Friday began the second round of the IHSA Class 7A playoffs.

Hersey had not advanced beyond the second round since the 1980s.

But senior running back Brandon Jenkins didn’t get that memo.

Jenkins, an Ohio recruit, rambled for 277 yards against top-seeded Richards and a pair of early third quarter touchdowns to waltz the Huskies into the state quarterfinals by virtue of a convincing 42-21 victory.

“All playoffs, our motive has been, build that tsunami, build that wave, build that wall and never let off,” said Jenkins, who rushed 21 times and also played defensive back for the Huskies (9-2).

How dominant was Jenkins? The first time he touched the ball Friday he ran it for 80 yards to set up junior quarterback Jake Nawrot’s 9-yard scoring run.

Jenkins didn’t score on that drive, but th

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