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DJ Lagway, Florida Gators QB commit, racks up 6 TDs

5-star Willis (Texas) arm throws for three, runs for three more in thrashing of Conroe

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Willis (Texas) 5-star quarterback DJ Lagway had himself another night on Friday.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pound signal-caller scored six touchdowns — three in the air, three on the ground — in a 63-14 drubbing of Conroe in Week 4.

Lagway is the No. 27 rated prospect nationally, No. 4 quarterback and No. 7 player in Texas in the class of 2024.

Willis built a 28-0 halftime lead and unleashed 35 points in the third quarter.

He's looked every bit the part of one of the nation's best high school quarterbacks. Through his first three games of his senior season, he has thrown for 967 yards and 14 touchdowns on a 77.4 percent completion rate. 

That includes a season opener where he threw seven first half touchdown passes. And an equally as impressive Week 3 against New Caney (Texas), where he went 25-for-32 for 339 yards and five touchdowns on a highlight-producing night (highlights here).

He committed to Florida last December.

As a junior, he recorded 2,081 yards and 24 touchdowns with three interceptions as a passer and added 517 yards and seven TDs as a rusher. Lagway is also a star baseball player for Willis.

Willis is 4-0 and 2-0 in District 13-6A play.

Here is footage shared to Twitter by ABC-13's Joe Gleason:

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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