No. 1 North Crowley continued its stretch of dominance, taking down Mansfield 72-10 Thursday at Newsom Stadium to clinch at least a share of the District 11-6A championship.

It’s the fifth straight district title for the Panthers (9-0, 6-0 district) — the program hasn’t lost a district game since the 2021 season. The 2026 season was supposed to be North Crowley’s biggest regular season challenge in years, as it faced some of the toughest teams in Texas in both district and non-district play.

But the Panthers have won every game by 17 or more points and are outscoring opponents 454-139 on the season, an average score of 50.4 to 15.4. They’ve beaten 12-time state champion Aledo, previously top-ranked Waxahachie and state power Duncanville, a 2025 Class 6A Division I state finalist.

North Crowley is likely to enter the Class 6A Division II bracket, and that could be made official Friday if Duncanville and Waxahachie both win their district games.

North Crowley held a 30-0 halftime lead led by quarterback Jacob Torres, who completed 14 of 15 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns. He picked his moments to fire downfield, continuing a trend of accurate and efficient play.

Wide receiver Damarion Mays, an uncommitted four-star recruit, tallied 219 yards on 9 catches and two scores of 25 and 92 yards. He also set up a TD from running back G’yrell Smith with a fully extending diving catch for a 46-yard gain.

Both Torres and Mays, with the lead secured, did not play the second half.

North Crowley just toyed with the running game with 20 rushes for 114 yards, but the Panthers were dominant through the air. Torres’ 14 of 15 performance was followed by Jahzeel McCradic who went 6 of 6 for 164 yards and touchdown tosses of 22, 95 and 18 yards in just over a quarter.

Joah Ricard followed going 3 of 3 for 50 yards with a 13-yard scoring pass. North Crowley rolled up 596 total yards with 482 coming through the air.

G’Yrell Smith did rush for 65 yards on six carries with touchdowns of three and two yards. Smith also returned a kickoff 83 yards for a score. Tight end Jeramie Cooper finished with three catches for 120 yards including a 95-yard TD.

North Crowley can complete a perfect regular season on Thursday, Nov. 5 at home against Red Oak.