The Panther Creek Panthers will square off against the Celina Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Celina is hoping to do what Kennedale couldn't on Friday: put an end to Panther Creek's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Panther Creek took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 42-3 win over Kennedale. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Wildcats are ranked 512th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Panther Creek's victory 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Celina). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Franklin 59-21 on the road. The Bobcats' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Panther Creek pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Celina, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Panther Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Celina in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 31-27 victory. Will Panther Creek repeat their success, or does Celina have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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