North Crowley throttles Rockwall behind four touchdown performance from WR Quentin Gibson

North Crowley football had one of the most brutal non-district slates in Texas high school football with Lancaster, DeSoto and Denton Guyer on the schedule.

To cap off the challenging four-game stretch, North Crowley thoroughly defeated Rockwall 70-17 on Thursday at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium.

Wide receiver Quentin Gibson led the charge, tallying 118 total yards and four touchdowns to continue a historic start to the year. Four of his five touches were for touchdowns.

Gibson recently received an offer from TCU and has 15 total touchdowns this season through four games.

Of course, you need a quarterback to get you the ball to have those numbers. The Panthers’ signal caller, Chris Jimerson Jr., is a University of North Texas commit. He is having a stellar senior year thus far and totaled 241 yards and five touchdowns against the Yellowjackets, completing 75% of passes.

Before the start of the season, head coach Ray Gates said the Panthers needed a challenge so they could find their weaknesses and have plenty of time to address them. North Crowley is off to a fantastic start, but the team understands there is always room for improvement.

It’s becoming clear that teams must be state championship contenders to challenge North Crowley. Rockwall boasted a No. 10 ranking in the Dallas Morning News’ Dallas-area Class 6A rankings, and the Panthers still cruised to victory.

Although District 3-6A has plenty of great programs, the Panthers next six games will bring less of a challenge.

In 2023, North Crowley won every district game by 22 points or more. On September 27, North Crowley will face Mansfield Legacy, a newcomer to District 3-6A, to start district play.

Another spectacular performance by WR Quentin Gibson

North Crowley had a slow start, fumbling the opening kick and letting Rockwall score the opening touchdown. But the Panthers responded with a flurry of plays from running backs Daniel Bray and Cornelius Warren III, who capped the drive with a 1-yard scoring scamper.

At that point, Jimerson started his scoring barrage. He found wide receiver Cam Hunter for an 18-yard score and followed it up with 16-yard touchdown pass to Gibson.

With Rockwall’s offense stymied by the Panthers, Jimerson got the ball back and connected with Gibson for another 16-yard score.

Warren, following an interception by Draden Fullbright, then added his second score of the day. Gibson, after a Rockwall turnover, added to the Panther lead with a 32-yard rushing score, breaking four tackles and dragging a defender to the end zone.

Gibson finished his miraculous performance with a 38-yard touchdown on the Panthers first play of an offensive series. North Crowley had 17 seconds to score but managed to do it in just seven seconds.

Bray, wide receiver Kevin Moore, and running back Kiante Ingram added touchdowns in the second half.