Tivias Caldwell Jr. rushes for 3 touchdowns, St. Francis rides 28-point halftime lead to win over Woodstock

St. Francis defeated Woodstock 42-14 in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs Saturday afternoon, advancing to the quarterfinals to face Cary Grove on the road. Three touchdowns from senior running back Tivias Caldwell Jr. propelled the Spartans to victory, as two of Caldwell’s three scores came in the second quarter to give the team a 28-0 halftime lead.“I would not have been able to execute without my offensive line,” Caldwell said. “They did their job on all three of my touchdowns and I did my job, making reads from them. The Spartans’ offense wasted no time getting rolling, scoring on the first snap of the opening drive to set the tone for the day. Off an impressive Statue of Liberty trick play, wide receiver Greg Bess-Henning caught a 51-yard toss from quarterback Jadon Wilson to score the team’s first touchdown of the day and go up 7-0. “[The Statue of Liberty play] was a great play that coach dialed up,” Wilson said. “It was a flea flicker that I handed off to [Caldwell], he