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  Record Newspaper's Athlete of the Week, Plano's Ethan Taxis. Written by Skylar
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  Cassellus. This article is being read by an automated voice, brought to
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  you by Everlet. Name Ethan Tax's School, Plano’s Sport, Football Year Senior.
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  Why he was selected, Taxis, a wide receiver recently converted to running
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  back, ran for a career high 188 yards and a touchdown in
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  Plano's 3520 victory over Merengo on Friday, marking his second straight 100
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  yards rushing performance. He know leads the Reapers with 540 rushing yards
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  and four TDs on 64 carries, in addition to being the team's
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  top receiver with 22 catches for 402 yards and five TDs. We
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  know how great of an athlete he is, Plano Coach Kyle Tutts
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  said. We know he can play anywhere on the field. He's also
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  one of our leading receivers. So it's nothing that we didn't think
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  he could do. We're excited that he got an opportunity to show
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  what he can do. Taxi spearheaded Plano dominant night on the ground
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  against the Indians. The Reapers ran for all four hundred and eighteen
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  of their yards and five scores as they finished the regular season
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  at two seven, allowing them to earn a spot in the newly
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  expanded IS playoffs. Plano will visit Dixon for its opening round matchup
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  Friday night. Taxi was selected as the athlete of the week in
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  an online vote. Other nominees were Newark Volleyball's Taylor Jeffers, Oswego Volleyball's
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  Amelia Mosley, and Sandwich Soccer's Julian Berciaga. Here is Tax's QA with
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  sports reporter Skyler Casellis. With Friday's win, you're now playoff bound. What
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  does that mean to you and the program? Taxis:
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  It's exciting to have another week to play, especially as that I'm
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  a senior. I enjoy having another week with my boys, a chance
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  to go prove that we're meant to be there. How did it
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  feel to ring the victory bell at Reaper Stadium for the last
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  time? Taxis. It felt amazing. Senior night win. Everyone was there. We
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  needed it to make They playoffs. It was a really great senior
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  night to end it on Reaper Field and ring the bell. You
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  racked up 188 rushing yards against Merengo while your teammates combined for
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  230 more. What made the run game so successful? Taxis. First it
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  started off with our offensive line. The were making great blocks. I
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  mean it opened it up amazingly. Coach's play calls, and then us
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  being able to make plays. Me, Bralin, Schmidt, and Cooper Beattie. Though
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  you're listed as a wide receiver, you lead Plano with 476 rushing
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  yards. How did that happen? Taxis:
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  At the start of the season I started playing receiver, but last
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  few games I've been our running back. Coach just thought it a
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  better fit for our team and where we could move the ball
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  more offensively, and I think it's working. What makes you such a
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  strong offensive weapon? Taxis. My speed first off ability to read the
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  gaps and find open field and get yards. What are the keys
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  to beating a pretty powerful Dixon team on the road this week?
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  Taxis:
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  Being prepared and everyone executing their job. We've watched film on them.
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  Everyone knows what they're supposed to do. We just have to execute
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  it.
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  And play together and control that we can control and hopefully come
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  out with a win. Is there any particular reason why you wear
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  number three on your jersey? Taxis. Not really. It started because three
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  points for basketball like a three-pointer. That's what I picked it when
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  I was younger, and I just stuck with it. How do you
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  juggle the responsibilities that come with playing football while preparing for basketball
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  season? Taxis. It's a lot to handle, but I think I prepare
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  myself well, take care of my body, eat healthy. I'm excited for
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  basketball season, but I'm excited to see what football has to hold
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  so far now. Are there any athletes you like to watch or
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  model yourself after? Taxis. I really do like Cam Scadabow for football
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  and for basketball. I love buying Steph Curry. I like to run
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  like Cam Scadabo, that's who I try to model my running game
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  after. And then Steph Curry for his shooting ability. What songs or
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  artists are on your pregame music playlist? Taxes. First off is Woe
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  by Lil Baby, and Dreams and Nightmares by Meek Mill.