Defending UIL 6A Division I state champion North Crowley has definitely been tested all season, but the Panthers still have found ways to win.
The Panthers will attempt to stay undefeated, while perhaps avoiding another game that goes down to the wire. North Crowley will return home to take on Rockwall in a non-district matchup on Thursday night, which will be broadcast on the NFHS Network.
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North Crowley, ranked No. 2 in the latest edition of The Sporting News Texas Top 25 rankings, comes in at 3-0. However, the Panthers have won all three games by a combined margin of 14 points, including a 28-27 win last week at Denton Guyer.
Rockwall, meanwhile, comes in at 1-2 and having dropped two straight games, though those came against highly regarded foes. The Yellowjackets lost to Lake Travis and then last week against Lewisville by a combined total of 15 points. Rockwall’s lone win came in its opener against Richardson Berkner.
But the Yellowjackets can certainly turn things around with a win against the defending state champions Thursday.
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NORTH CROWLEY 14, ROCKWALL 3 2ND QTR.
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SECOND QUARTER
– North Crowley forces a punt, but it’s muffed and Rockwall makes the recovery near the Panthers’ 30 with less than two minutes to go in the half.
– TOUCHDOWN NORTH CROWLEY. G’yrell Smith with his second score on the night, going in from 19 yards out and the Panthers are up by double digits. (North Crowley, 14-3 | 2:20, 2nd)
– North Crowley converts on a fourth-and-short and the Panthers are moving near the red zone.
Another hard run for North Crowley and Ingram. 4th and 2 to the 25 pic.twitter.com/piN1bW5GM8
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– Rockwall goes for it on fourth-and-7 inside the North Crowley 35. A pass toward the sideline goes in and out of the receiver’s hands, and the Panthers hold once again near the midway point of the quarter.
– INTERCEPTION ROCKWALL. Jackets get the ball right back on the next play with a pick at midfield.
– Rockwall faces a fourth-and-short inside the North Crowley 15 and goes for it. Yellowjackets try a halfback pass, but it falls incomplete.
– The second quarter is now under way.
FIRST QUARTER
– TOUCHDOWN NORTH CROWLEY. After the turnover on downs, the Panthers quickly strike, and a short run into the end zone from G’yrell Smith puts North Crowley in front. (North Crowley, 7-3 | :14, 1st)
– Rockwall faces a fourth-and-2 at the North Crowley 40 and goes for it. But North Crowley snuffs out a swing pass to the halfback, and he’s driven backward. Panthers hold near the end of the period.
– North Crowley reaches the Rockwall 40 but the Yellowjacket defense forces a turnover on downs, as the Panthers have a fourth-down incomplete pass.
– FIELD GOAL ROCKWALL. Yellowjackets had a first-and-goal at the 2 but went backward, going back to the North Crowley 11. But Rockwall is able to get on the board first, finishing off a near six-minute opening drive. (Rockwall, 3-0 | 6:24, 1st)
– Rockwall with a nice opening drive, as the Yellowjackets are already into North Crowley territory.
– North Crowley wins the toss and will defer to the second half. Rockwall to start the game on offense.
PREGAME
– Live from the Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium in Fort Worth, undefeated North Crowley gets set to welcome in Rockwall.
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