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Celina quarterback Zane LaCrue is tackled by a Frisco Panther Creek defender in the first quarter of a District 4-5A Division II game in Frisco.
Celina dominates all 3 phases in victory over Frisco Panther Creek
The hunt for the District 4-5A Division II title got a little bit clearer after Friday night.
Celina went into David Kuykendall Stadium and picked up a 48-14 win over Frisco Panther Creek to stay unbeaten on the season.
After Week 5, Anna is leading the hunt with a 3-0 mark, followed by Celina and Frisco, both 2-0.
“It was great because we always knew Panther Creek's a really good team and we always had a little kind of a rivalry going,” said first-year Celina coach Marc Brindel. “So it was good to go out there and beat them.”
Celina dominated in all three facets of the game.
Jax Holt booted a pair of field goals, including a 53-yarder in the fourth quarter.
The offense helped the Bobcats (4-0) race out to a 24-0 lead after the opening drive of the third quarter.
Freshman quarterback Zane LaCrue threw three touchdown passes to sophomore Lamar Taylor. LaCrue had touchdown passes of 42, 20 and 91 yards to Taylor.
“Zane's really good, and he's young, so he's been learning every game,” senior running back Evan Koehne said of the ninth-grader starting QB1. “And it seems like every single game, and even in practice, you can just tell that he's getting better every single day.”
Koehne himself had a pair of touchdowns. He had a 7-yard score in the second quarter where he was hit at the 5-yard line and just kept churning his legs and got into the end zone. On the second play of the third quarter, he took a handoff from LaCrue and ran 60 yards to paydirt.
Panther Creek (3-2, 1-2) had its lowest output on offense this year. Before this game, the Panthers had scored 40, 27, 56 and 42.
The running game was held in check by Celina’s swarming defense to the tune of 58 yards and quarterback Tristin Schramm threw for 167 yards. It was only the second game this year he was held without a touchdown pass — the other was a loss to Anna.
The defense also had a touchdown. Colton Crumpley picked off a pass and ran it back 25 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. That was a sequence where Celina scored two touchdowns in 13 seconds.
Running back Shawn White scored twice for Panther Creek in the third quarter. He had touchdown runs of 4 and 16 yards.
Panther Creek will play Prosper Richland, while Celina hosts 4-1 Frisco Emerson next Friday.
Lewisville quarterback Laykon Brassfield runs against Denton Billy Ryan. Brassfield was ruled ineligible by 5-6A District Executive Committee on Sept. 25.
Lewisville starting quarterback ruled ineligible
The Lewisville Fighting Farmers started Friday, Sept. 25, with a 3-0 record and ranked No. 13 in Class 6A.
Heading into the Battle of the Axe that night, Lewisville is now 0-3 and without starting quarterback Laykon Brassfield.
The 5-6A District Executive Committee held a hearing on Friday about a residency issue regarding Brassfield.
The DEC voted 5-2 that Brassfield not move for athletic purposes, but voted 7-0 that Brassfield did not meet the criteria to be a resident in Lewisville ISD or Lewisville High School.
The Platform reported in March that Brassfield transferred from Edmond North, near Oklahoma City, to Lewisville.
The junior has completed 74% of his passes this year, throwing for 742 yards with 13 touchdowns and 1 interception. He’s also run for 124 yards and 2 scores for the Farmers.
On Twitter, Brassfield said he and his family will appeal the DEC decision, but he is currently ineligible to play.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Brassfield’s two younger brothers are enrolled at Argyle ISD, which Brassfield’s father testified was bought for Laykon’s grandfather.
Jonathan Brassfield said he unenrolled his two sons at Argyle ISD after questions were raised and the family is living in an apartment in Lewisville.
This is the second noteworthy transfer decision this week. The UIL denied an appeal from Allen defensive back Elijah Smith, agreeing with a DEC decision that Smith moved for athletic purposes.
Smith moved from Hamilton, Arizona, and has not played a varsity game for the 4-0 Eagles. According to 247Sports, Smith has offers from Baylor, Kansas State, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Colorado State and UNLV.