Football Game Preview: Plano Wildcats vs. Plano East Panthers

The Plano Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Plano East Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plano will be strutting in after a win while Plano East will be coming in after a loss.

Plano took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down McKinney Boyd 28-14. That 14 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.

Chance Culley

Rushing Touchdowns

10/17/25 vs McKinney Boyd	3
10/03/25 vs Plano West	2
08/30/25 vs Permian	2
11/01/24 @ Rock Hill	2
10/25/24 vs Plano East	2

Chance Culley had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Kam Brown was another key player, gaining 143 total yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Plano was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McKinney Boyd only rushed for 97.

Meanwhile, Plano East's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They received a blow as they fell 24-7 to Rock Hill. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Blue Hawks are ranked 129th).

Plano now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Plano East, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.

Plano was able to grind out a solid victory over Plano East in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 34-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.