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North Crowley rallies to beat Duncanville, stays unbeaten: Texas High School Football Live Game Recap

North Crowley trailed by a touchdown 4 different times, but rallied to secure 2nd win vs. Duncanville
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North Crowley's Damarion Mays runs away from Southlake Carroll defenders in a Week 2 win.
North Crowley's Damarion Mays runs away from Southlake Carroll defenders in a Week 2 win. | Cody Thorn

The North Crowley defense held the Duncanville offense scoreless in the second half and that paved the way for a 47-30 win on Friday night.

In the first half, the offensive units for both teams scored at will. Nine of the 11 possessions ended with touchdowns.

The North Crowley Panthers had 512 yards of total offense, with a slight balance toward a rushing attack led by G'yrell Smith and Kiante Ingram.

Smith, a UNT pledge, ran for 170 and 3 touchdowns. Ingram scored twice and ran for 109 yards.

Quarterback Jacob Torres threw for 219 yards and his touchdown pass to Damarion Mays in the second gave North Crowley the lead for good.

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FINAL: North Crowley 47, Duncanville 30

4th Quarter

Duncanville is moving the ball and are in North Crowley territory

TURNOVER! Zion Miller witih pick for North Crowley. 9:27

Ball at the 8-yard line.

Duncanville gets the ball back, but Yancey fumbles and North Crowley recovers

North Crowley 47, Duncanville 30, 7:16

On 1st play after turnover, Torres to Mays 43-yard TD. 7:16. Bad snap on PAT leads to 2-point return for Duncanville.

Duncanville to punt with 5:50 left. Interesting move down by17 points.

Torres goes deep to Kade Smith for a big gain. Flag on the play for celebrating a little too much after that catch.

At the 2-minute timeout

3rd Quarter

Duncanville gets bal with a chance to tie it but unable to. Turnover on downs. 10:06 left.

North Crowley has thee same fate, turnover on downs. 8:45 left.

North Crowley 41, Duncanville 28, 2:53

Smith converts on 4th down with a run from the QB position

TOUCHDOWN! Kiante Ingram from 1-yard out. PAT misses

Denson to Yancey moves the ball to midfield

A penalty moves the ball back

Duncanville punts with 42 seconds left

End of 3rd. North Crowley up 41-28

2nd Quarter

Tied at 14-14, 10:09

G'yrell Smith with his second TD run for North Crowley. 4th down and 7. He lines up at QB and runs off right tackle.

Duncanville, 21-14, 8:11

This game keeps on being a slugfest. Denson to Jairus Ingram for a TD pass.

Tied 21-21, 7:25

TOUCHDOWN! Smith keeps on scoring. Tied at 21.

Denton to Ingram for a 1st down and the ball outside of the North Crowley red zone

Denson is scked. 3rd and 16 coming up

Denson to Yancey and ball at the 7

Timeout with 5:11 left. It's been a track meet, so to speak.

Duncanville 28-21, 4:59 2nd

TOUCHDOWN! Denson to Ingram for the 2nd TD of the game. Duncanville back on top.

North Crowley is driving. Big play pass from Jacob Torres to Damarion Mays.

Tied at 28-28, 2:48 left, 2nd

TOUCHDOWN! North Crowley gets a 1-yard TD run from Kiante Ingram. Tied at 28. 2:48 left.

North Crowley 35, Duncanville 28, 0:19 left

Torres to Mays, who toe-taps his way at the back of the end zone. North Crowley has the lead for the 1st time.

HALFTIME: North Crowley 35, Duncanvill 28

1st Quarter

North Crowley gets the ball first but has to punt

A fake punt is foiled and Duncanville gets the ball near midfield

Maximus The Great Denson goes deep early but comes up short.

Denson with a run into North Crowley's terriotry.

Incomplete on 3rd and 6.

4th and 6. Looks like D-Ville is going for it 6:30 left in quarter

Flag on the play. Offsides on North Crowley. 4th and 1 coming up for Duncanville

Apparently it was 4th and 5. 1st down for Duncanville with 6:20 left

Brayden Arnold gets a first down.

Duncanville 7-0, 4:48

TOUCHDOWN! Denson to Trenton Yancey for a TD on 3rd down. Duncanville up 7-0 with 4:48

Tied 7-7, 4:30

TOUCHDOWN! North Crowley quickly answers. G'yrell Smith with 78-yard TD. 18 seconds later. Tied 7-7. 4:30 left

Duncanville, 14-7, 1:33

TOUCHDOWN! Arnold for a 6-yard TD with 1:33 left. PAT is good. Duncanville up 14-7

End of 1st

PREVIEW

Perhaps the best Texas high school football game this week is the clash between Class 6A Division I powers in recent years.

Duncanville has been in 4 of the last 5 Class 6A Division I finals, winning in 2022 and 2023 and losing in 2021 and 2025 to Galena Park North Shore. 

The lone exception was in 2024. North Crowley beat Duncanville in the semifinals and ended up winning the Class 6A Division 1 finals.

The two collide tonight in Duncanville. 

North Crowley is 3-0 and Duncanville is 1-2 following a one-point loss to rival DeSoto last weekend at The Cotton Bowl. North Crowley is No. 4 in the latest High School on SI Texas Top 25 poll. Duncanville is No. 11, with losses to No. 10 DeSoto and No. 2 Allen. 

Duncanville is 3-1 against North Crowley with regular-season wins in 2010, 2011 and a Class 6A Division I semifinal in 2023. The two seemed to be on track for a semifinal clash last year, but Allen knocked off then-defending state champion North Crowley in the quarterfinals.

Players to Watch

Duncanville

(College commitment listed, if notated)

WR Trenton Yancey, sr. — Purdue 

OG Aiden Williams, sr., — Texas State 

DB Jonathan Barnes, sr., —UCF

QB Maximus The Grent Denson, sr.

LB Gatlon Cryer, sr.

OG Kendrick Harris, jr. 

OG Travis Norris, jr. 

DT Janero Welch, jr.

RB Brayden Arnold, jr.

North Crowley 

QB Jacob Torres, sr. — Emporia State 

RB Kiante Ingram, sr.

RB G’yrell Smith, sr. — North Texas 

WR Damarion Mays, jr.

WR Hayden Green, jr.

WR Kade Smith, jr.

TE Jeramie Cooper, sr.

DB Jerry Outhouse Jr., sr. — UCLA 

DB Elijajuan Houston, sr. — Arizona State 

DB Braylen Cunningham, so.

DB Brock Lacy, jr.

How to Watch 

The game will be on the NFHS network

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Cody Thorn
CODY THORN

Cody Thorn is a veteran journalist who covers high school sports across the state of Texas and Missouri. He is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has covered sports and news since 1999.

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