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By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW High School Football voice DFW high school fans, I told you Friday that being No. 1 is a target, not a trophy. North Crowley answered the challenge by putting 76 points on the scoreboard. Lake Ridge came to play and still got buried. The facts North Crowley beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 76-35 on Friday, Oct. 16, at Crowley ISD Multipurpose Stadium, per MaxPreps and GM Sports Media's Week 8 scoreboard. It was a season-high point total for the Panthers, who are 7-0. Lake Ridge fell to 4-3. Kiante Ingram rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries , his second straight game with at least two rushing scores, per MaxPreps. G'Yrell Smith added 123 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Lake Ridge's Deshawn Edwards was terrific in the loss, rushing for 141 yards and three scores and throwing for 87 yards and two more. North Crowley has won 10 of its last 11 home games, and MaxPreps puts its average margin of victor...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW High School Football voice DFW high school fans, Friday night is here, and the top team in 6A has the lights. North Crowley does not need a reminder about what the crown means. Lake Ridge gets the chance to spoil it on the Panthers' home turf. The facts No. 1 Dave Campbell's Texas Football 6A North Crowley (6-0) hosts Mansfield Lake Ridge (4-2) on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at Crowley ISD Multipurpose Stadium , per GoFan and MaxPreps. The game is also listed on the NFHS Network. North Crowley vaulted to No. 1 after a 42-17 win at Waxahachie on Oct. 9/10. Lake Ridge enters on a two-game win streak after beating Skyline 37-18. Recent series history favors the Panthers: North Crowley won 62-17 in 2025 and 66-7 in 2024, per On3's series notes. On3's Massey projection heavily favored North Crowley in the mid-50s to low teens range; that is a forecast model, not a final score , and tip-off had not happened at research ti...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school football voice DFW Friday night people, the week of talk is almost over. North Crowley has worn No. 1 since the new rankings dropped earlier this week. Tomorrow night, the Panthers find out what that number feels like with a district opponent on the other sideline. The facts North Crowley is No. 1 in Class 6A in the Dave Campbell's Texas Football rankings and is 6-0, per DCTF and AP coverage from earlier this week. The Panthers climbed to the top spot after a 42-17 road win at Waxahachie on Oct. 9. North Crowley hosts Lake Ridge on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at Crowley ISD Multipurpose Stadium , with tickets sold through GoFan. Lake Ridge comes in at 4-2. The game is part of the UIL Week 8 slate highlighted in MaxPreps' statewide schedule and rankings roundup. After Friday, North Crowley's schedule continues with a trip to Skyline on Oct. 22, per the MaxPreps schedule we referenced earlier this week. RF ...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school football voice DFW Friday night people, the poll already crowned North Crowley. Now the Panthers have to wear it under the lights against a district foe that did not vote. The facts North Crowley is No. 1 in 6A in Dave Campbell's Texas Football Week 8 rankings after climbing from No. 3, per AP's DCTF rankings roundup and the Dallas Morning News' Texas AP HS poll coverage dated around Oct. 12. The Panthers are 6-0 and 3-0 in district after a 42-17 win at Waxahachie on Oct. 9, per MaxPreps. That Waxahachie club still sat in the state conversation (DCTF had Waxahachie in the teens), which is why the Panthers' road statement moved the poll. Week 8 brings Lake Ridge to North Crowley on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. , a district home date on the MaxPreps schedule. After that, the Panthers visit Skyline on Oct. 22, then continue district play at Mansfield and at home against Red Oak. The national and Texas MaxPr...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school football voice ; Dallas Morning News — Week 8 players/slate ; Dallas Morning News — Week 8 slate . DFW, the state poll caught up to Friday night. North Crowley is the new standard in Class 6A, and every coach on the schedule just circled the Panthers in red. The facts Dave Campbell's Texas Football Week 8 rankings put North Crowley No. 1 in 6A at 6-0 after a 42-17 win over Waxahachie , a jump from No. 3 , per AP coverage of the Texas high school rankings and NBC DFW's DCTF Week 8 report. Southlake Carroll also shows in DCTF conversations, including a report that had the Dragons around No. 20 statewide after a 44-7 win over Justin Northwest. Week 8 games land Friday, Oct. 16, around 7 p.m. local time across the Metroplex. The Tyler Paper and statewide roundups echo the same top line: North Crowley earned the crown with a statement win over a ranked Waxahachie club. That is the kind of result that moves voters...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school football voice DFW, the rankings caught up to what we saw Friday night. There's a new No. 1 in the Metroplex, and the schedule gives it no time to relax. The facts North Crowley (6-0) jumped from third to first in The Dallas Morning News' SportsDayHS Class 6A rankings after Week 7, voted on by DMN staff writers and editors. Allen (6-0) slid from No. 1 to No. 2, and Lewisville (6-0) moved from sixth to third. Waxahachie (5-1) fell from second to fourth after the 42-17 loss at North Crowley. Coppell, Prosper, Duncanville, Southlake Carroll, Denton Guyer and Sachse round out the top 10. The DMN listed its biggest moves as North Crowley after beating Waxahachie, Lewisville after a 42-7 win over Denton Guyer, Jesuit after its 50-49 overtime win over Prosper Walnut Grove, and Wylie East after beating Wylie 42-27. Jesuit enters the poll at No. 17, and unbeaten Keller is No. 13. In the other classes, Frisco Lone Star ...

