MIDLOTHIAN – Senior running back Za’ko Davis accounted for three first half touchdowns as Midlothian Heritage rolled past Hillcrest in a Class 5A Division II Region II bi-district game.
Davis gained 104 yards on just eight carries, scoring on runs of 20 and 32 yards for Heritage (8-3), which reached the end zone on four of its first five possessions.
Davis also caught a 28-yard scoring pass from Brayden Newman to give Heritage a 38-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Damar Robinson and Zion Johnson each added rushing touchdowns, and Jaxson Bruton had a kickoff return for a score.
Heritage moves on, will face Texarkana on Friday, Nov. 21 at Royse City ISD Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Hillcrest | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Mid. Heritage | 21 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
MH – Jaxson Bruton kickoff return (Jaxson Godfrey kick).
MH – Za’ko Davis 20 run (Jaxson Godfrey kick).
MH – Za’ko Davis 32 run (Jaxson Godfrey kick).
MH – Damar Robinson 3 run (Jaxson Godfrey kick).
MH – Jaxson Godfrey 19 field goal.
MH – Za’ko Davis 28 pass from Brayden Newman (Jaxson Godfrey kick).
HC – Khari Bass kickoff return (Gabriel Vivero kick).
MH – Zion Johnson 2 run (Jaxson Godfrey kick).
First Downs HC: 8 MH: 17
Rushing Yards HC: 18-16 MH: 36-250
Passing Yards HC: 159 MH: 158
Passing HC: 16-26-0 MH: 11-14-0
Punts-Avg HC: 8-25.4 MH: 3-34
Penalties HC: 5-40 MH: 2-20
Fumbles-Lost HC: 2-1 MH: 1-1
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing – HC: Jerard Davis 2-4, William Randall 9-37, Isaac Matamoros 2-14, Jermaine Johnson 5-35. MH: Damar Robinson 13-88, Za’ko Davis 8-104, Dax Montelongo 3-32, Brayden Newman 4-0, Zion Johnson 3-25, Avery Alexander 5-1.
Passing – HC: William Randall 16-26-0-159. MH: Dax Montelongo 6-7-0-106, Brayden Newman 5-7-0-52.
Receiving – HC: Dashton Davis 6-37, Khari Bass 8-82, Willard Akinnoye 1-7, Isaac Matamoros 1-33. MH: Brayden Abila 1-6, Camden Parker 5-78, Za’ko Davis 1-28, Danny Brown 2-40, Christian Zendejas 1-4, Charles Lee 1-2.