Celina's Derek Gagle, middle, pitches the ball to Zach Sams, left, on a end-around run during their season opener against Lima Senior last Friday. After a last-second loss to Lima Senior, Celina must rebound quickly with the Battle of Grand Lake against St. Marys coming up on Friday.

It has been seven long years since Celina has beaten St. Marys in the annual Battle for Grand Lake gridiron showdown. In fact, the last coach to guide the Bulldogs past the Roughriders was Jerry Harris in 1998. Harris is back . . .