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Battle of Texas defending state champs shifts location to nearby 10,000-seat stadium

Melissa ISD's Coach Kenny Deel Stadium.

A clash of Texas UIL defending state football champions slated for Sept. 12 has been moved to a much larger venue to accommodate what should be a huge crowd.

Celina ISD

The match-up between Class 3A Division II state champion Gunter and Class 4A Division II state champion Celina originally scheduled for Gunter’s Tiger Stadium will now be played at the palatial Coach Kenny Deel Stadium in Melissa.

The game was to complete a home-and-home. According to a post on Celina ISD’s Facebook page, Gunter agreed to give up a home game so more fans could attend. Tiger Stadium seats 2,500.

Last season, Celina knocked off Gunter, 38-7, in a home gam

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