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Waxahachie football falls to SGP in final game of 2019

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports

The football season came to a close in less-than-stellar fashion for the Waxahachie Indians on Thursday night against South Grand Prairie.

Despite scoring on its opening drive and leading after the first quarter, (2-8, 1-6) Waxahachie fell to (5-5, 4-3) SGP, 30-3.

The Indian offense began the game with a methodical 10-play, 67-yard drive that ended in a 31-yard field goal by Crisanto Perez. The kick put the Indians up 3-0 with 7:47 to play in the first quarter.

Unfortunately, Waxahachie amassed just 95 yards and four first downs thereafter.

South Grand Prairie eventually scored on the second play of the second quarter — which was also the Warriors second drive of the ballgame — when Drake Logan (7-13, 71yds, TD) completed a 19-yard touchdown pass to Titus Jackson (3-43). The Luis Cruz extra-point kick sailed through the uprights and put the Warriors on top, 7-3, with 11:11 to play in the first half.

Cruz added a 27-yard field goal in the waning seconds of the half to send SGP into the locker room up, 10-3.

South Grand Prairie went on to score a touchdown in the third quarter and two more in the fourth for the 30-3 District 7-6A win.

BY THE NUMBERS

Waxahachie senior quarterback DJ Hollywood completed 12-of-his-24 passes for 92 yards, while Casey Kelly completed 1-of-his-3 passes for 12 yards.

Kieran Page (4-32) and Jaden Basham (3-24) paced the Waxahachie receiving corps.

Elijah Martinez led the Indians on the ground with seven carries for 25 yards. Derrick Jackson added six totes for 18 yards.

As a team, the Indians were outgained 311 yards to 161. Neither team turned the football over.

About Travis M. Smith

Travis M. Smith is the owner and content director of Ellis County Sports and has over a decade of award-winning sports coverage. He most recently served as the digital sports director for KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. He is the former managing editor of the Waxahachie Daily Light, Midlothian Mirror and Glen Rose Reporter.

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