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DeSoto beats Waxahachie: Live score, updates of Texas high school football tilt (9/27/2024)

Follow live as nationally ranked Eagles face Waxahachie in UIL Week 5 district showdown

Andy Buhler

Deondrae Riden points to his ring finger after a back-breaking touchdown in DeSoto's Texas 6A Division II semifinal win over Southlake Carroll in November 2023.
Deondrae Riden points to his ring finger after a back-breaking touchdown in DeSoto's Texas 6A Division II semifinal win over Southlake Carroll in November 2023. / Photo by Michael Horbovetz, SBLive

Nationally ranked DeSoto faces Waxahachie in Week 5 of the 2024 Texas high school football season on Friday night.

Follow along for live score and game updates from pregame to the final horn at Lumpkin Stadium. Scroll down for live updates and refresh this page for the latest.

4Q: DESOTO 39, WAXAHACHIE 24

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2Q

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto! Myson Johnson-Cook caps a six-play, 75-yard drive with an 11-yard TD run and DeSoto is in control late in the first half. (DeSoto, 29-13 | 5:52)

1Q

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto! Deondrae Riden punches in a three-yard score, his second of the quarter, to cap a five-play, 54-yard drive. (DeSoto, 22-7 | 2:27)

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto! Virginia Tech commit Kelden Ryan hits Daylon Singleton for a 76-yard TD reception and the Eagles take a two-touchdown lead after a bobbled PAT is taken across the plane for two. (DeSoto, 15-7 | 4:35)

-- TOUCHDOWN, Waxahachie! Wade Lemons scores a five-yard rushing touchdown to put a bow on a 73-yard, eight-play scoring drive and the score is even, just like that. (7-7 | 5:10)

-- TOUCHDOWN, DeSoto! Texas A&M Deondrae Riden takes a handoff 24 yards for a TD and the game's opening points midway through the first. The Eagles marched 75 yards in 11 plays to strike first. (DeSoto, 7-0 | 8:52)

PREGAME NOTES

About No. 4 DeSoto (3-1)

What are the early returns of the dynamic rushing duo of 4-stars Deondrae Riden Jr. and Myson Johnson-Cook? As strong as anticipated. Riden, a Texas A&M commit, is averaging 106 yards per game through four games with five TDs on the season, Johnson-Cook, a sophomore, had 274 yards and five more TDs, QB Kelden Ryan had 384 yards and eight TDs on the ground and sophomore SaRod Baker has recorded 10 carries for 145 yards and three TDs. Wide receiver Boobie Feaster is the top-rated sophomore and No. 4 recruit in the country.

About Waxahachie (2-2)

Two solid losses in its first four games — No. 18 Coppell and No. 1 Duncanville. Three-star wideout Kohen Brown is the No. 78 rated junior in Texas, per 247 Sports.

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Andy Buhler
ANDY BUHLER

Andy Buhler is a Portland, Oregon-based sportswriter with more than nine years of experience covering high school sports across the country. He's covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason, served on state tournament seeding committees and launched 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 journalism degree from Gonzaga.

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