Celina (TX) leads Waco La Vega (TX) early: Live updates, score of Texas high school football game playing after weather-forced suspension

Celina (TX) leads Waco La Vega (TX) early: Live updates, score of Texas high school football game playing after weather-forced suspension
originally appeared on The Sporting News

Two teams that were in AT&T Stadium last December playing for a state championship face off in a game that was delayed a day.

Waco La Vega takes on Celina in a game that takes place Saturday afternoon in Mansfield. It was scheduled to take place Friday, but was suspended due to inclement weather.

Last season, La Vega (1-0) played for the UIL 4A Division II championship but lost to Carthage. The Pirates started their 2025 season strong with a 41-3 win against Kennedale.

As for Celina, the Bobcats claimed the UIL 4A Division I championship with a win against Kilgore. The Bobcats (1-0) got their new season started with a 50-28 win against Bellville, as they are expected to return to AT&T Stadium with players like quarterback Bowe Bentley, an Oklahoma commit.

Follow The Sporting News correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from Mansfield.

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CELINA 9, WACO LA VEGA 7 2ND QTR.

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SECOND QUARTER

– TOUCHDOWN CELINA. Bowe Bentley throws a 14-yard pass that is tipped and goes right into the hands of TE Wyatt Villarreal in the back left corner of the end zone. (Celina, 16-7 | :38, 2nd)

– TOUCHDOWN LA VEGA. Pirates put together a 14-play, 92-yard drive, and it ends with a 27-yard dash to the house from RB Elbert Jones. (Celina 9-7 | 1:52, 2nd)

FIRST QUARTER

– SAFETY CELINA. Bobcats release a punt that pins La Vega at its own 1, and then the Pirates get sacked in the end zone. (Celina, 9-0 | 3:42, 1st)

– TOUCHDOWN CELINA. Logan Gutierrez goes in from 2 yards out for the first score, set up by a 39-yard pass from QB Bowe Bentley to TE Wyatt Villarreal after La Vega punted on its opening series. (Celina 7-0 | 7:37, 1st)

– La Vega will receive the opening kickoff.

PREGAME

– Live from Mansfield, Waco La Vega and Celina are going to try and resume their game today with a noon kickoff.

Made it to @mansfieldisd’s Vernon Newsom Stadium for a massive clash between No. 3 @lvpirates (Class 4A Div. II) and top-ranked @celina_football (Class 4A Div. I).

They were supposed to meet in Celina last night, but heavy storms across the Dallas-Fort Worth area interfered. pic.twitter.com/ng0kWCpQiw

— Michael Haag (@MichaelHaag_) September 6, 2025