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Duncanville rolls Mansfield in Texas high school district football showdown

Nationally ranked Panthers put up 44 points in first half, trigger running clock in second to move to 6-0

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

The Duncanville train keeps on rolling. 

The Panthers, ranked No. 6 nationally and No. 1 in the state of Texas, continued their bid for an unbeaten season with a 51-0 District 11-6A showdown trouncing of Mansfield on the road Thursday night.

SMU commit Keelon Russell completed 18 of 20 passes for five touchdowns and 285 passing yards opposite an interception for Duncanville (6-0).

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It's the second week on the road for D'Ville, which waxed Waxahachie on the road in Week 7.

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Duncanville features some of the nation's top-rated players, such as 5-star defensive end Collin Simmons (Texas), 5-star junior wide receiver Dakorien Moore (LSU), 4-star running back Caden Durham (LSU) and recent SMU commit Keelon Russell at quarterback, to name a few.

Scroll down for a live thread recap of the game:

FINAL: DUNCANVILLE 51, MANSFIELD 0

THIRD & FOURTH QUARTERS

-- Game was put on a running clock.

-- Trey Mosley capped a 12-play, 90-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown run. (Duncanville, 51-0 | 4:45, 3Q)

SECOND QUARTER

-- HIGHLIGHTS: Mansfield was allowed one first down to Duncanville's 22 and the Panthers gained 431 yards of offense while holding the Tigers to 40.

-- Another one. Touchdown, Duncanville. Panthers push the lead past 40 with 13 seconds left in the half. (Duncanville, 44-0 | 0:13)

-- For the record: Duncanville's defense did not allow a first down until midway through the second quarter.

-- Dakorien Moore catches a goal line fade from Russell and the Panthers keep piling on. (Duncanville, 37-0 | 7:29)

FIRST QUARTER

-- Welp. That was fast. Keelon Russell found Zach Turner again, this time in the right corner of the endzone for his second touchdown to push the lead to 23 just over six minutes into the game. (Duncanville, 23-0 | under 7) 

-- LSU commit Caden Durham goes 14 yards barely-touched up the middle for the touchdown. (Duncanville, 16-0 | 8:49)

-- Duncanville nabs two points by stuffing Mansfield in its own endzone for a safety.

-- Duncanville strikes first. Keelon Russell delivers a ball to Zach Turner, who breaks two tackles and runs about 15 yards for the game's first points. (Duncanville, 6-0)

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-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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