Celina's football team opens the playoffs on the road Friday night against one of the best records in its bracket.
The Bobcats (7-3) play Lucas Lovejoy (9-1) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Leopard Stadium in Lucas, in the Class 5A Division II, Region I bi-district round, according to the playoff schedule published by NBC 5.
Celina reached the postseason with a week to spare. KXII reported before the regular-season finale that the Bobcats had already locked up a playoff spot. They then lost that finale 35-20 at Denison on Friday, Nov. 6, a result KTEN reported.
Anna hosts Lewisville The Colony in its own bi-district game Friday.
The rest of the region's opening round
Celina and Lovejoy share the Division II, Region I bracket with several Collin and Denton County teams. Frisco (7-3) hosts Colleyville Heritage at 7 p.m. Friday at the Ford Center, and Frisco Panther Creek (7-3) visits Argyle (9-1) at the same hour, the NBC 5 schedule shows.