Ahead of the Class 6A Division I state championship, North Crowley head coach Ray Gates walked by the end zone at AT&T Stadium to savor the moment.
All the pressure was on the undefeated North Crowley Panthers to deliver, and they did. For the first time in 75 years, the UIL’s largest classification high school football state championship is heading to Fort Worth.
North Crowley throttled Austin Westlake 50-21 in front of 36,120 in attendance on Saturday, Dec. 21 to complete a perfect season and win the Class 6A Division I state championship “for the city.” It’s the Panthers’ second state title; the first came in 2003, the last time Fort Worth was represented in a title game of any class…