First loss of the season will end their year, who’s it going to be, Aledo or SOC?

There are only 12 undefeated teams left in Dallas-Fort Worth through 13 weeks and two of them are battling it out this week in the 5A Division II regional round. In fact, it’s only one of three undefeated matchups this week in the UIL.

No. 1 Aledo (12-0) takes on Dallas South Oak Cliff (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday from Midlothian ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium.

How they got here: Aledo d. Seagoville 48-13, d. Lovejoy 62-28; SOC d. Everman 40-7, d. Frisco 48-16

Last trip to state quarterfinals: Aledo 2017; SOC 2014

Bearcats: 2012 was the only time in the past 10 years they didn’t make it to the state quarterfinals.

Golden Bears: Regional for the third-straight season and fifth in six years.

THE MATCHUP

Aledo | SOC

639 Points For 548

53.3 Points per game 49.8

153 Points Allowed 70

12.8 Points allowed per game 6.4

257 Rushing yards per game 293

173 Passing yards per game 115

430 Total yards per game 408

90 Total touchdowns 74

7 Total interceptions 9

27 Total takeaways 14

959 Total tackles 1,150

79.9 Tackles per game 104.5

20 Total sacks 56.5

THE PLAYERS

QB: Jake Bishop (Aledo)- 1,876 pass, 20 TDs; Sean Simms (SOC)- 1,600 total yards, 27 total TDs (16 pass)

RB: Jase McClellan (Aledo)- 1,474 pass, 36 TDs; Camren Davis (SOC)- 856 rush, 13 TDs, KC Cook (SOC)- 801 rush, 10 TDs

WR: JoJo Earle (Aledo)- 909 receiving, 14 TDs; Donajz Dunn (SOC)- 342 receiving, 8 TDs

Tackles: McCain Smith (Aledo)- 87 tkls, Zach Reinert (Aledo)- 73 tkls, 5 for loss; Dequavion Ludd (SOC)- 106 tkls, 19 for loss; Derrion Clark (SOC)- 104 tkls, 20 for loss

Sacks: Colt Ellison (Aledo)- 6.5, Cody Stone (Aledo)- 5; Steven Park (SOC)- 20, Davion Wheeler (SOC)- 15

Kicking: Harper Smith (Aledo)- 64 of 71 PATs, 6 of 7 FGs; Antonio Loya (SOC)- 65 of 67 PATs, 4 of 4 FGs