Playoff starter: Cedar Hill over Plano West 3 OT
Cedar Hill got a 22-yard field goal in third overtime from junior Eduardo Camara to cap a wild, 52-49, triple overtime win over Plano West in the first round of the Class 5A Division II first round.
Cedar Hill (10-1) fell behind 28-0 at the half but rallied to score five straight touchdowns in the second half with running back Ben Malena catching fire.
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Cedar Hill has won its last eight since a non-district loss to Euless Trinity. The Longhorns have scored 38 or more points in their last six games.
Cedar Hill advances to play the Southlake Carroll-Colleyville Heritage winner. Southlake Carroll defeated Cedar Hill in the playoffs last year.
West started quickly with a healthy senior running back D.J. Cohen, struggling all season with a thigh injury got the Wolves their first playoff win in the last three years.
Cohen scored West's first four touchdowns to take a 28-0 lead. Cohen had 271 yards on 16 carries after accounting for 89 yards and a TD to start the third quarter.
West (6-5) is making its third-consecutive playoff apperance but was ousted in the first round the last two years.
West advanced to the second round of the playoffs in 2004 before losing to Denton Ryan.
Thursday Scores
CLASS 5A Division II
Region II
Bi-District
Cedar Hill 52, Plano West 49 (3 OT)
Region III
Bi-District
Houston Strake Jesuit 37, Katy Mayde Creek 21
CLASS 4A Division I
Region I
Bi-District
Arlington Seguin 23, FW Arlington Heights 17
Denton Guyer 21, FW Boswell 13
Mansfield Timberview 35, FW Southwest 21
CLASS 4A Division II
Region I
Bi-District
WF Rider 42, Springtown 7
Region III
Bi-District
Houston Sharpstown 51, Houston Furr 33
Region IV
Bi-District
Dripping Springs 14, Austin Travis 7
CLASS 3A Division 1
Van 31, Lucas Lovejoy 14
Region I
Bi-District
Seminole 62, Fort Stockton 36
Region IV
Bi-District
Sealy 31, Needville 10
CLASS 3A Division II
Kaufman 28, Dallas Roosevelt 0
Region I
Bi-District
Midland Greenwood 35, Pecos 32
Monahans 70, Clint 6
Snyder 42, Lubbock Cooper 13
Region III
Bi-District
Carthage 62, Tatum 20
Lorena 24, Palestine Westwood 14
CLASS 2A Division I
Region II
Bi-District
Pilot Point 32, Boyd 28
Winnsboro 55, Edgewood 6
CLASS 2A Division II
Region II
Bi-District
De Kalb 31, Melissa 21
Pottsboro 41, Jacksboro 14
Region III
Bi-District
Franklin 55, Troup 7
Region IV
Bi-District
Refugio 28, El Maton Tidehaven 25
CLASS 1A Division II
Region II
Bi-District
Albany 70, Rotan 13
Region IV
Bi-District
Bruni 44, Woodsboro 20
La Pryor 49, Menard 21
SIX-MAN Division I
Region IV
Bi-District
Abbott 61, Penelope 16
SIX-MAN Division II
Star 98, Valera Panther Creek 66