HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 10: Waxahachie 41, Waco 12

WACO — Running back Jayden Becks ran for three touchdowns and quarterback Roderick Hartsfield Jr. passed for two more as Waxahachie (6-3, 4-2 in 11-6A) clinched a playoff spot.

Becks scored on a pair of 1-yard, first-period plunges, then scampered 47 yards for a third quarter score. A junior, Becks finished with 147 yards rushing on 27 carries and was a workhorse in the first half when he had 24 attempts for 90 yards.

Hartsfield Jr. — another junior — tossed a 31-yard aerial strike to Joseph Lankford in the second quarter and connected with Jermaine Jones Jr. on an 18-yard TD pass in the third stanza. Hartsfield Jr. finished with 181 passing yards, completing 14 of 17 attempts.

Waxahachie dominated the first half: 14-1 in first downs, 44-16 in offensive plays, 269-22 yards total offense.

WX—Jayden Becks 1 run (Jesse Garfias kick).

WX—Jayden Becks 1 run (Jesse Garfias kick).

WX—Joseph Lankford 31 pass from Roderick Hartsfield Jr (Jesse Garfias kick).

WX—Jermaine Jones Jr 18 pass from Roderick Hartsfield Jr (kick failed).

WX—Jayden Becks 47 run (Jesse Garfias kick).

WX—La’Markus Reed 5 run (Jesse Garfias kick).

WO—Lamarcus McDonald 4 run (kick failed).

WO—Braylen Martinez12 pass from Lamarcus McDonald (run failed).

First Downs WX 20 WO 12

Rushing Yards WX 45-210 WO 38-149

Passing Yards WX 202 WO 20

Passing WX 18-22-0 WO 2-14-0

Punts-Avg WX  0-0 WO 6-36.8

Penalties WX 11-130 WO 5-40

Fumbles-Lost WX 0-0 WO 2-2

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: WX – Jayden Becks 27-147, Roderick Hartsfield Jr 4-31, La’Markus Reed 2-10, Jermy Jackson 1-0, Justin Tims 1-1, Brendan White 1-2, Yoshua Sargent 5-8, Brady Wilson 1-3, Tamodrick Robinson 3-14. WO – Lamarcus Mcdonald 14-88, Braylen Martinez 4-24, Omarion Delao 19-43.

Passing: WX – Roderick Hartsfield Jr 14-17-0-181, Beck Sullivan 1-2-0-6, Justin Tims 3-3-0-15. WO – Lamarcus McDonald 2-14-1-20.

Receiving: WX – Joseph Lankford 2-56, Jermaine Jones Jr 3-23, Keith Abney II 8-88, Terrell Davis 2-20, Eddie Przybylski 2-17, Anthony Fierro 1-2. WO – Braylen Martinez 2-20.