Football Recap: Strong Effort on D from Cade Pointer and Carmelo Clawson Leads Waxahachie over Horn

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 1:53pm

Football Recap: Waxahachie Indians vs. Horn Jaguars

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On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Waxahachie Indians beat the Horn Jaguars 37-33. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Jaguars are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The critical scores for Waxahachie came from Tristian Gardner, Trenton Kidd, and Bryson Linnear.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Waxahachie's defensive line and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cade Pointer and Carmelo Clawson, who racked up all five sacks between them. Clawson also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Waxahachie is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.

Several Jaguars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jamari Andrews, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown. Andrews got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 58 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Rodney Franklin, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.

The win got Waxahachie back to even at 3-3. As for Horn, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Waxahachie will take on Cedar Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Waxahachie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season. As for Horn, they will challenge DeSoto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeSoto also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 50.7 points per game.

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