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DeSoto Eagles Football receives area (#2) and national (#14) pre-season rankings: maxpreps/news/ty7v8NQyKkyQ4okJ3Y_rQg/2014-high-school-football-preseason-top-25-early-contenders--no-14-desoto.htm No. 14 DeSoto (Texas) The name on the front is the same. And that means the names on the backs of the jerseys at DeSoto are impact players who will contend for a state title and elicit college recruiters. Photo by Keith Owens The name on the front is the same. And that means the names on the backs of the jerseys at DeSoto are impact players who will contend for a state title and elicit college recruiters. Consistency is the name of the game at DeSoto under the tenure of head coach Claude Mathis. As star recruits have come and gone, the name on the front of the jerseys has continued to rack up wins as the names on the backs of the jerseys continue to change. In the last three seasons, DeSoto is an astonishing 38-4. However, it will once again be tasked with filling major holes left by graduation. No player will be more difficult to replace during Mathis tenure than quarterback Desmon White, a MaxPreps All-American who threw for 7,110 yards and 71 touchdowns while rushing for 2,839 yards and 28 scores in his last two seasons behind center for the Eagles. Luckily for DeSoto, talented backup Tristen Wallace is poised to claim the starting job. Already a more sought-after college prospect than White was, Wallace has good size (6-foot-3, 210 pounds) and surprising quickness. He should thrive immediately. Jatory Sparks-Brown, one of the teams primary running backs a year ago, should see an increased workload after rushing for 504 yards and 11 scores last fall. He and Larry Nixon will be an impressive one-two punch on the ground. The group of receivers is a stacked one. It includes Kevin Thomas (790 yards, 6 TDs), Akile Davis (395 yards, 6 TDs) and Lamont Johnson (242 yards, 2 TDs). Explosive sophomore Kadarrian Nixon, who dazzled on special teams as a freshman, has the makings of one of the top receivers in his class. Local Quotes They have a tough schedule. Much like Allen, they are going to be road warriors. Between Allen, DeSoto and Cedar Hill, they’re either going to be on the road or tested quite a good amount of time. Even if those three end up with losses early in the season, I wouldn’t push the panic button on any of them. - Christopher Lyke, TexasHSFootball (@TexasHSFootball) DeSoto could be just as good as last year. - Matt Wixon, Dallas Morning News (@mattwixon)
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:14:45 +0000

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