North Crowley shuts out LD Bell in second half, Panthers continue undefeated season
North Crowley celebrated homecoming on Friday night with a convincing 33-7 District 3-6A victory over Hurst L.D. Bell at the Crowley ISD Stadium.
The win kept the Panthers alone in first place with two games remaining.
The Panthers (8-0, 5-0), No. 22 in the Class 6A state rankings, turned in a complete performance in the win. North Crowley’s defense smothered the Blue Raiders (5-3, 2-3) all night. Bell was able to manage just 147 yards on 47 plays.
North Crowley 3-star Vanderbilt committed receiver Ka’Morreun Pimpton only had five catches on the night but he made the most of them hauling in touchdown passes of 15, 20, and 23 yards. Pimpton was the Panthers’ top pass catcher with 99 yards.
Panthers’ quarterback Chris Jimerson threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns and added 48 yards rushing. Cornelius Warren, who scored twice on 2-yard runs, finished with 96 yards rushing on 13 carries. DeJuan Lacy ran for 99 yards on 23 attempts.
After forcing a punt on Bell’s opening possession of the second half, North Crowley pushed its lead to 21-7 thanks to a 2-yard run by Warren. The score with 7:27 to play in the third quarter, capped an 8-play, 54-yard drive. Lacy did most of the work carrying four times for 23 yards.
Pimpton put the Panthers up 27-7 with 11:10 to play in the game with his third and final touchdown catch. This time Jimerson found Pimpton for a 23-yard score. Warren added his second 2-yard scoring run with 7:13 to play
North Crowley took the opening kickoff and moved smartly down the field to take a 7-0 lead with 9:42 to play in the first quarter thanks to a 15-yard pass from Jimerson to Pimpton. The drive covered 68 yards and took six plays.
The Raiders turned an Elijah Campbell interception at the Bell 4 into points in the second quarter. Facing a fourth-and-9 at the Panthers’ 28, Landen Garcia found Elijah Zamora open at the North Crowley 1. Zamora made a one-handed grab for the score with 4:43 to play in the second quarter.
Jayden Washington returned the ensuing kickoff for an apparent score but he was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct at the Bell 5 which negated the score. On the next play, Pimpton hauled in a 20-yard touchdown pass from Jimerson for a score that gave the Panthers a 14-7 lead with 4:20 remaining in the first half.