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That's gonna be a fun one to watch. Bells might get their revenge this time around. That was a pretty dominant win last night.

I'm not sure if they'll have this game or not, but Anna had the Celina game and several others live streaming from this YouTube Channel.

No one is underestimating or taking for granted the defending state champions.

It would be a second tough matchup, no doubt. Anna is no joke. Bobcats need to worry about Kennedale though, especially with as poorly as we played last week.

As crazy as it is to say, Anna is for real this year. They have talent all over the field and on both sides of the ball. They've got speed to burn at all the skill positions, home run threats across the field, and a QB that can sling it and put it where he wants it. They remind me a lot of Gilmer, to be honest, just with their explosive big-play ability and the type of speed they have. They don't run quite the same style, but there a lot of similar concepts. Stephenville still has plenty of talent, too. The China Spring loss was not a surprise. And if Stephenville had won that game, I'd still be saying the same thing. And that Alvarado loss was bad, but the Jackets had a lot of injuries, were fresh off the sting of that CS loss and seemed to be in their own heads. It was probably a perfect storm of issues. But it was an L nonetheless and a head-scratcher at that. But man, the Jackets have the kind of talent to go blow-for-blow with Anna. But this could easily turn into a foot-race of a game, and I don't know that Stephenville has the defense to keep up, honestly. Just haven't seen it. I like Anna in this one by two possessions.

Most likely, whatever 4A district draws the Houston district in the first round has a chance to go 4-for-4.

I THINK WOS will draw Bellville first round. Stangs may hang around for a while, but I don’t think they’ll be the one to bring down a 1-seed.

Yes. There’s actually a good chance it happens. Anna should win District 8 without much issue. Celina’s JV could win District 7 unfortunately. Anna will get second place of District 5 in the second round, so whoever loses between China Spring and Stephenville. Bobcats will get third place team from that district in second round (most likely La Vega). If Celina and Anna both win, they’d face off in the 3rd round (Region II semifinals).

Yep. Bobcats turned it over while about to score, and Anna scored the next play. Bobcats fumbled their 2nd play from scrimmage on the next drive, and Anna scored a few plays later. That sequence was the game. Celina receiver also dropped potential game-winning TD in the end zone on last drive too. Bobcats played hard. Really missed Peterson in the backfield, hope he gets healthy soon. But so good to see Gayton back. He ran extremely hard. Still proud of that team, and they showed some guts coming back from down two scores. I know Celina would love to get another shot at Anna in the postseason. And as crazy as that would be, it’s not a far fetched possibility.

Anna 28 Celina 25 FINAL Bobcats lined up for 41-yard game-tying FG and missed it just wide. Tough loss. Helluva game though. Anna is a very, very good football team. They’re gonna break some hearts in the playoffs.

Anna had first and goal at the 1 and Bobcats managed to hold them out, assisted by a high snap on one play. This game is far from over. Coyotes have a load of home run threats on offense.

Bobcats have a pair of passing TDs. A couple of long drives. Having to earn every single yard. Anna is for real, for real, folks. Big. Fast. Very athletic. Look like a purple, north Texas version of Gilmer (minus Fluellen and Tennison). Coyotes got their one score on a pick 6. Both teams have missed some opportunities and turned the ball over. Bobcats have had better success of capitalizing so far.

Celina 17 Anna 6 HALF

Contextualized for this conversation, it was pretty accurate. And Carthage actually did exactly what I was talking about. The Dawgs kept piling it on. They never took the foot off the gas on either side of the ball. That's why those 70 points were more than enough.

Oooh I like these rankings. LCM, Lumberton, Beeville Jones. 4A Div. I feels very, very top heavy this season. Maybe I’m wrong. But Div. II seems like it has waaaay more depth this year. Carthage and Gilmer feel like 1a/b to me, but the other 8 teams could make a serious case for semifinal/final appearances.

It doesn't show on the upcoming broadcasts schedule yet, but since it's a home game for Anna, I assume they'll have the live stream here.

