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Duncanville dominates Rockwall early and cruises to victory: Live score updates recap

Duncanville jumped out to a huge lead early and never looked back

Sam Brown

Duncanville captains take the field in Texas for a ranked high school football showdown with Maryland's St. Frances Academy on Sept. 14, 2024.
Duncanville captains take the field in Texas for a ranked high school football showdown with Maryland's St. Frances Academy on Sept. 14, 2024. / Photo by Michael Horbovetz, SBLive

The nationally-ranked Duncanville Panthers will continue their pursuit of another state title on Friday when they face off with Rockwall in the Area round of the Texas UIL 6A Division I playoffs.

Duncanville (10-0) entered the week ranked No. 2 in the latest SBLive/SI Top 25 national high school football rankings following a 49-7 win over Temple last week, and Rockwall (6-5) comes into this game after ending a two-game losing skid with a 50-17 statement win on the road at Sachse.

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Follow along below for live updates from Duncanville football vs. Rockwall in their 6A Division I Area playoff game on Friday.

You can also watch this game live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

Rockwall vs. Duncanville football live updates

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1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Total

Duncanville

28

28

0

7

56

Rockwall

0

0

14

0

14

1ST QUARTER

Rockwall onside kick: Rockwall starts the game with a bang attempting and recovering the onside kick, but the ball didn't travel far enough before the Yellowjackets recovered so Duncanville has the ball on its own 49-yard line to begin the game.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! The Panthers waste no time putting the first points of the game on the board as Ayson "Ace" Theus takes a shovel pass from Keelon Russell on the first play from scrimmage and makes a 51-yard house call. Duncanville leads 7-0 just 13 seconds into the game.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! A quick three and out leads to a Rockwall punt, but the Yellowjackets went with an interesting formation that featured two punters on the field. A bad snap sent the ball over both punters' heads, which led to Duncanville recovering the ball and returning it for a quick touchdown. Duncanville leads 14-0 with 9:48 left in the first quarter.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Jaqualon Armstrong picks up his eighth rushing touchdown of the year on a nine-yard burst and it's turning ugly early. Panthers lead 21-0, 5:34 left in the first.

Rockwall turnover on downs: The Yellowjackets attempted a pass on a 4th and 4 but came up short.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Armstrong runs it from four yards out, absolutely trucking his defender at the 1-yard-line in the process. We have officially entered blowout territory with just under a minute left on the first quarter clock. That was a five-play, 52-yard drive that took just 1:42 off the clock. Duncanville leads 28-0.

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Duncanville 28, Rockwall 0

2ND QUARTER

Rockwall turnover on downs: The Yellowjackets attempted a pass on 4th and 2 on the second play of the quarter but the Rockwall receiver wasn't able to reel it in.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Theus rushes six yards for his second score of the game after getting a good block on the outside from Oregon commit Dakorien Moore. Panthers lead 35-0, 10:26 Q2.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Devine Green joins the scoring party on a 10-yard run that ends with a cartwheel-like move at the goal line. Duncanville dominating 42-0 now, with 5:42 left in the half.

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Joe McKinney puts the cherry on top for Duncanville's seventh touchdown of the first half. It's 49-0 Duncanville with under a minute left in the half.

END OF 2ND QUARTER: Duncanville 49, Rockwall 0

3RD QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN ROCKWALL! The Yellowjackets must have had a good halftime speech as they score on their first drive with a 74-yard touchdown strike from Brent Rickert Camron Marsh. That was a 4-play, 89-yard drive that took 1:53 off the clock. Rockwall trails 49-7.

A Rockwall 50-yard field goal attempt is no good and Duncanville has the ball back on its own 34-yard line.

TOUCHDOWN ROCKWALL! Rockwall scores its second consecutive touchdown on a 2-yard run by John Akers. That drive was eight plays, 52 yards and it took 3:24 off the clock. Duncanville leads 49-14 with 31 seconds left in the third.

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Duncanville 49, Rockwall 14

4TH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN DUNCANVILLE! Robert Singleton joins the scoring party with a 10-yard run and it's 56-14 Duncanville with 3:09 remaining.

FUMBLE! Rockwall was putting together a good drive but Duncanville forces and recovers a fumble and that should do it.

FINAL: Duncanville 56, Rockwall 14

PREGAME

Duncanville is loaded with talent, including two of the biggest recruits in the nation in Keelon Russell and Dakorien Moore.

Russell, a 5-star QB and Alabama commit, is ranked No. 3 nationally in 247 Sports' Class of 2025 rankings, choosing the Crimson Tide over other big schools such as Florida, Ole Miss and Texas A&M.

Moore sits one spot behind his QB in the national rankings, but he is the top-ranked wide receiver in the country. He'll be playing football for Oregon next year, picking the Ducks over top-tier programs like Texas, LSU, Ohio State and Alabama.

Together, the two seniors give Duncanville one of the most explosive offenses in the nation, best exemplified by this 72-yard touchdown connection.

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SAM BROWN

Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.  

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