The Sachse Mustangs’ football season ended Friday, Nov. 23 with a loss to Waco Midway High School at Mansfield’s Newsom Stadium. The area round playoff game score was 56-28.
Quarterback Derrick Rose scored two rushing touchdowns for the Mustangs in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter, Myles Nash scored on a short run and Chase Cromer scored on a 58-yard pass from Rose.
Rose ended the game at 6-13 with 140 yards. Torey Washington carried the ball 13 times for 112 yards and Nash had 19 carries for 98 yards.
Turnovers played a big part in the Mustangs’ loss. A fumble in the first quarter led to a Waco Midway touchdown a few plays later. In addition, Waco Midway intercepted two SHS passes and returned both for touchdowns. The first was an 80-yard return in the second quarter and the second was a 30-yard return in the fourth quarter.
The Mustangs, who were the 10-6A district champions, won all their district games as well as the bi-district round of playoffs last week against Plano East High School.
Also in District 10-6A, the Wylie Pirates were defeated by Mesquite Horn HS at Mesquite’s Memorial Stadium Friday, Nov. 3 by a score of 49-31. The Pirates defeated McKinney HS in the bi-district round last week.