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DJ Lagway, Willis down Tomball Memorial in Texas high school football playoffs

5-star Florida commit throws 5 TDs to Jermaine Bishop in 2023 UIL area round
Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports|
DJ Lagway, Willis down Tomball Memorial in Texas high school football playoffs
DJ Lagway, Willis down Tomball Memorial in Texas high school football playoffs

DJ Lagway and undefeated Willis' Texas high school football playoff run will last at least another week.

The 5-star Florida commit threw all five of his touchdown passes to Jermaine Bishop as the Wildkats (12-0) ran away from Tomball Memorial 42-21 to advance to the regional semifinals where it will face No. 1 DeSoto on Friday.

It's the first trip to the regional semifinals since 1994 for Willis, SBLive's No. 17 ranked team in Texas, and the program's best record in more than 60 years.

Lagway has been one of the country's most prolific high school quarterbacks this fall. He'd accrued 3,807 passing yards, 51 touchdowns opposite 6 interceptions on a 75.2 percent completion rate entering Friday's contest.

More than 1,100 of those yards and 12 touchdowns have gone to Bishop, a sophomore cornerback prospect with offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Florida and others.

DeSoto, the defending 6A Division II state champion, beat Wylie East on Friday.

(All photos by Tom Dendy for SBLive Sports)

-- 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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