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Deshon Foxx
5' 9" 170 lbs Running Back
Lynchburg (VA) Brookville HS


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Deshon Foxx didn’t play much slot receiver, if any at all, before this season, but the Brookville senior has quickly become very fond of the position.

“I like having the open field to work with,” Foxx said after catching three touchdowns in the Bees’ 41-14 win over E.C. Glass at City Stadium on Friday night.

Obviously, because he wreaked havoc in the Hilltoppers’ defensive backfield, catching scoring passes of 27, 27 and 85 yards from sophomore quarterback Kendall BeCraft in Brookville’s bounce-back victory.

All three of Foxx’s touchdowns came in the first half — he finished with three catches for 139 yards — and the Bees held on to their halftime lead to set up a season-ending showdown with Jefferson Forest that could decide the Seminole District championship.

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Foxx, who also rushed for 42 yards and completed his only pass attempt for a 24-yard gain, was wide open on his third touchdown catch, and he ran most of the 85 yards untouched. He has proved to be a matchup problem wherever he lines up, whether it’s at quarterback, tailback or slot receiver.

“Getting the ball excites me,” he said.

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Apparently he was pushed into action at quarterback for the Bees last fall ...

... they’re counting on Deshon Foxx, a converted tailback and slot receiver who brings some razzle-dazzle behind center, and freshman Kendall Becraft, who started in place of Alec Thompson last week, to ignite the offense.

“What we’re doing is putting a tailback at quarterback,” Brookville coach Jeff Woody said of Foxx,. “I feel like we’ve got two or three backs who can play that position. We’ll find out what’s working and we’re going to run with it, and find out which quarterback is hot and we’ll run with him.”

Foxx is one of a variety of Brookville players versatile enough to play multiple positions. He also starts at defensive back and returns kickoffs with Lorenzo Smith, the Bees’ top receiving target.

“We’ve got him doing everything,” Woody said of Foxx after last Friday night’s 14-13 victory over Heritage in which he scrambled 13 times for 81 yards and the go-ahead touchdown. “That was the tip of the iceberg as far as I’m concerned.

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