The Central Wildcats are looking for second state championship

CENTRAL – The Central High School football team is playing for its second state championship in school history this weekend.

The No. 4 Wildcats, who last won a state title in 1966, face No. 3 Ruston in the Division I Non-Select state championship game Saturday at the Caesers Superdome.

Central (12-1), which beat top-seeded Neville last week, will have to slay another giant this week in defending state champions Ruston.

However, Wildcat head coach David Simoneaux and his team are focused on what they can control.

“I think it means something, you know, if these guys are prepared to go out there and execute for their brothers,” Simoneaux said. “The thing, you know, this team, whatever you say about it, these guys love each other and they’re going to play for each other and they’re going to play for this community. These guys have been playing football together since they were five and six years old, it’s the smartest thing just to know that these guys are home grown and that they work their asses off for each other.”

Saturday’s game against Ruston starts at 3:30 p.m. The match will be broadcast on YurView.