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[CHS_89]

6-0 Celina with 5:50 left in 2nd.

[CHS_89]

TD Celina on about a 70 yard pass to Jose Romero.

Bobcats go for two - good. Cats lead 14 to 0.

[charlesrixey]

Celina 14, Van Alstyne 0

4:57 left in the 2nd quarter

[charlesrixey]

Touchdown VA on a long pass and a few short ones

then Celina scores almost instantly a few plays later on a very long run by RB D. Mendoza.


Celina 21, Van Alstyne 7

2:25 in the half

[CHS_89]

Hey Rixey. You take over, please!!!

[charlesrixey]

Celina defense holds again and very nearly scores to end the half, at the 11 as time expired.

Halftime--Celina 21, Van Alstyne 7

[lynx_rufus]

Have I ever told you ... I do not like turnovers? :(

The Bobcats are lucky they are playing a not so good 10 and 0 team.

[charlesrixey]

Panthers pass down the field once again in a quick 7-9 play drive

Celina 21, Van Alstyne 14


very early 3rd quarter

[charlesrixey]

5:11 left in the 3rd

Celina driving down the field on the ground

4th and 10 on the 24

[charlesrixey]

Cody Worrell keeps and runs down to the 9 yard line

wow

1st and goal

[charlesrixey]

Simmons runs for 5 on 1st

Sandler runs down to the 1

Simmons runs for the TD



Celina 28, Van Alstyne 14

2:30 3rd quarter

[charlesrixey]

celina holds on 4 downs and VA punts

Fair catch at the 38

Celina 1st and 10 on their 38

[charlesrixey]

Celina running better and more consistently, which is important. Having Worrell back at QB makes the running game a little better.

They continue to run down the field, now utilizing left, right and middle.

Touchdown Romero after a 20 yard run


Celina 35, VA 14

10:00 in the 4th

[charlesrixey]

LB Caleb Lavey intercepts and returns it to the VA 20.

Simmons fumbles on the second play

1st and 10 Va on their own 20

4th and 7 on the 31

Celina has done much better defending the pass after the early 3rd quarter drive by VA

Celina has it at their own 28

6:25 left in the game

jr. QB Jacob Stephenson into the game

[charlesrixey]

Simmons runs to the 48

1st and 10 Celina

5:48 left

Stephenson passes to his older brother Garrett (who was the starting QB until he got injured).

VA eventually gets the ball back with 3:30 left

VA on their own 1, 3rd and 28

VA punts on 4th and 17

That should ice it

[charlesrixey]

FINAL
Celina 35, Van Alstyne 14

Celina (7-4) and VA finishes the year (10-1).

congratulations to the Panthers on a fine season. This was probably their best team since the state finalist in 2A d1 a few years ago, and reminded of their early '90's teams. Congratulations on their district title and big wins over Paris and Farmersville!

[Balcones fault]

Thanks for reporting.

Tough 1st round draw for a district champ. Congrats to VA for nice season and Celina for advancing.

[bobcat4life]

Congrats to VA on a great year. They played hard and fought until the end.

[garciap77]

Originally posted by charlesrixey
FINAL
Celina 35, Van Alstyne 14

Celina (7-4) and VA finishes the year (10-1).

congratulations to the Panthers on a fine season. This was probably their best team since the state finalist in 2A d1 a few years ago, and reminded of their early '90's teams. Congratulations on their district title and big wins over Paris and Farmersville!

Congrats Celina!:clap: :clap: :clap:

[brittkimsdad]

Appreciate the kind words from the Celina folks. Like I mentioned in earlier posts, I would consider a closer game in the playoffs this year with Celina progress for Van Alstyne's program. Being the smallest 3A school in the playoffs, we just don't have the numbers.

With next year's alignment, it's a good bet that VA will move down to 2A. So we'll miss our yearly Celina meetings. ;)

[ssgmp5150]

I am on here to eat my crow! I already bought a bottle of BBQ sauce on the way home. I truly thought VA would give Celina a much closer game. I was wrong. Not the first time and not the last either. Congrats to Celina on the big win and congrats to VA on a great season. Go on....Let me have it....I am man enough to come on here and admit I was smoking crack.....Who does Celina play next week???

[brittkimsdad]

Originally posted by ssgmp5150
I am on here to eat my crow! I already bought a bottle of BBQ sauce on the way home. I truly thought VA would give Celina a much closer game. I was wrong. Not the first time and not the last either. Congrats to Celina on the big win and congrats to VA on a great season. Go on....Let me have it....I am man enough to come on here and admit I was smoking crack.....Who does Celina play next week???

VA had their chances, they just couldn't capitalize. When Celina gives you a gift on the opening kickoff, and you can't convert that to points, well.... you ain't going to win many playoff games that way. Like I said earlier, VA played Celina closer this year. That is progress for the program and VA will grow from it.

If I read the brackets right, Kennedale is up next for Celina. That will be an interesting game!

[Twirling Time]

The bracket gives Celina a sense of deja vu the next two weeks. Kennedale next week and Pittsburg after that. I'd be shocked if it's Pleasant Grove instead of Argyle in the region finals.

Oh, and congratulations on Butch Ford for his 100th career head coaching victory. He may be the quickest to 100 in state history.

Shocking score of the night from the 1A ranks: Collinsville (5-5) 56, No. 3 Quinlan Boles (10-0) 21.

[WildTexan972]

district 16 sweeps BYE...good job

Kennedale wins over a moderate Madison team with 1 pass for the game.....Celina defense against a running team....in the playoffs....I have seen this 1 many times and almost always the result has been the same....

this week in D2 the district 9 teams knock out another district entirely....go get em boys....

[ctown]

VA was a decent looking set of kids. They had some really good individual plays but not enough to string it together for TDs. Celina is playing like a tired driver late at night. Start heading to ditch, hear the tires hitting the rocks and then straighten back up for a while... WAKE UP--- We are playing games for a shot at a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. That goes for fans too.