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Duncanville holds off St. Frances Academy in nationally ranked high school football clash

Alabama commit Keelon Russell dazzles, Nehemiah Borner ends game with 3 straight sacks

Andy Buhler

Duncanville (Texas) senior Keelon Russell is ranked among the top quarterbacks in the nation.
Duncanville (Texas) senior Keelon Russell is ranked among the top quarterbacks in the nation. /

Nehemiah Borner put as clear of a stamp as a defensive lineman possible could to secure nationally ranked Duncanville's win over St. Frances Academy on Saturday.

The senior edge rusher had three consecutive sacks in the final two minutes as No. 4 Duncanville held on to win a back-and-forth thriller 28-24 at Duncanville ISD's Panther Stadium.

On 2rd and 11, Borner dropped St. Frances' quarterback for a loss of eight to bring up 3rd and 19, then sacked him again deep in opposing territory to force a game-sealing turnover on downs.

Duncanville entered the matchup the No. 4 ranked team in the country and St. Frances was No. 23 (SBLive/SI).

Keelon Russell found three-star tight end Zach Turner for a 22-yard touchdown pass with 1:57 left to put the Panthers up 28-24 in what would be the final of five lead changes.

Two of Russell's TD passes went to junior wideout Ayson Theus, whose second was a 60-yard go-ahead score over the top of the defense with 23 seconds left in the third.

SFA was led by Blake Woodby, a four-star Auburn commit, who picked off Russell and set up its last lead reclaim — 24-21 — with 4:26 left in the game.

Stay with SBLive for more coverage, analysis and highlights from No. 4 Duncanville's win over No. 23 St. Frances.

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ANDY BUHLER

Andy Buhler is a Portland, Oregon-based sportswriter with more than nine years of experience covering high school sports across the country. He's covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason, served on state tournament seeding committees and launched 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 journalism degree from Gonzaga.

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