DFW, Week 7 had a rivalry blowout nobody saw coming and an overtime thriller that ended a long winning streak. In Flower Mound, the Jaguars played maybe the most dominant game in the history of the Mound Showdown, according to Star Local Media's Matt Welch. Flower Mound beat Marcus 49-0 in front of a sold-out home crowd. It was the first shutout and the biggest margin of victory in the rivalry's 27 years. Senior quarterback Baron Sampson completed 16 of 21 passes for 335 yards and six touchdowns, with one interception. Fifteen of those completions went to two receivers. Trey Brown had 10 catches for 165 yards and three scores, and Mike Miles had 166 yards and three touchdowns on just five catches. The defense picked off Marcus five times. Flower Mound outgained Marcus 477-184 and is now 5-1 overall and 2-1 in District 5-6A. Thursday night at Children's Health Stadium, Jesuit won 50-49 in overtime at No. 18 Prosper Walnut Grove, per Jesuit Athletics. J.P. Livingstone...

DFW, Week 7 Friday gave us a statement win and a 105-point track meet. North Crowley ran over Waxahachie 42-17 in a showdown of unbeaten Texas powers, per MaxPreps' Aaron Williams. The Panthers (6-0) rushed for 306 yards . Kiante Ingram ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns, and G'yrell Smith added 121 yards and three scores, including runs of 5 and 52 yards. Jacob Torres hit Damarion Mays on an 83-yard catch-and-run for the other touchdown. North Crowley led 21-0 before Waxahachie scored on Jerry Meyer III's 28-yard keeper just before halftime. The Panthers held the Indians to 99 first-half yards, and Meyer finished 12-of-28 for 108 yards. After a Waxahachie field goal opened the second half, North Crowley scored touchdowns on three straight possessions. Waxahachie falls to 5-1. In Rockwall, Longview won 56-49 in a District 10-6A game with 105 points and more than 1,000 yards, per the Longview News-Journal's Jack Stallard. The teams combined for 28 points in the f...

DFW, Week 7 got started a night early, and Thursday's game is going to be hard to top. Jesuit beat Prosper Walnut Grove 50-49 in overtime at Children's Health Prosper ISD Stadium, and the two District 6-6A teams combined for more than 1,100 yards. Walnut Grove got the ball first in overtime, and Kade Pittenger scored from 3 yards out for a 49-42 lead. Jesuit answered on its first snap with J.P. Livingstone's 25-yard touchdown pass to George Gladstone. Instead of kicking, the Rangers went for two and the win, and Livingstone hit Hunter Helm. Ballgame. Livingstone threw five touchdown passes and close to 400 yards. Jesuit's stats have him 23-of-30 for 395, while The Dallas Morning News has 396. Joseph Konings caught seven passes for 182 yards and two scores, including a 96-yard touchdown on the first play after Jesuit stopped Walnut Grove on fourth down inside the 5. Jesuit says that's its longest play from scrimmage since at least 2014. Ty Daboub ran for 111 y...

