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Duncanville cruises past Temple in Texas high school football playoffs: Live updates recap

Dakorien Moore, Keelon Russell help Duncanville build 42-0 first-half lead; Panthers will face Rockwall next week

JD Humburg, SBLive Sports

Duncanville quarterback Keelon Russell, a 5-star Alabama commit, will try to lead the Panthers to a fist-round win against Temple.
Duncanville quarterback Keelon Russell, a 5-star Alabama commit, will try to lead the Panthers to a fist-round win against Temple. / Photo by Michael Horbovetz, SBLive

The Duncanville Panthers (9-0), the No. 2 team in our national high school football rankings, kick off their postseason with a showdown against the Temple Wildcats (7-3) in Round 1 of the Texas high school football playoffs.

The winner of this bi-district matchup will face the winner of Sachse/Rockwall next week.

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Duncanville is led by five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore, who is rated the nation's No. 4 overall prospect and No. 1 wide receiver, and five-star quarterback Keelon Russell, an Alabama commit.

Follow along here as Moore and Russell try to steer the Panthers past the Wildcats.

You can also watch the game live on the NFHS Network.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT on Friday, November 15.

Refresh this page for live updates once the game starts.

Duncanville vs. Temple live playoff updates

First quarter

Duncanville wins the toss and defers. Temple on offense first.

Temple gains one first down ... and then a backfield collision leads to a fumble! Duncanville junior KJ Ford recovers. Great field position for Panthers.

Duncanville first play from scrimmage ... 27-yard TD pass from Keelon Russell to Trenton Yancey. Jonathan Batres' PAT is good. Duncanville leads 7-0.

Temple junior Rodney Nelson returns the kickoff 94 yards ... but it's coming back. Wildcats' second possession will begin way back at the 6-yard line.

Temple goes 3-and-out. Punts. Duncanville will have good field position again.

And Duncanville goes 3-and-out. Keelon Russell just missed Dakorien Moore for what would have been a big gain on third down. Moore is perhaps the nation's top receiver, but he's a good punter, too! He just pinned an opponent inside the 20 for the eighth time this season.

Duncanville defense forces its second consecutive 3-and-out. The offense will begin its third drive at the Temple 42-yard line.

Temple senior Demontrae Wheelock sacks Keelon Russell for an 11-yard loss. Next play, it looks like Russell will be sacked again ... but he somehow manages to avoid going down before firing a 31-yard TD pass to Emmanuel Ellison! PAT good by Batres. Duncanville leads 14-0.

Two takeaways in the first quarter for the Duncanville defense — this time it's a strip by senior Javion Holliday.

Duncanville senior Ayson Theus takes the next play 70 yards for an apparent touchdown, but it's coming back. Panthers have been penalized five times for 46 yards.

Keelon Russell to Dakorien Moore. 43 yards. Touchdown. PAT by Jonathan Batres. Duncanville leads 21-0.

End of first quarter

Second quarter

Temple drives to the red zone (83 yards on 11 plays). Junior Vincent Crispin, a great soccer player for the Wildcats, misses a 28-yard field goal attempt. Might have been tipped.

And ... the very next play is an 80-yard catch-and-run touchdown, Keelon Russell to Dakorien Moore (again). Moore's 14th TD of the season. Batres is 4 for 4 on extra points. Duncanville leads 28-0.

And now Keelon Russell scrambles 64 yards for a touchdown. That's his second rushing score of the season to go with 44 TD passes. Dakorien Moore is a great receiver, punter ... and blocker! He had a key block on the play. Batres 5 for 5 on kicks. Duncanville leads 35-0.

Duncanville has five touchdowns, and its longest scoring drive is ... 1 minute, 27 seconds.

Another fumble recovery for the Duncanville defense. Can Panthers score again before halftime? They have 49 seconds to go 60 yards.

Yep. That took all of 14 seconds. First play, Keelon Russell to Trenton Yancey for 40 yards. Next play, Devine Green 20 yards to the end zone for his fifth TD of the season. Batres kick. Duncanville leads 42-0.

End of second quarter

Duncanville's six first-half touchdown drives ... 16 plays ... 368 yards ... 4 minutes, 14 seconds.

Third quarter

Looks like Keelon Russell's night is done. Maximus The Great Denson in at QB for Duncanville.

Temple is on the board. Wildcats senior Deavonte Carr blocks a punt, and classmate Lezlie Jackson returns it for a touchdown. Freshman kicker Ethan Wernli with the PAT. Duncanville leads 42-7.

That wasn't Dakorien Moore on the punt that was blocked, by the way. He might be joining Keelon Russell on the sideline for the second half.

Update: Dakorien Moore came back for the next punt, and it was a beauty. Downed at the 8-yard line. Let's see if Champ Mayo and the Wildcats can dig further into the Panthers' lead. Of note: The current QB battle in this game features Champ vs. Maximus The Great!

Fourth takeaway for Duncanville defense. Champ is intercepted by Kelen Tryon, who returns it 33 yards to set up Duncanville with great field position. Panthers' biggest goal now, though, is just killing clock. We're under 4 minutes in the third quarter.

Fifth takeaway for Duncanville, this one by the special teams. Temple attempting a punt, drops the ball, Nehemiah Borner recovers. 40 seconds left in the third quarter.

End of third quarter

Fourth quarter

Duncanville sophomore Joe McKinney with a 1-yard TD. Issac Guerrero in to kick the PAT this time. It's good! Duncanville leads 49-7.

RUNNING CLOCK!

Joe McKinney with a great run for 33 yards, sets up Duncanville at the Temple 7-yard line. Panthers end up lining up to attempt a 27-yard field goal, but the snap is high, and Temple recovers. We're under 4 minutes at this point.

Duncanville 49, Temple 7, final — Panthers will face Rockwall next week.

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JD Humburg is a Managing Editor for SBLive Sports.

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