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Fred Webb II, a teacher and coach in Dallas ISD, passed away Dec. 7, at his home. Funeral services are scheduled this week. Webb worked in the Dallas ISD for three years. He was an inclusion teacher at W.W. Samuell High School and an assistant football coach at South Oak Cliff High School. Funeral Services will be at noon Saturday, Dec. 13, at Concord Baptist Church, 6808 Pastor Bailey Drive, Dallas, Texas 75237. Counselors were on hand at both Samuell and SOC to assist students and teachers in their grievance over the loss of Coach Webb.

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South Oak Cliff’s scoring power met substantial resistance against preseason-first-ranked Ennis this weekend in a 31-14 loss in the Class 5A Division II Region II final at Mansfield ISD’s Vernon Newsome Stadium. Skyline, however, had a different result in its Class 6A Division I Region II matchup at the Waco ISD Stadium, posting a 38-20 victory over Klein Oak. The win advances Skyline to the state semifinal, a milestone they last reached in 2011. Skyline (14-0) will play Allen (14-0) at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec 13, at SMU’s Ford Stadium. UPDATE: 4:48 p.m., Dec. 9 Tickets are available for purchase…