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October 18, 2002: Pilot Point v Celina

Pilot Point can’t quite stop Celina for Moore By RICK HERRIN STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER PILOT POINT — No one was leaving this one. Not when Celina and Pilot Point had waited since last spring to see their favorite game, made ever tasty since legendary coach G.A. Moore switched allegiances. More than an hour lightning delay, pouring rain and ankle-deep mud were just slight hazards to the most anticipated game in these two small communities. They were willing to wait. The standing-room-only crowd got something to remember in the soaking at Massey Stadium in Pilot Point, watching Moore trying to stop the power he constructed. The wait will likely last another year after Celina fought out a 10-0 victory late Friday, moving its state-record consecutive game streak to 64. Celina (7-0) made sure Pilot Point (4-3) remembered that feat, chanting “Sixty-four, sixty-four” as the final minutes ticked off. It was an emotional buildup for Moore, which started when he and Celina coach Butch Ford, Moore’s former assistant of 25 years, embraced at midfield at 7 p.m. They shared hugs and words. Surely, they felt more emotions as they waited until 9 p.m. to end the months of buildup. “It was a real tough week on me,” Moore said. “It’s been really hard. I just want the focus to get off G.A. and on the team and the kids.” Moore left Celina for his alma mater after four consecutive championships for the Bobcats. Moore’s Bearcats, the last team to defeat Celina, that in 1998, have some work to do. Celina looked to be in playoff form, led by Josh Sharrock, who rushed for 156 yards and iced the victory with a 46-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run. Celina took the lead with 2:46 left in the first half on a 37-yard field goal by Ben May. The rain and field conditions wrecked both offenses. Celina and Pilot Point combined for seven first-half fumbles — including five that were lost. Pilot Point, which was shut out by Gainesville 30-0 last week, was held to 29 yards in the first half by a jaw-rattling Celina defense. Celina’s field goal followed a fumble recovery.