Good show as always, boys! Couple notes on the Celina vs Anna game: I HOPE Gayton plays, but he has not touched the football since week 1 (sparingly, even then). I'm assuming it's some sort of injury, but I'm not sure. Peterson went out with a nasty looking lower-body injury last week against Spring Legacy. He needed help getting off the field. Now, later on in the game, he was standing on his own with no help. But I don't know his status going into Friday. That certainly could make things interesting for the Bobcats, offensively. Another note: So far, through three games, Celina's starting defense has accounted for 5 TDs and a safety. If you were to look at only 1's v 1's in every game, Celina would still be 3-0 even if the offense hadn't scored at all this season. Anna's OL and that stud QB are going to have their hands full with Trae Hollins and Jake Vincent off the edge. They've paired well with sophomore LB Cooper Farrow to create all kinds of confusion and pressure problems up front for the opposition. I expect those three to have a big game on Friday again.

Yes. This. You cannot ever be up enough on Gilmer. I don't care how big of a lead you might get, keep piling on. Not to be "disrespectful," but literally because no lead is safe. The Buckeyes can go into Nascar mode in a hurry and you look up and a four-score lead might suddenly be down to one possession. They can save a lot of clock too, because they can hit the home runs on any given play. You have to stay aggressive. You might make a mistake, but I'd rather make a mistake being aggressive than going three and out hoping to milk the clock. The clock is almost never going to be your friend when you play Gilmer.

This game feels like it could be close. But so long as Gilmer has Fluellen, Haynes, Tate and Tennison on the roster, it's hard to pick against the Buckeyes.

And 14 of Paris's points came against Celina, and were courtesy of some horrendous officiating. Poor Wildcats are just super, super young, and their schedule has not done them any favors. They will struggle to make the playoffs, honestly. Van will win this game by as much as they want. You just hope your starters get some work in, play hard and stay healthy. The W is pretty much a foregone conclusion.

Indeed, in his first stint with the Bobcats. Just two years later, he got Celina to it’s first state title.

Anna is top 20, but not biggest in 4A Div. I. I believe they've got like a 200-220-ish different in students over Celina. Anna has the numbers to compete. They've just never been able to do that. That program has spent years being scheduled as other teams' Homecoming game. Probably not wise for the opposition to do that now. But, it usually takes a lot to overcome a history of losing. It appears the Coyotes are on the right track, though. One anecdote about this game: This year marks the 50th anniversary since Anna's last win over Celina.

Anything I claim to "know" you can take with a grain of salt anyway lol. I think you can look at the body of work so far from both teams. I think you look at individual matchups, group matchups, etc. Both teams have done what good teams should do against mediocre schedules ... leave no doubt. From what I've seen of Anna, I would say Celina's defensive line is going to cause problems for the Coyote's offensive line. Anna's QB will have to adjust to a fairly relentless pressure that comes from a few different looks. The other thing Celina did last week that really impressed me was disguise their defensive coverage pre-snap. the Spring Legacy (can't remember the rest of the school name) QB never could adjust to it. He began his night having some success. Very accurate young man with a good arm. But once Celina started messing with his reads before the snap, he never recovered. Add that onto the constant pressure, and it turned into a long night for him. I'd like to see the Bobcats do the same thing this week against the Coyotes. Make that Div. I QB adjust on the fly. Celina's defense has scored at least once in every game so far, and I believe has five TDs already on the year. They scored twice in the opener and twice last week to go along with a safety. I can't remember if they scored once or twice in week two. Either way, that unit is putting up points and creating massive separation. I look for them to continue to push the issue against Anna. Offensively, I honestly don't know. With the RB situation possibly in flux, there could be some different looks for the Bobcats. I know that Celina will have a ton of size and strength in the trenches, and a pair of receivers in Jack Brown and Caden Mitchell who should get plenty of touches. Could see the Bobcats lean more heavily on the air attack this week than the ground game. But who knows. I'm speaking out of turn a bit, because I don't know the status of the RBs.

They’re in a situation to be the next “Melissa” in my opinion. They definitely have the guys to play at a high level now. Just have to have that breakthrough moment and breakthrough season to get momentum in the program. I just don’t want that moment to be Friday lol.

This is not the Anna of old, that's for sure. I don't know what kind of depth they have, but their 1's are going to be solid. Celina's best bet in this game is to jump out early and reinforce any doubt or imposter syndrome Anna might have tucked away. For all my oldest brothers out there, it's a bit like playing a younger sibling in anything. Come out hard, fast and aggressive and remind them right off the bat they're still the little brother.