South Oak Cliff, Duncanville and DeSoto high schools all 2022 state champions, in the same county, led by three Black men.
, becoming the first Dallas ISD football team to win a UIL state title in back-to-back years. He also became the first Black coach in the state to win two titles at the same school."It's a brotherhood, but actually it's around being very competitive. We all want to be successful. I may have won two championships, but I haven't beat these two guys yet, so you know that's a big stepping stone for me to get over that hump one day," said Todd.
[REPORTER: "You guys are molding predominately black young lives who totally could be in a different situation if they didn't have football or other activities as an outlet."] "We are leaders of our community. That's number one," said Mathis. "I tell our kids if they just learn football from me, I have failed them in life. It's about life. We do different things, and we try to spend as much time as we can according to the rules and regulations with those guys."
"If you are looking around, seeing what you don't have, it means you are not focused on what you do have. You have to make it work. You may have to do a little more, but it's worth it," said Todd. "Seeing kids going on to school and coming back in life and letting you know some of the stuff you taught them was the key to get through tough times."
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