMU
- DT Jaderian Jones, Cal
- DB Jyrion Hampton, Texas State
- C Zion Ragster, Lamar
- QB Jayden Williams, Stephen F. Austin

Cody Thorn is a veteran journalist who covers high school sports across the state of Texas and Missouri. He is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has covered sports and news since 1999.