WEEK 3: Midlothian 35, Killeen Shoemaker 26

MIDLOTHIAN  –  Drew Wendel threw for two touchdowns, and ran for one touchdown, leading Midlothian to a 35-26 win over Killeen Shoemaker on Friday night at Midlothian ISD stadium.

Wendel threw for 147 yards and completed 12 passes, two of which were touchdowns to five-star Clemson commit Bryant Wesco.

Wesco caught a 6-yard touchdown pass with 34 seconds left in the first half, pushing Midlothian (2-1, 1-0 District 4-5A I) to a 14-7 lead going into halftime.

In the fourth quarter up 28-20, Midlothian’s Michael Garber rushed up the middle 44 yards to the end zone to secure the victory for Midlothian.

Malachi Jerome threw for 189 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown for Shoemaker (2-1, 0-1) in the loss.

MD – Drew Wendel 3 run (Tyson Williams kick)

KS – Malachi Jerome 16 run (Antonio Butler kick)

MD – Bryant Wesco 6 pass from Drew Wendel (Tyson Williams kick)

KS – Brandon Brown Jr 10 run (Antonio Butler kick)

MD  –  Bryant Wesco 26 pass from Drew Wendel (Tyson Williams kick)

MD – Michael Garber 2 run (Tyson Williams kick)

KS – Brandon Brown Jr 9 run (kick failed)

MD – Michael Garber 44 run (Tyson Williams kick)

KS  –  Brandon Brown Jr 13 pass from Malachi Jerome (kick failed)

First Downs KS: 21 MD: 13

Rushing Yards KS: 40-202 MD: 30-136

Passing Yards KS: 189 MD: 147

Passing KS: 13-26-0 MD: 12-13-0

Punts-Avg KS: 1-2 MD: 1-68

Penalties KS: 7-58 MD: 5-49

Fumbles-Lost KS: 3-2 MD: 2-2

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing – KS: Brandon Brown Jr 14-106, Kmare’ Balfour 3-1, Jerrod Hicks 6-26, Malachi Jerome 8-44, X’Zavion Smith 6-9, Isaiah Butler-Tanner 3-16. MD – Slater Callahan 4-14, Zach Brown 3-4, Michael Garber 15-99, Drew Wendel 7-19, Roman Parham 1-0.

Passing – KS: Malachi Jerome13-26-0-189. MD: Drew Wendel 12-13-0-147.

Receiving – KS: Brandon Brown Jr. 3-48, Kmare’ Balfour 1-22, Johnathan Lahmann 1-12, Maurice Starr 5-60, Isaiah Butler-Tanner 2-21, Dylan Keys 1-26. MD: Zach Brown 2-20, Bryant Wesco 6-83, Kole Tompkins 4-44.