WEEK 1: Waxahachie wins ‘Battle of 287’

ENNIS – Waxahachie quarterback Ramon McKinney Jr. combined for 216 yards and ran for a touchdown to lead his team over Ennis 22-16 on Friday in the battle of U.S. Highway 287 at Ennis Lion stadium

Ennis (0-1) got off to a shaky start that was overcome by two scores in just 1:14. The first was a 3-yard run by Malachi Perez and was followed by a 28-yard pick-six by Ketrevius Tarrant. Receiver GracenHarris caught three passes for 72 yards and added 42 yards on the ground.

Waxahachie’s defense shut down the Ennis offense in the second half, allowing just three points and 150 yards. Kicker Ethan Guillen made a 30-yard field goal to cap a 16-point unanswered streak from Waxahachie (1-0) to make it 22-13.

Running back Wade Lemons finished with 59 yards rushing and a touchdown on 12 attempts. Ennis kicker Jax Bishop scored the game’s last points on a 28-yard field goal to make the final score 22-16.

WX – Ta’Modrick Davis-Robinson 1 run (kick failed)

EN – Malachi Perez 3 run (Jax Bishop kick)

EN – Ketrevius Tarrant 28 interception return (kick failed)

WX – Wade Lemons 1 run (run failed)

WX – Ramon McKinney Jr. 1 run (Ethan Guillen kick)

WX – Ethan Guillen 30 field goal

EN – Jax Bishop 28 field goal

WX / EN

First Downs 21 / 11

Rushing Yards 52-291 / 21-175

Passing Yards 101 / 42

Passing 7-13-1 / 5-13-2

Punts-Avg 1-38 / 3-46

Penalties 10-90 / 8-57

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 / 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing – WX: Trenton Kidd 2-13, Wade Lemons 12-59, Ta’Modrick Davis-Robinson 19-104, Ramon McKinney Jr. 19-115. EN: Gracen Harris 3-72, Jeremy Brown Jr. 9-30, Jamarion Wafford 2-4, Wondame Davis Jr. 5-79, Jamarquez Farsee 1-5, Malachi Perez 1-3.

Passing – WX: Ramon McKinney Jr. 7-13-1-101. EN: Wondame Davis Jr. 5-13-2-42.

Receiving – WX: Trenton Kidd 5-46, Jayden Watson 1-14, Rhett Butler 1-41. EN: Gracen Harris 5-42.