Duncanville beats The Woodlands: Texas high school football playoff live updates recap

Nationally ranked Panthers down Wisconsin-committed QB Mabrey Mettauer, The Woodlands in UIL 6A Division I regional semfinals

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Nov 25, 2023

Nationally ranked Duncanville takes its next challenge en route to a repeat Texas high school football championship. The Panthers (12-1) lead The Woodlands on Saturday in the Texas high school football playoffs.

The winner of the showdown in Hutto, which kicked off at 3 p.m., takes on the winner of Rockwall and Westfield in the regional finals next week.

The game is being streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required). Refresh this post for the latest updates.

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FINAL: DUNCANVILLE 49, THE WOODLANDS 21

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FOURTH QUARTER

-- Armstrong, again. The Duncanville running back rushes a yard for another score. (49-7, Duncanville | 10:00)

-- JaQualon Armstrong ran 10 yards for a touchdown to pile onto the Panthers' lead. (42-7, Duncanville | 10:22)

THIRD QUARTER

-- Caden Durham caps an eight-play, 75-yard drive with a two-yard TD run to put the Panthers up big. (35-7, Duncanville | 0:03)

-- Keelon got his wheels from Nascar. Duncanville's QB runs 30 yards for his second long-gain TD run of the night. Duncanville seizes control. (28-7, Duncanville | 4:15)

SECOND QUARTER

-- Duncanville's stars align: Keelon Russell hits Dakorien Moore for an eight-yard TD. Caden Durham runs the two-point conversion in. That's 13 stars in one sentence. (21-7, Duncanville | 3:11)

-- Keelon Russell flashes his wheels. The SMU-committed QB scrambled 28 yards for a touchdown to give the Panthers the lead . PAT misses. (13-7, Duncanville | 6:45)

-- The Woodlands is on the board. Mabrey Mettauer hits Jackson Bolender for a nine-yard TD. (7-7 | 6:45)

-- The Woodlands blocks a Duncanville field attempt. Nothing easy for the nationally ranked Panthers' prospect-littered lineup.

FIRST QUARTER

-- Duncanville strikes first. Keelon Russell fakes the handoff to Caden Durham and pitched it to sophomore Ayson Theus on an end-around for the game's first points. (7-0, Duncanville | 4:00)

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

Published Nov 25, 2023

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.