DUNCANVILLE — Entering their first-round playoff clash with two-time defending Class 6A Division I state champion Duncanville, the Temple Wildcats believed they could compete with the Panthers if they could keep mistakes to a minimum.

Unfortunately for Temple, the miscues it did make proved to be blood in the water for Duncanville’s talented, experienced team.

Temple’s lost fumble on the game’s first possession set up a Duncanville touchdown on its first snap, and Alabama-committed quarterback Keelon Russell threw four TD passes — two to Oregon pledge Dakorien Moore — in the first 1½ quarters as the Panthers romped to a 42-0 halftime lead en route to a 49-7 bi-district win on a cool Friday night at Panther Stadium.

District 12-6A runner-up Temple, which lost four of its six fumbles and threw an interception, finished 7-4 one year after going 1-9 overall and winless in district.

Duncanville (10-0) moved to 39-1 in the last three seasons and advanced to play Rockwall in next week’s area round.