Rockwall secured a home playoff game with a 53-35 win over Rockwall-Heath in the I-30 Classic on Friday, Nov. 6, at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium.
The Yellowjackets finished the regular season 8-2 overall and 6-1 in District 10-6A, earning the district’s No. 1 seed in the Class 6A Division I bracket. Heath finished 5-5 and 4-3, taking the second Division I seed.
The Rockwall County Herald-Banner’s game report credited quarterback Collins Jones with four touchdown passes and running back Kaydon Castro with two rushing scores.
Early lead holds up
Rockwall established a 21-7 advantage in the first quarter and extended it to 31-7 by halftime.
The MaxPreps box score shows Heath outscoring the Yellowjackets 14-8 in the third quarter, leaving Rockwall ahead 39-21. Both teams scored 14 points in the fourth.
Jones completed 11 of 19 passes for 215 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. Castro carried 27 times for 203 yards and two touchdowns.
Ryan Wiley caught five passes for 88 yards and two scores. Brayden Puffer added four receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Heath quarterback Prosper Neal accounted for five touchdowns. He completed 18 of 32 passes for 332 yards and four scores, adding 117 rushing yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
Christian Contreras led Heath’s receivers with seven catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns.
Those figures reflect the statistics currently posted on MaxPreps, which differ from some totals in the Herald-Banner’s account.
Playoff opponents set
Rockwall enters the postseason on a four-game winning streak and will host Wylie, which also finished 8-2.
The Wylie football program’s schedule lists kickoff for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium.
Heath will travel to face Sachse, which finished the regular season 9-1. Published playoff schedules list that game for 7 p.m. Friday at Homer B. Johnson Stadium in Garland.
