The season came to an end for Argyle on Friday night, as the Eagles fell to familiar foe South Oak Cliff by a score of 37-3 in the state semifinals at SMU’s Ford Stadium.
The teams last met in the 2022 state semifinal, where SOC prevailed 14-6.
South Oak Cliff jumped out to a 7-0 first quarter lead.
Early in the second, Anthony Ruvalcaba kicked a 26-yard field goal to cut Argyle’s deficit to 4 points.
The Golden Bears scored twice more before the end of the quarter and South Oak Cliff led 20-3 at the break.
SOC picked up where it left off in the third quarter, scoring 10 more unanswered points.
The Golden Bears scored again at the 8:10 mark of the fourth quarter.
On top of it’s stifling defense, South Oak Cliff forced two Argyle fumbles and a pick-six.
Argyle finished the season with a 13-2 overall record and 8-0 mark in district competition.
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Congratulations to the Eagles on an incredible state semifinalist season!! pic.twitter.com/pyy5ytiH0n
— Argyle ISD (@ArgyleISD) December 14, 2024