Duncanville hosts St. Frances Academy for Texas vs. Maryland high school football showdown between nationally ranked opponents on Saturday.
Kickoff is at for six p.m. at Duncanville ISD's Panther Stadium and the game is being streamed live by Flo Sports (subscription required).
SBLive‘s Buck Ringgold (Twitter/X: @Buck_SbliveOkla) for live rating and game updates all through the game. Scroll down for the most recent:
DUNCANVILLE 28, ST. FRANCES ACADEMY 24 (FINAL)
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POSTGAME
– Duncanville survives St. Frances Academy for a 28-24 win and the Panthers transfer to 2-0.
FOURTH QUARTER
– Duncanville holds. Linebacker Nehemiah Borner delivers back-to-back sacks on third and fourth down. Duncanville with the ball with 33 seconds left and St. Frances out of time outs.
– St. Frances Academy faces a third-and-long from its personal 19 with 1:19 left.
– TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE: Keelon Russell finds a wide-open Zach Turner for a 22-yard TD move with 1:57 left. Jonathan Batres provides the all-important PAT for a four-point lead (Duncanville, 28-24 | 1:57, 4th)
– Duncanville already close to the St. Frances 20 after a future from JaQualon Armstrong and a 14-yard move to Zach Turner. Less than three minutes left.
– Duncanville will take over at its personal 13-yard line after the kickoff return.
– TOUCHDOWN ST. FRANCES ACADEMY: After being backed up 5 yards to the 11 after a false begin penalty, SFA goes again in entrance as Maurice Medley takes a handoff and twists his manner simply previous the purpose line for the go-ahead TD, and likewise runs within the subsequent two-point conversion (St. Frances Academy, 24-21 | 4:26, 4th)
– INTERCEPTION ST. FRANCES ACADEMY: Wow, what a surprising flip of occasions right here. SFA will get an enormous turnover as Blake Woodby intercepts a move at his personal 20 and is off to the races. He's introduced down by Duncanville receiver Dakorien Moore on the Duncanville 6 with 4:31 left. Moore is shaken up on the play.
– A 15-yard face masks penalty provides Duncanville a primary down contained in the St. Frances 25.
– Duncanville practically had a pick-six, however Braylon Edwards was unable to corral the choose. But the protection holds St. Frances, as on fourth down, SFA goes for it, and Duncanville defender Tyren Polley breaks up a move. Duncanville ball with 5:54 remaining.
– St. Frances retains its drive alive as James Branch makes a catch on third down, transferring the chains. SFA ball close to its 45 with seven minutes to go.
– Duncanville faces a third-and-long, and the St. Frances protection retains Keelon Russell from making a primary down on a scramble. Duncanville will punt it away as we go beneath 9 minutes.
– Duncanville's protection forces a punt within the early moments of the ultimate quarter, and have the ball and the lead with 10:44 left.
THIRD QUARTER
– TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE: Duncanville regains the lead on an excellent throw from QB Keelon Russell, the Alabama commit, who threads the needle and finds receiver Ayson Theus in between a pair of defenders close to the purpose line, and Theus takes it in to finish a 60-yard TD. PAT makes it a five-point lead in favor of the house workforce (Duncanville, 21-16 | :22, third)
– Duncanville forces a three-and-out and will get the ball proper again following a punt. Inside the ultimate minute of the third.
– Drive stalls, and Duncanville makes an attempt a 35-yard discipline purpose. The kick appears to be like good however it goes broad to the left. St. Frances Academy holds, and likewise stays in entrance with greater than two minutes to go within the third.
– Duncanville move full from Keelon Russell to Zach Turner, who shakes off a pair of tacklers and takes it right down to the crimson zone. Duncanville with an opportunity to go in entrance.
– Duncanville forces a three-and-out on the following sequence, and St. Frances will punt it away. Duncanville takes over simply inside SFA territory with lower than 4 minutes left within the third.
– TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE: Duncanville lastly will get on the board since its opening sequence. On a third-and-goal from the 4, Keelon Russell avoids a sack and finds a gaping gap up the center, taking it in for the TD. PAT makes it a two-point game (St. Frances Academy, 16-14 | 5:26, 4th)
– Duncanville on the transfer. Keelon Russell converts on third down with a move to Dakorien Moore; then St. Frances is flagged for move interference. Duncanville now contained in the SFA 20.
– TOUCHDOWN ST. FRANCES ACADEMY: And on the very subsequent play after the Duncanville miscue, SFA extends the lead as Bryce Deas takes a handoff and races in untouched from 39 yards out. PAT makes it a nine-point SFA benefit (St. Frances Academy, 16-7 | 9:22, third)
– Duncanville forces SFA to punt on the opening sequence of the second half. However, the punt glances off a Duncanville participant and SFA makes the restoration contained in the Duncanville 40.
– St. Frances Academy will obtain the second-half kickoff.
