Celina High School (Texas)

Celina High School
Address
3455 North Preston Road Celina, Texas 75009 United States
Coordinates	33°19′25″N 96°46′40″W / 33.323659°N 96.777901°W / 33.323659; -96.777901Coordinates: 33°19′25″N 96°46′40″W / 33.323659°N 96.777901°W / 33.323659; -96.777901
Information
Type	Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
School district	Celina Independent School District
Principal	Dave Wilson
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	629^[1] (2014-2015)
Color(s)	Orange & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA
Mascot	Bobcat Bennie
Nickname	Bobcats
Website	Celina High School

Celina High School is a public high school located in Celina, Texas (USA). It is part of the Celina Independent School District located in northwestern Collin County and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Athletics

The Celina Bobcats compete in the following sports:^[3]

Football

The Celina Bobcat football team was featured in the Kenny Chesney video Boys Of Fall. Chesney visited the school in 2010.^[4]

Football Awards

Most Valuable player:

2015: Shane Gerths
2009: Jose Romero
2008: Troy McCartney
2007: Seth Davis
2006: Dru Prosser
2005: Chris Torbert
2004: John Clark

Defensive Back Award:

2009: Ryan Merritt
2008: Austin Carey
2007: D'Anton Lynn
2006: Taylor Kolb
2005: Dru Prosser
2004: Zach Babb

Receiver Award:

2009: Jose Romero
2008: Austin Carey
2007: Troy McCartney
2006: Taylor Kolb
2005: Connor Nichols

Running Back Award:

2009: Jose Romero
2008: Troy McCartney
2007: Charley Waldrep
2006: Charley Waldrep
2005: Chris Torbert
2004: Chris Torbert

State Titles

Celina High School is best known for its dominating football program – it has eight state championships, tied with Southlake Carroll & Katy for the most in Texas. The 1974 title was in Class B (now Class A) and was a co-championship with Big Sandy High School (one of the all-time dominant teams) while the 2007 title was in Class AAA; the other six titles were in Class AA. In total, the Celina Bobcats have won 20 state titles across 6 sports

Football - ^[5]
- 1974(B) (Co-Champ), 1995(2A), 1998(2A/D2), 1999(2A/D2), 2000(2A/D2), 2001(2A/D2), 2005(2A/D2), 2007(3A/D2)
Girls Cross Country - ^[6]
- 2002(3A), 2003(3A)
Baseball - ^[7]
- 2002(2A)
Boys Track - ^[8]
- 1969(B), 1970(B), 1991(2A), 2012(3A), 2013(3A)
Girls Track - ^[9]
- 1994(2A), 1995(2A), 2003(3A)
Softball - ^[10]
- 2011(3A)

State Finalists

Football – ^[11]
- 2006(3A/D2), 2008(3A/D2), 2015(4A/D2)

Fine Arts

The Celina High School Band particularly excels at concert band. It has received eleven consecutive sweepstakes awards and recently won a double state championship in the Outstanding Performance Series (OPS), but it has also obtained many other awards in both concert and marching band, including a trip to the UIL State marching competition in 2005.

The Celina Choir department has won numerous competitons.

Notable Alumni

Ryan Merritt (2010), MLB player

D'Anton Lynn (2008), NFL player

Jamie Blatnick (2007), NFL player

Anthony Lynn (1987), NFL coach

Notable Staff

G.A. Moore Most successful head coach in Texas high school football history

References

↑ Nces.ed.gov
↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
↑ The Athletics Department
↑ Kenny Chesney and Celina High School
↑ Lone Star Football Network
↑ UIL Girls Cross Country Archives
↑ UIL Baseball Archives Archived January 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived October 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ UIL Girls Track Archives
↑ UIL Softball Archives
↑ Lone Star Football Network

External links

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