Celina Wins 2009 Division II FOX Sports Southwest 7-on-7 State Championship

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COLLEGE STATION - Celina quarteerback Cody Worrell hit a pair of late touchdown passes to Jose Romero and led the Bobcats to a 34-19 win over Rice Consolidated in the Division II championship game at the Fox Sports Southwest 7-on-7 Championship Friday at Kyle Field. Worrell threw two scoring passes to Justin Brumfield and a pair to Romero, who was name the tournament's Most Valuable Player. 

It was Celina's third state 7-on-7 championship. The Bobcats also won the inaugural Division II (3A-2A-1A) title in 2007 when Worrell was a sophomore. 

Celina's only first-half points came on Ryan Merritt's interception return for a touchdown. Rice Consolidated rallied into a 13-7 halftime lead with Myles Dumont hitting Mario Hull and Michael Scott for scores. 

Lane Machac's interception return for a touchdown gave West a 35-28 win over Carthage in the Division II consolation final. Kelvin Anthony threw four touchdown passes in the Trojans' win.

Championship bracket 

First Round
Brownwood 47, Rockdale 26
Celina 38, Abilene Wylie 24
Burnet 46, Wimberly 26
Graham 41, Pilot Point 21
Cameron 20, Gatesville 15
Glen Rose 43, Lucas Lovejoy 20
Hitchcock 34, Navasota 31
Rice Consolidated 40, Snyder 25. 

Quarterfinals 
Celina 41, Brownwood 39
Graham 50, Burnet 29
Glen Rose 30, Cameron 26
Rice Consolidated 35, Hitchcock 14. 

Semifinals 
Celina 41, Graham 32
Rice Consolidated 32, Glen Rose 26 (OT). 

Championship 
Celina 35, Rice Consolidated 19

Consolation bracket 

First Round 
McGregor 42, Lago Vista 20
Hardin-Jefferson 32, Bandera 26 (OT)
Carthage 27, Palacious 13
Melissa 47, Marion 21
Goldthwaite 41, Edna 19
Wills Point 33, Whitney 14
West 35, Palestine Westwood 29
Lorena 19, Anahuac 12. 

Quarterfinals 
McGregor 27, Hardin-Jefferson 15
Carthage 32, Melissa 27
Wills Point 40, Goldthwaite 33
West 34, Lorena 14. 

Semifinals 
Carthage 34, McGregor 21
West 32, Wills Point 20. 

Consolation final 
West 35, Carthage 28

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