North Crowley lost one of the premier quarterbacks in Texas when MaxPreps second-team All-American Chris Jimerson Jr. graduated after leading his school to an undefeated season and Class 6A Division I state title.
North Crowley will now have two transfers to choose from as Jimerson’s possible replacement.
Hayes Cloutier told The Dallas Morning News on Saturday that he has transferred to North Crowley from Inglewood High School in California for his junior year. He was a backup for Santa Margarita Catholic in California last season, transferred to Inglewood to finish the last four weeks of the school year and was slated to be the starting quarterback there this year, but said his father’s job brought them to Texas.
Cloutier has two college offers, from Arizona and Sacramento State. His dad is Eric Cloutier, a former pro hockey player.
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North Crowley has also added quarterback Jacob Torres, a transfer from Burleson Centennial who will be a junior. Torres was at North Crowley as a freshman before transferring to Burleson Centennial, and he said his family moved back to Crowley after their house was struck by lightning and burned.
Jimerson, a North Texas signee, threw for 3,769 yards and 58 touchdowns and ran for 777 yards and six scores as a senior to lead North Crowley to its first state title since 2003. North Crowley finished third in the MaxPreps national rankings, and Jimerson led Dallas-area players in touchdown passes.
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North Crowley’s list of transfers doesn’t end with the quarterbacks. Four-star Class of 2027 cornerback Jerry Outhouse Jr. is now at North Crowley after playing at Fort Worth Brewer last year, and star wide receiver Damarion Mays transferred to the defending state champion after catching 68 passes for 1,640 yards and 14 touchdowns as a freshman Life Oak Cliff and being named a MaxPreps second-team freshman All-American.
University Interscholastic League rules prohibit students from transferring for athletic purposes, but the number of transfers in Texas has increased by several thousand in recent years. The UIL said last summer that it estimated as many as 15,000 athletes could transfer to Texas high schools for the 2024-25 school year, either changing schools within the state or moving in from out of state.
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