DESOTO– Junior running back SaRod Baker rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-17 rout of state-ranked Waxahachie on Friday.
Baker was so dominant that he had 31 carries and 209 yards rushing through the first three quarters.
Waxahachie, as a team, had 66 total yards and had run 28 total plays to that point.
Waxahachie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
DeSoto | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
DS – Antron Edmundson 27 pass from Legend Howell (Jacob Flores kick).
WX – Jordan Smith kickoff return (Ethan Guillen kick).
DS – SaRod Baker 3 run (Lemarcus Summers run).
DS – Ethan Feaster 12 pass from Legend Howell (Jacob Flores kick).
DS – SaRod Baker 26 run (Lemarcus Summers run).
DS – SaRod Baker 7 run (Jacob Flores kick).
WX – Ethan Guillen 41 field goal.
DS – Jacob Flores 34 field goal.
WX – Kohen Brown 23 pass from Nolan Barnard (Ethan Guillen kick).
First Downs WX: 12 DS: 30
Rushing Yards WX: 20-67 DS: 59-369
Passing Yards WX: 86 DS: 179
Passing WX: 6-18-2 DS: 11-20-0
Punts-Avg WX: 3-48.3 DS: 3-11
Penalties WX: 5-51 DS: 17-186
Fumbles-Lost WX: 1-0 DS: 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing – WX: Jordan Smith 9-26, Jerry Meyer III 3-2, Taylen Furlough-Strange 5-22, Braylon Davis 1-18, Kaden Tolleson 1-0, Jermaine Davis Jr. 1-3. DS: SaRod Baker 33-217, Legend Howell 2-0, Lemarcus Summers 3-4, Jace Hill Douglas 1-18, Ja’Quaylon Silas 12-86, Cordae Cleveland-Brown 5-48, Braylon Murrell 2-6.
Passing – WX: Jerry Meyer III 3-14-2-14, Nolan Barnard 3-3-0-72. DS: SaRod Baker 3-6-0-58, Legend Howell 8-13-0-121.
Receiving – WX: Jordan Smith 1-5, Jordan Thompson-Woods1-9, Kohen Brown 4-72. DS: Ethan Feaster 7-116, Antron Edmundson 2-43, Courtly’on Jackson 2-20