DFW, the midseason power rankings are out, and Friday's big one just got bigger. The SportsDayHS staff at The Dallas Morning News updated its top 100 Dallas-area teams Wednesday morning, and Allen (5-0, 2-0 in District 6-6A) moved up from No. 4 to No. 1 after what the staff called "a truly dominant start." Waxahachie is No. 2, North Crowley is No. 3, Frisco Lone Star is No. 4 and Denton Guyer rounds out the top five. Coppell (6), Lewisville (8), DeSoto (9) and Prosper (10) are also in the top 10. The biggest climber up top is Mansfield Timberview, up 22 spots to No. 7 after a 5-0 start that includes a Week 2 upset of Denton Ryan. Prosper Walnut Grove jumped from No. 58 to No. 14, with the staff admitting it overlooked Walnut Grove after quarterback Hayes Hackney transferred to No. 13 Argyle. Unbeaten Arlington Martin (5-0) enters at No. 20 after its Week 5 upset of Aledo. Going the other way, preseason No. 1 Duncanville falls to 11th , Southlake Carroll drops from ...

DFW, the statewide poll is out — and it sets up Friday's showdown perfectly. In Dave Campbell's Texas Football Week 7 rankings, distributed by the Associated Press, Waxahachie (5-0) stays No. 1 in Class 6A, with North Crowley (5-0) third and Allen (5-0) fourth — all three were idle in Week 6. Coppell is ninth, Denton Guyer (4-1) is 10th after a 51-7 win over Braswell, Lewisville is 12th, Prosper 16th and Southlake Carroll 21st. In 5A Division I, Frisco Lone Star (5-0) is No. 2 after a 62-0 win over Frisco Liberty, DeSoto sits seventh, and Denton Ryan (4-1) enters at No. 10 after beating Sherman 40-27 while Richland drops out. In 5A Division II, South Oak Cliff holds No. 1 , Argyle climbs to third, Mansfield Timberview is fifth, Anna slides from second to sixth after a 16-14 win over Frisco, and Lovejoy is eighth. Dallas First Baptist (6-0) tops the private-school 11-man poll, with Fort Worth All Saints third and Parish Episcopal fifth. Catch every week on DFW High Scho...

Week 5 delivered a strong DFW high school football board. Duncanville blanked Red Oak, Allen rolled Princeton, and Braswell stayed perfect over Flower Mound. The area’s top programs are separating as district races take shape. Duncanville’s defense set the tone, Allen’s offense kept rolling, and Braswell continues to stack wins. Follow RF Sports Radio for the next Friday-night scoreboard and playoff picture. Sources: local school athletics reports; Dallas Morning News; Dave Campbell’s Texas Foo tball.

Friday night in DFW never disappoints — Week 5 delivered the usual fireworks. Among the local headlines from the Sept. 23–26 slate (via NBC 5 DFW's statewide scoreboard and area reports): • Allen 65, Princeton 7 • Duncanville 42, Red Oak 0 • North Crowley 35, Crowley 14 • Arlington Martin 35, Aledo 21 • Denton Braswell 37, Flower Mound 23 (Braswell stays perfect) • Lake Dallas 22, Springtown 21 (upset buzz) • Weatherford 59, Arlington Houston 10 • Southlake Carroll 49, Northwest Eaton 6 • De Soto 52, Midlothian 6 • Prosper 63, McKinney 26 • Lucas Lovejoy 38, Colleyville Heritage 35 • Waxahachie 61, Dallas Skyline 14 District races are tightening as October hits. Next slate: Week 6, Oct. 1–3. Keep it locked to RF Sports Radio for the local board. Sources: NBC 5 DFW . — RF Sports Radio More DFW High School Football — RF Sports Radio Friday night in DFW never disappoints — Week 5 delivered the usual fireworks. Among the local headlines from the Sept. 23–26 slate (via NBC 5 DFW's s...