WAXAHACHIE – Running backs Kiante Ingram and North Texas pledge G’yrell Smith combined to run for 273 yards and five touchdowns and Jacob Torres completed all 11 of his passes as No. 3 North Crowley crushed No. 1 Waxahachie 42-17 in a matchup of state-ranked Class 6A teams.
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 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.
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.
North Crowley hosts Lake Ridge (Mansfield) on Oct. 16 while Waxahachie travels to Red Oak on the same night.
N. Crowley 7 14 7 14 42
Waxahachie 0 7 3 7 17
NC – Kiante Ingram 33 run (Kavel Lewis kick).
NC – G’Yrell Smith 4 run (Kavel Lewis kick).
NC – G’Yrell Smith 23 run (Kavel Lewis kick).
WX – Jerry Meyer III 28 run (Kohen Manis kick).
WX – Kohen Manis 23 field goal.
NC – Kiante Ingram 35 run (Kavel Lewis kick).
NC – Damarion Mays 84 pass from Jacob Torres (Kavel Lewis kick).
NC – G’Yrell Smith 60 run (Kavel Lewis kick).
WX – Matthew Scott II 10 pass from Jerry Meyer III (Kohen Manis kick).
First Downs NC: 24 WX: 19
Rushing Yards NC: 38-299 WX: 36-203
Passing Yards NC: 215 WX: 112
Passing NC: 11-11-0 WX: 12-28-0
Punts-Avg NC: 2-33 WX: 4-39.3
Penalties NC: 8-90 WX: 10-100
Fumbles-Lost NC: 0-0 WX: 1-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: NC – Pryce Demerson 1-1, Damarion Mays 1-7, G’Yrell Smith 10-116, Jacob Torres 1-7, Kiante Ingram 20-157, Dawaylon Brownlee 5-25. WX – Jordan Smith 1-2, Jerry Meyer III 8-96, Taylen Strange 21-81, Jordan Thompson-Woods1-10, Josh Wade 4-29.
Passing: NC – Jacob Torres 11-11-0-215. WX – Jerry Meyer III 12-28-0-112.
Receiving: NC – Pryce Demerson 3-45, Damarion Mays 2-115, G’Yrell Smith 2-6, Jeramie Cooper 1-29, Kade Smith 3-20. WX – Jordan Smith 5-16, Taylen Strange 2-43, Jordan Thompson-Woods 2-19, Jashawn Crayton 1-20, Matthew Scott 2-14.