Football Preview: Celina Bobcats vs. Panther Creek Panthers
The Celina Bobcats are taking a road trip to take on the Panther Creek Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Celina is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 59-21 victory over Franklin on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bobcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Panther Creek's strategy against Kennedale on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Panther Creek blew Kennedale out of the water with a 42-3 final score. The Panthers pushed the score to 35-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had no chance of recovering from.
A big part of Panther Creek's win came down to the chemistry between Graylyn Fry and his top target Jalen Lott. Fry threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes while Lott gained 99 total yards and three touchdowns. Fry is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Cristian Trickett.
Celina's record now sits at 4-0. As for Panther Creek, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Celina came up short against Panther Creek in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 31-27. Thankfully for Celina, Braxton Roberts (who threw for 324 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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