North Crowley (6-0) rushed for 306 yards as the tandem of
Kiante Ingram and
G'yrell Smith did the heavy lifting. Ingram ran for 166 yards two scores while Smith went for 121 yards and three touchdowns. The other score for the Panthers was a run-and-catch hookup from quarterback
Jacob Torres to
Damarion Mays for 83 yards.
The Panthers used the ground-and-pound game and a smothering defense to open a 21-0 lead before Waxahachie got on the scoreboard with a 28-yard quarterback keeper from
Jerry Meyer III with less than a minute remaining before intermission.
North Crowley offensive lineman Tre Tate celebrates a first-half rushing score with G'yrell Smith. (PHOTO: Robbie Rakestraw)
North Crowley limited Waxahachie to 99 yards of offense in the first half with three tackles for a loss. The Panther secondary allowed only three completions. Meyer was pressured most of the night, completing just 12 of 28 passing for 108 and a late score.
Ingram opened the scoring for North Crowley on a 33-yard run in the first quarter before Smith scored on runs of 5 and 52 yards.
After Waxahachie (5-1) kicked a 23-yard field goal on its first possession of the second half, North Crowley answered with three touchdowns on three straight possessions to make it academic before the Indians added a late 10-yard Meyer TD.
The MaxPreps Game of the Week Presented By T-Mobile schedule continues next week in California with
Folsom battling rival
Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills). On Oct. 23, the showcase heads to Nebraska as
Omaha Westside (Omaha) takes on
Millard South (Omaha). A final October matchup will be announced at a later date.
G'yrell Smith and Kiante Ingram carried the rushing load for North Crowley in a 42-17 win Friday over Waxahachie in the MaxPreps Game of the Week Presented By T-Mobile. (PHOTO: Robbie Rakestraw)
