Overview
- DeSoto beat No. 2 nationally ranked Southlake Carroll 57-44 to advance to the state championship game.
- SaRod Baker helped account for four touchdowns one week after his 384-yard, seven-TD regional final outburst.
- The win ends Southlake Carroll's 14-0 run in which every victory had come by double digits this season.
- DeSoto, now past its 0-2 start, entered the semifinal on an eight-game winning streak and continued its surge.
- The Eagles will face the winner of Austin Vandegrift vs. Houston King in the UIL 6A Division II title game on Dec. 20 at AT&T Stadium.