Kilgore vs. Celina
Published 11:00 pm Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Kilgore head coach Clint Fuller does an interview after a playoff game earlier this season. (Michel Alfaro/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Kilgore (13-2) vs. Celina (15-0)
When/Where: 3 p.m. Friday/AT&T Stadium, 1 AT&T Way, Way, Arlington, 76011
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At stake: Class 4A Division I State Championship
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Kilgore: OL Collin Burrows … OL Johnny Barron … OL Hunter Whipkey … OL Daniel Garcia … OL Jaden Pastor … Kayson Brooks (212 of 309, 3,187 yards, 38 TD, 6 interceptions; 43 carries, 359 yards, 3 TD) … Rayshaun Williams (190 carries, 974 yards, 9 TD; 34 catches, 388 yards, 1 TD) … Isaiah Watters (92 carries, 472 yards, 11 TD; 61 tackles, 2 sacks) … Jayden Sanders (53 catches, 940 yards, 11 TD; 32 tackles, 3 interceptions, 13 PBU) … La’Keyleon Graves (40 catches, 859 yards, 12 TD; 124 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 interceptions) … Javon Towns (46 catches, 726 yards, 9 TD; 79 tackles, 2 interceptions, 11 PBU) … Jacory Walton (23 catches, 205 yards) … Jakalen Sheffield (124 tackles, 7 interceptions, 14 PBU) … La’Perrion Graves (149 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 11 QB hurries) … David McGowan (90 tackles, 3 forced fumbles) … Wylie Mitchell (97 tackles, 5 sacks, 14 QB hurries) … Jackson Phillips (73 tckles, 3 sacks) … Cameron Christian (99 tackles, 6 sacks) … Bisyn Williams (55 tackles, 3 sacks)
Celina: Bowe Bentley (173 of 248, 3,063 yards, 42 TD, 7 interceptions; 126 carries, 866 yards, 16 TD) … Logan Gutierrez (190 carries, 1,508 yards, 21 TD) … Harrison Williams (176 carries, 1,417 yards, 17 TD) … Eathan Rucker (72 catches, 1,370 yards, 16 TD) … Colton Rodriguez (45 catches, 877 yards, 13 TD; 74.5 tackles, 12 PBU, 3 interceptions) … Wyatt Villarreal (30 catches, 468 yards, 7 TD) … Luke Biagini (127.5 tackles, 17 TFL, 9 PBU, 3 interceptions) … Cooper Farrow (98.5 tackles, 15 TFL, 6 sacks) … Ronnie Foreman (61.5 tackles, 9 sacks) … Cameron Lucas (65 tackles, 10 sacks
Did you know: Kilgore has a 54-33 record all-time in the playoffs, with a championship in 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2013. Kilgore is back in the state championship game for the first time since 2013 when it lost 34-23 to Carthage in the Class 3A Division I title game … Celina has outscored opponents 769-248 this season … Kilgore has outscored opponents 575-191 this season and has won nine in a row since suffering a 27-24 setback at home against Henderson back on Oct. 4 … Kilgore’s two losses this season have been by a combined 5 points
How they got here: Kilgore def. Vidor (66-6), Needville (48-14), Navasota (62-7), Chapel Hill (30-6) and La Vernia (38-13); Celina def. Wilmer-Hutchings (75-0), Kennedale (49-7), Aubrey (63-49), Alvarado (55-21) and West Plains (43-36)