Waxahachie is next… a look at their last game.
8/25/08
Everman 14, Waxahachie 12
From staff reports
EVERMAN —Ryan Smith ran for 128 of his 152 yards rushing in the second half as Everman (1-0) escaped a Waxahachie (0-1) upset bid with a 14-12 win at Marrs Stadium. The difference proved to be a special teams miscue in the first two minutes of the game. On Waxahachie’s first possession, a bad snap was kicked out of the end zone by the Waxahachie punter to give Everman a 2-0 lead.
The game was marred by typical early season mistakes. The two teams combined for 16 fumbles and 15 penalties. Everman’s defense held Waxahachie to 44 yards of total offense in the second half and allowed 178 yards for the game. One Waxahachie play went 76 yards, as Sam Gagliano found an open Oshae Cofer on a reverse pass for a long touchdown.
After falling down by two, the Waxahachie offense took advantage of field position to take a 6-2 lead early in the second quarter, as Jame Gish kicked two 37-yard field goals. Everman would get its first offensive score, as Smith scored on a 4-yard run. Waxahachie responded with Gagliano’s strike to Cofer to take a 12-8 lead at halftime.
The only score of the second half was on Devin Woods’ 1-yard run on a drive spearheaded by Smith’s 66-yard run to put the ball inside the Waxahachie 5. The win is Everman’s fourth in the past five meetings with Waxahachie, and all five have been decided by six points or less.
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