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With star quarterback Taeshawn Gibbs sidelined with a concussion, backup Sydney Tedford led the Central High School football team on a game-winning fourth-quarter drive to lift the Yellowjackets over visiting Wayne County 21-18 in a second-round 3-A playoff matchup Friday night.

Gibbs was knocked out of the game just before halftime, but still managed a game-high 107 yards rushing on 11 carries.

Trailing 18-14 with 1:18 to play, Tedford, a junior, found Devonte Yelder for a 60-yard score. Tedford finished with 123 yards on 4-of-9 passing.

"He's always got to be be ready and tonight he did some great things for us," Central coach Ty Scroggins said of the second-stringer. "That last fourth-quarter drive was big."

Wayne County's Tyler Guffey threw for TD strikes of 75 and 10 yards to lead the Cardinals (10-2).

The Yellowjackets (10-2) take on Bell County next Friday.


Wayne County 6 0 6 6 18
Central 0 14 0 7 21

W - Kyle Gehring 75 pass from Tyler Guffey (kick failed); C - Devonte Yelder 14 pass from Taeshawn Gibbs (Idriss Kera kick); C - Deris Cox 1 run (Kera kick); W - Logan Gardner 10 pass from Guffey (pass failed) W - Guffey 3 run (run failed); C - Yelder 60 pass from Sydney Tedford (Kera kick).

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