One of the more highly anticipated Texas state semifinal games takes place Friday night in Fort Worth.
Undefeated teams Stephenville and Celina, the defending University Interscholastic League 4A Division I champion, square off in the 4A DI state semifinals, taking place at Knight Stadium.
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Stephenville comes in at 14-0, with the Yellowjackets scoring 41 points or more in each of their last eight ballgames. Their lowest point total in that span came last week, when they scored 41 but held Canyon West Plains to 21 points in claiming a regional title.
Celina, also 14-0, has looked impressive during its bid to repeat as state champs. The Bobcats, led by senior quarterback and Oklahoma signee Bowe Bentley, scored 77 and 70 points in each of their first two playoff games, and also had a high point total last week, downing Alvarado 55-27 in the regional championship round.
Friday’s semifinal winner plays the winner of the other semifinal, between Kilgore and La Vernia, taking place on Friday at Waco. Those semifinal winners face off at next week’s state title game in Arlington.
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CELINA 7, STEPHENVILLE 0 1ST QTR.
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FIRST QUARTER
– TOUCHDOWN CELINA. Oklahoma signee Bowe Bentley engineers a first-quarter TD drive, ending it with a 6-yard pass on third-and-goal to Karter Lorick. (Celina, 7-0 | 4:17, 1st)
Celina 7, Stephenville 0 @ 4:17/1Q@RecruitCelinaFB is on the board! Bowe Bentley gets it done on 3rd-goal, rolling out and finding Karter Lorick, who barrels in for a 6yd TD. pic.twitter.com/hFqa24L9vC
— Matt Welch (@MWelchSLM) December 13, 2025
– INTERCEPTION CELINA. Jacob Brown picks off a pass on Stephenville’s opening series.
Interception, Celina! Holding backs Stephenville to 3rd-14 and Trot Jordan chucks one deep that’s picked by Jacob Brown. Bobcats take over in SV territory, 0-0. @RecruitCelinaFB pic.twitter.com/JL9m1Bghu4
— Matt Welch (@MWelchSLM) December 13, 2025
PREGAME
– Live from Fort Worth, Stephenville and Celina face off in the 4A Division I semifinals, with a trip to next week’s title game in Arlington at stake.
