The 2024 high school football season concluded last weekend, and the state crowned many state champions.
This included local representation as the Celina and Prosper girls clinched their place in UIL history by hoisting the state title at Georgetown's Birkelbach Field. The Lady Bobcats won for the third straight year and the Lady Eagles won their first state title in girls soccer.
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