Live updates recap: Duncanville runs away from Waxahachie in 2nd half

Nationally ranked Duncanville flexes its muscles in third quarter of rout

Duncanville tries to make it a 3-0 start in the 2024 Texas high school football season on Friday, Sept. 20, vs. Waxahachie. / Photo by Michael Horbovetz, SBLive

Duncanville heads into its third week of high school football action ranked No. 4 in the  national SBLive/SI Top 25, and the Panthers host Waxahachie in one of Friday's biggest games in Texas.

Duncanville is coming off wins over South Oak Cliff and St. Frances Academy (Maryland), while Waxahachie won a 37-34 thriller over Forney last week following a 28-27 overtime loss to Coppell.

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Follow along below for live updates once the game starts, with the kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.

You can also watch Duncanville vs. Waxahachie live on the NFHS Network.

FINAL: Duncanville 41, Waxahachie 17

4TH QUARTER

Duncanville into Waxahachie territory with just over two minutes left. J'Coryon Rivers has played the whole quarter at QB after Keelon Russell took a hard hit late in the third. Still 41-17 Duncanville.

Waxahachie moves the ball but has to punt. First down for Duncanville on its own 12 with 9:22 left, leading 41-17.

Dakorien Moore can punt too. He puts it out of bounds at the Waxahachie 6-yard line on the first play of the quarter.

3RD QUARTER

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Duncanville 41, Waxahachie 17

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Panthers turning it on now with another Russell-Turner connection. Duncanville up 41-17, 4:16 left.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Keelon Russell escapes heavy pressure and hits Zach Turner, who scores a 60-yard TD. It's 34-17 Duncanville, 7:14 left.

FIELD GOAL WAXAHACHIE! Indians advance into the red zone but get sacked on third down before settling for a 41-yard field goal. Duncanville leads 27-17, 7:43 left.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Dakorien Moore again, this time from 10 yards out from Keelon Russell with a bulldozing move at the goal line. It's 27-14 Duncanville, 10:53 left.

Second half kickoff is up and Duncanville starts with the ball on its own 25.

2ND QUARTER

HALFTIME: Duncanville 20, Waxahachie 14

TOUCHDOWN WAXAHACHIE! QB sneak from 1 yard out and it's 20-14 Duncanville with 28 seconds left after another clock-chewing drive.

Waxahachie in Duncanville territory on a nice drive, less than five minutes left.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Keelon Russell hits Dakorien Moore for a 29-yard TD on the next play. 20-7 Duncanville after the extra point attempt hit the upright.

What would have been a turnover on downs is instead a first down Duncanville on an offside penalty. 14-7 Duncanville, 7:17 left.

Quick three-and-out as Duncanville defense looked hungry. Panthers ball on their own 34, 9:02 left.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Keelon Russell fires a 30-yard dart to Trenton Yancey on the next play and it's 14-7 Duncanville, 11:12 left. Drive included a ridiculous catch-and-run by Dakorien Moore.

Holding brings back a Duncanville run that would have put the ball inside the Waxahachie 1. Duncanville on on the 30, 11:25 left.

1ST QUARTER

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Duncanville 7, Waxahachie 7

Jaylyn Manning with a nice pass breakup for Duncanville to force a Waxahachie punt. It's Duncanville ball on its own 20 with 2:56 left, tied 7-7.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Panthers counter the long drive with a big-play TD from their biggest stars. Keelon Russell hits Dakorien Moore for a 38-yard touchdown, but Moore gets a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty enforced on the kickoff. It's 7-7, 4:12 left.

TOUCHDOWN WAXAHACHIE! Wade Lemons dives across the goal line from 4 yards out and it's 7-0 Indians with 5:43 left. Impressive, time-consuming opening drive.

Waxahachie in the red zone on a methodical first drive, just over seven minutes left.

We're underway! Waxahachie has the ball first.

PREGAME

Duncanville is the back-to-back defending 6A DI state champion, and the Panthers look primed for another title run.

They're stacked on both sides of the ball, featuring future Power 4 players such as WR Dakorien Moore (Oregon commit), QB Keelon Russell (Alabama commit) and four-star junior DE K.J. Ford.

Waxahachie (2-1) is coming off back-to-back nail-biters with different results after blowing out Ennis in Week 1.

The Indians will need to bring their A game to hang with Duncanville.

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive | @sblivesports

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