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LEEDS – Brennen Archer accounted for touchdowns in four different ways. He ran for 84 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, completed two passes for 54 yards and a touchdown, and caught two passes for 66 yards with a score. He also added a 60-yard kickoff return for a score in leading fourth-ranked Leeds to a 50-7 victory over Cherokee County in Class 4A second-round playoff action on Friday night.

The Green Wave (10-1) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a pair of touchdown passes. Archer connected with Taylon Gaiter on a 37-yard touchdown pass, and then Bennett Schorfhaar tossed a 65-yard scoring pass to Archer.

Jacarrious Davis added a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to put the Green Wave up 21-0.

The Warriors (8-4) got on the scoreboard in the second quarter when Tatum Perry connected with Jace Betterton for a 72-yard touchdown pass. Hugh Miller added the extra point to cut the deficit to 21-7 in the second quarter.

But that would be as close as the Warriors would come.

Leeds answered with a safety and then on Archer’s 60-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to extend its advantage to 30-7. The Green Wave scored another touchdown on an Archer 8-yard run before halftime to take a 37-7 edge.

Leeds scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter, one on a Jacarrious Davis 7-yard run. The Green Wave scored on a Kenneth Howard 1-yard run for the final.

Schorfhaar completed 7-of-10 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown. Davis added 46 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries, while Gaiter caught two passes for 53 yards and a touchdown.

Perry led the Warriors by completing 9-of-19 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown. Betterton was his leading receiver with two catches for 73 yards and a touchdown. Jayshawn Stroup ran for 40 yards on 19 carries.

With the victory, Leeds advances to the Class 4A state quarterfinals, where it will travel to Deshler – a 35-34 winner over Good Hope in other playoff action Friday.

The Warriors’ season ends at 8-4.