Leesville running back Xavier Ford continues to score at a break-neck pace and recently broken a notable record.

The 5-foot-11, 210-pound, senior broke the school career rushing touchdown record previously set by Cecil Collins.

He tied Collins’ record (93) in Week 6 against Iowa and broke it Friday night against archrival DeRidder on an 11- yard run in the first quarter after he had lit up the crowd with a 74-yard touchdown reception. He didn’t stop there, adding a 65-yard run in the second quarter and two more in the fourth quarter on runs of 29 and 14 yards.

At 264.3 yards per game, there is another school record within Ford’s reach with three regular-season games left and the postseason. He needs 860 yards to break Collins’ school career rushing record (7,834).

Ford’s career rushing touchdown total stands at 97. He has 1,850 yards on 189 carries.

He has offers from the Air Force Academy, Central Arkansas, Louisiana-Monroe and Tulane, according to 247sports. com.

The Wampus Cats weren’t one-dimensional in the win as quarterback Trel Broom completed 8 of 16 passes for 224 yards and five touchdowns with one interception.

While Ford was the lone back to top 300 yards last week, four others — Sam Houston’s

Drew Bailey, Jennings’ ReJohn Zeno, Vinton’s Jaidon Briggs and Elton’s Tristan Leblanc (24 carries, 237 yds., TD)— cleared 200-plus yards.

Zeno was explosive in the Class 3A No. 3 Bulldogs 55-0 road win over South Beauregard, scoring on runs of 36, 11, 63, 29 and 43 yards in three quarters.

Briggs led Vinton to a 43-14 win over Pickering with 214 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries.

Bailey (17-266, 3 TDs) ran for more than 200 yards in the half, but Carencro rallied to win 37-27.

Vital QBs

A pair of sophomore quarterbacks who share the same last name lit up scoreboards.

At Cougar Stadium, Lake Charles College Prep’s Dylen Vital led the Trailblazers to a 46-6 win over St. Louis Catholic. He threw six touchdown passes, including four to Alijah Pete, and a season-high 375 yards. He is 91 of 140-8 for 1,548 yards and 12 TDs this season.

Pete finished with 139 yards on seven catches and Ayden Carter added 127 yards and a score on eight receptions.

At Elton, Javon Vital accounted for seven touchdowns. He scored on runs of 6, 28, 3, 34 and 47 yards, threw a 30-yard score to Seth Ned and scored on a 55-yard kickoff return. He ended with 241 yards on the ground and 62 passing.

First win

East Beauregard snapped its five-game losing streak with a 52-18 road win at Bolton Academy.

The Trojans were led by running back Dakota Strother (11-117, 2 TDs) and quarterback Josh Harvey Jr. (5-93, 2 TDs).

Volleyball

With a dozen days left in the regular season, Sam Houston and St. Louis continue to strengthen their playoff résumés.

St. Louis (19-10) has the area’s longest active win streak at nine matches after beating LCCP in four sets last week and sweeping Washington-Marion to open play in Division III, District 1.

The Saints have won 15 of their last 17 matches after starting the season 4-8 and are ranked No. 11 in the Division III power ratings.

Sam Houston (33-5) is holding steady at the No. 2 spot in Division II behind four-time defending state champion St. Thomas More (24-2). Sam Houston has won eight consecutive matches, including a dominant run through the Baton Rouge High tournament over the weekend with wins over Walker, Terrebonne, Woodlawn-Baton Rouge, West Feliciana and Barbe.