HALFTIME
– Despite being held to 88 yards of complete offense (73 speeding, 15 passing), St. Frances Academy is main at halftime. Duncanville had 143 complete yards (49 speeding, 94 passing), however the Panthers had been held to fifteen yards after their first two possessions. Duncanville QB Keelon Russell was 11-of-12 passing and was the workforce's high rusher with 23 yards. SFA operating again Jaelyn Burke gained 64 yards on seven carries.
– We'll go into halftime right here on Reginald Samples Field, and St. Frances Academy will maintain a two-point halftime edge.
SECOND QUARTER
– St. Frances shuts down Duncanville once more and compelled one other punt. The SFA protection has come up enormous within the second quarter. Clock nearing two minutes.
– INTERCEPTION DUNCANVILLE: Panthers get an enormous takeaway inside their 20 as, on a tipped move, Tyren Polley comes up with the choose. Less than 4 minutes now within the opening half.
– Another future from SFA operating again Jaelyn Burke for 37 yards, and the guests from Maryland are contained in the Duncanville 30.
– Everything going St. Frances' manner now. Jireh Edwards makes an enormous third-down cease, and SFA will get the ball again following a punt. Past the halfway level right here within the second.
– SCOOP AND SCORE TOUCHDOWN ST. FRANCES ACADEMY: Duncanville fumbles the ball, and it's picked up by St. Frances Academy's Haleem Muhammad at in regards to the 25, and he goes in untouched for the rating. PAT try fails, however it's a model new ballgame (St. Frances, 9-7 | 7:58, 2nd)
– FIELD GOAL ST. FRANCES ACADEMY: St. Frances drive stalls, however Greg Proud comes on and connects on a 41-yard discipline purpose that hardly goes by means of the uprights. Duncanville lead minimize to 4 (Duncanville, 7-3 | 8:47, 2nd)
– Duncanville punts it again to St. Frances. Tailback Jaelyn Burke then rips off a 42-yard run to the Duncanville 20. But on the following play, the snap goes over the pinnacle of QB Tristian Saab and he has to fall on the ball again on the 35.
– The second quarter is now beneath manner. Duncanville has the ball.
FIRST QUARTER
– St. Frances will get the ball out to close midfield, however on a third-down, Duncanville's Tyren Polley makes a powerful open-field sort out. SFA will punt it again to Duncanville inside the ultimate minute of the opening quarter.
– Duncanville fumbles because the Panthers had been about to attain once more. The ball goes out of the top zone for a touchback. An enormous break for St. Frances.
– Duncanville knocking on the door once more, because the Panthers are contained in the crimson zone.
– Duncanville stops St. Frances a yard shy of a primary down on a third-down play, and SFA will put the ball again to Duncanville. Panthers again in enterprise close to midfield halfway by means of the opening quarter.
– TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE: Panthers rating on the game's opening sequence as QB Keelon Russell flips a 5-yard TD move to receiver Ayson Theus. Jonathan Batres provides the PAT (Duncanville, 7-0 | 9:17, 1st)
– Duncanville QB Keelon Russell completes a third-down move to receiver Zach Turner for a primary down; then tack on 15 extra yards on a face masks penalty. Panthers have a primary down simply previous midfield.
– St. Frances will kick off to Duncanville to start this contest, being performed beneath overcast skies.
– St. Frances Academy carrying black helmets, gold jerseys and black pants. Duncanville in blue helmets however is carrying grey jerseys together with grey pants.
– Here from Reginald Samples Field on the campus of Duncanville High School, getting set for this interstate matchup between the No. 1 ranked workforce in Texas towards Maryland energy St. Frances.
ABOUT NO. 23 ST. FRANCES ACADEMY (2-1):
St. Frances Academy holds onto its nationwide rating this week after taking its first loss of the season to TJ Lateef and and Orange Lutheran (California). Its protection scored each touchdowns, Bryce Deas on a blocked discipline purpose return and Wayne Henry‘s pick-six. It's offense might want to step up towards a powerful defensive workforce in Duncanville.
Zion Lee, an uncommitted 5-star junior and the nation's No. 1 edge rusher and No. 2 total prospect, per Four-star cornerback Blake Woodby is a senior dedicated to Auburn. He's the nation's No. 43 prospect, No. 4 cornerback and No. 2 total prospect in Maryland, per Rivals. Four-star uncommitted security Jireh Edwards is a junior and the nation's No. 2 security and No.43 total prospect (247 Sports).
ABOUT NO. 4 DUNCANVILLE (1-0):
The two-time defending UIL 6A Division I state champion Panthers debuted with a34-12 win over Texas 5A energy Dallas Oak Cliff final week and jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 in Texas after DeSoto was upset by North Crowley.
Duncanville is led by quarterback Keelon Russell, a 5-star Alabama commit, and Oregon commit Dakorien Moore, the nation's No. 1 broad receiver. Junior Kevin ‘KJ' Ford, the nation's No. 8 edge rusher, holds down a stable line of defense. Three-stars Ayson Theus (wideout) and Zachery Turner (tight finish) are each juniors.
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