VIDEO | Check out the highlights from Taylor Football's Homecoming win over Madonna! #TaylorFB

Taylor defeats Madonna 52-23 to improve to 5-3.

This is the first time Taylor has started 5-3 since 2015 when they went 7-3.

Taylor is back in action next week at Saint Francis for a noon kickoff. #EMAT #TaylorTough

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Damon Hockett runs into the endzone from 5 yards out for his first career touchdown. Trojans up 52-23 with 4:04 left to play. #EMAT #TaylorTough

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Stephen Ellis scores on a 29 yard run. Shilts makes the PAT and Taylor leads 45-23 with 7:56 remaining. #EMAT #TaylorTough

Touchdown pass for Madonna. Taylor leads 38-23 with 9:52 left to play. #EMAT #TaylorTough

End of quarter 3 and Taylor leads Madonna 38-16. Madonna has the ball on their own 23 with a 2nd & 15 to start the 4th. #EMAT #TaylorTough

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Elijah McCloskey finds Stephen Ellis in the corner of the endzone from 17 yards out. PAT is good, and Taylor now leads Madonna 38-16 with 3:42 remaining in the 3rd. #EMAT #TaylorTough

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Taylor drives down the field on the first possession of the 2nd half and it ends with a 2 yard touchdown run from Dylan Scally.

Taylor leads Madonna 31-16 with 10:40 remaining in the 3rd quarter. #EMAT #TaylorTough

It’s halftime and the Trojans lead Madonna 24-16. Taylor receives to begin quarter 3. #EMAT #TaylorTough

Christian Severt comes up with a big interception deep in Trojans territory. 1st down Taylor with 1:20 left in the first half. #EMAT #TaylorTough

Madonna scores again on a long run. They miss the PAT, which makes the score 24-16 with 4:45 remaining in the 1st half. #EMAT #TaylorTough

Madonna scores a long touchdown on a trick play. Taylor leads 24-10 with 9:31 left in the 2nd. #EMAT #TaylorTough

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Dakota Sonnichsen takes the reverse into the endzone from 1 yard out. After the Shilts PAT, Trojans have the 24-3 lead with 12:29 remaining in quarter 2. #EMAT #TaylorTough

Hojun Yun gets the interception on Madonnas first drive of quarter 2. Trojans will take over on the Crusaders 21 yard line. #EMAT #TaylorTough

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Zane Shilts makes the 30 yard field goal 3 seconds into quarter 2. Taylor has the lead 17-3. #EMAT #TaylorTough