BY GEOFF GORMANDAILY LIGHT SPORTS EDITOR

The Waxahachie Indi-ans are now 0-1 in Class 5A Region II District 14 play and 1-3 on the 2014 season after losing 22-17 to the Mansfield Legacy Broncos at R.L. Anderson Stadium Friday night.

For the first time this season the Indians did not jump out to an early lead against their opponent by scoring the first points of the game.

Instead it was the Broncos who got a leg up on Waxahachie after they kicked a field goal with 4:40 left in the first quar-ter and took the 3-0 lead.

Before the Tribe could answer back the Broncos would add a touchdown to their lead off of a 7-yard rush by Legacy’s running back Kameron Session (No. 22).

Waxahachie would cut Mansfield’s lead to seven points with a 35-yard field goal from Roberto Perez (No. 29) in the second quarter.

There wouldn’t be any-more scoring from either team before halftime, which sent the players to the locker room with the Broncos leading 10-3.

In the third quarter Waxahachie’s defense was solid and kept the game close after shutting down Legacy’s offense within 10-yards of the endzone,

which not only limited the Broncos to field goals, but it gave the Indians’ offense a chance to take their first lead of the night.

Heading into the final quarter of play the Bron-cos had a 16-3 lead over the Indians. Waxahachie finally showed some life when running back Erin Miles (No. 21), who was filling in for the injured

Trevon Smith (No. 1), found the end zone from 4 yards out for the Tribe’s first touchdown of the night. Miles’ touchdown plus the successful point-after kick made it a one-possession game.

The momentum that the crowd and team got from the late touchdown didn’t last long though, after Mansfield Legacy’s quar-

terback Kendall Catalon (No. 4) connected with his wide receiver Gentry Ivery (No. 12) for a 44-yard touchdown pass.

Legacy would attempt a two-point conversion but the pass failed and the scoreboard read 22-10 Broncos over the Indians with 8:12 left in the game.

With a little less than six minutes left in regula-

tion Miles crossed the goal line again, this time from the 3 yard line.

After another successful PAT, the Broncos lead was cut down to five points, 22-17.

The Indians drove the ball down to Legacy’s 22 yard line, but a fumble along with a penalty pushed Waxahachie back to Mansfield’s 35 yard line.

The Indians had high hopes on improving to 2-2 on the season and getting their first district win too, but with just a little over a minute left to play Waxa-hachie couldn’t convert on a pivotal fourth and 19.

The Broncos would run the rest of the clock out and seal the victory 22-17.

Head coach David Ream said he is proud of his defense despite the loss.

“They (the defense) kept us in the ball game,” said Ream. “They had great goal line stands and made Legacy kick field goals. We did a great job on defense and I’m proud of those guys.”

Waxahachie will host another district opponent, the Mansfield Lake Ridge Eagles, on Friday night at Lumkpins Stadium.

This weekend’s match up against the Eagles is Waxahachie’s “Pink Out” game, which encourages all the fans and people in attendance to wear pink articles of clothing to help raise awareness for breast cancer.

Kick off is schedule for 7:30 p.m.

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Indians fall to 0-1 in district after loss to Broncos

Photo by Scott DorsettJunior wide receiver, Kenneth Washington (No. 6) leads the team in receiving. Washington hurdles a Broncos’ denfese-man in Friday night’s 22-17 loss against district opponent Mansfield Legacy Broncos.

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Panthers wreck Haltom on homecoming night, 38-14

Mansfield Summit 45 FRed Oak 14

Grandview 76 FMaypearl 46

Palmer 43 FHillsboro 34

Avalon 62 FGholson 14

Red Oak Life 66 FBowie 20

Milford 64 F Oakwood 21

Ferris 49 FTrinity Christian 17

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BY GORDON DELOACHDAILY LIGHT GUEST WRITER

Coming off a 1-2 start in pre-district play, the Midlothian Panthers varsity football team dominated the Haltom Buffaloes Friday night 38-14. The stadium was filled with fans, students and alumni for Midlothian’s 2014 Homecoming. Mosaics of blue ran from the scoreboard seats all the way to the grassy knoll overflow sections, as the Panthers faced their last op-ponent before diving into their district schedule.

Midlothian would start strong, scor-ing on their first three drives. After forcing Haltom to punt, the Panthers began play on their own 42. Senior Najee Mustafaa christened the eve-ning with a 41-yard dash on a hand-off from quarterback Jimmy Fouse. Three plays later, junior Dalton Samek would take a pass from Fouse and scamper six yards for the first touchdown of the night. Garrett Wolf added the PAT for a 7-0 lead.

The Panther defense held again

on the next possession forcing the Buffalos to punt. Fouse scorched the Haltom defense on the first play of the second drive, a 27-yard reception to the junior Adam Schroeder. However, the drive stalled at the 33 yard line when the coaches brought in Garrett Wolf to punch through a long 43-yard field goal. Midlothian led 10-0.

Haltom saw some success on their third drive as QB Trevor Lunkwitz put together completions of 13 and 15 yards, followed by three runs for 16 yards from senior Mario Ramirez. The Panther defense stiffened at their 41 yard line, disrupting Lunkwitz’ pace, which forced three straight incom-plete passes. On fourth down, Lunk-witz faked the punt, running around the right side but was tackled short of the first down at the Midlothian 36.

Momentum had clearly swung back to the Panthers sideline. All Midlo-thian needed was two plays: a 35-yard pass from Fouse to freshman Caden Sterns, followed by a 29-yard dash for paydirt by junior Keion Sutton. After the extra point, Midlothian led 17-0.

The Panthers defense forced Hal-tom to a three-and-out on the next possession, including a sack for a loss of six on third down.

Midlothian would start their next drive on the Buffalo 46 yard line. On second down, Fouse handed the ball off to Mustafaa, who ran 46 yards for the third touchdown of the evening.

Not only did the half end with a 24-0 Midlothian lead, but the defen-sive dominance of the Panthers was undeniable.

They had forced Haltom to six punts and a turnover on downs dur-ing the first two quarters. The play tonight was much more aggressive than previous weeks with the Pan-thers showing multiple blitz packages and solid safety play.

Five minutes into the third quarter, the Panther offense produced again on a 30-yard run from freshman Jarreth Sterns. Fouse would follow this with a 10-yard pass to Jarreth’s brother Caden for another touchdown. Panthers in front, 31-0.

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