Central High Football

Your Wildcats are on the road this week!

Get your Central Fight Gear and meet us at East Ascension!
EA Location:
521 N. Burnside Ave.
Gonzales, LA 70737

JV | Thursday, 8/27
Gates Open: 4:00 PM

Varsity | Friday, 8/28
Gates Open: 4:30 PM

Please note:
No cash will be accepted at the gates.
Buy Tickets Here: https://secure.payk12.com/pages/public/landing.html

Clear Bag Policy will be in effect.

Let’s pack the stands and support our Wildcats on the road!

Our online store with Central Cross Threads is now open!

We brought back your favorite Army Green Central Fight Shirts, along with some NEW Camo gear! Get ready for FNL this fall and show your Wildcat pride!

All store proceeds go directly to supporting your CHS football team.

Shop your favorites and gear up for Friday Night Lights!

CHS Football

This hero's spirit is what lives inside of so many of the young men who wear the Maroon and White!

Profile of a Hero

September 4, 2024

Twenty-seven hours before kickoff of his senior season, Manny Williams had finally arrived.

After years of preparation, he'd earned the starting running back job. He was stronger than ever—a 500-pound squat, blazing sub-4.6 speed, and ready for the season he'd dreamed about his entire life.

Then everything changed.

On the way home, Manny and two teammates were rear-ended at full speed. Their vehicle was crushed and thrown into a ditch.

Manny climbed from the wreck, dazed and badly injured. Then he realized one of his teammates, Jackson Firmin, was still trapped inside.

Without hesitation, he turned around.

With a fractured hip, collapsed lung, broken clavicle, and broken jaw, Manny ran back to the mangled vehicle and pulled his teammate to safety.

Hours later, he lay in an ICU bed.

Doctors questioned whether he would ever play football again.

Most people would have accepted that verdict.

Manny didn't.

For the next 86 days, he attacked rehabilitation with the same intensity he attacked every workout. Every painful step. Every therapy session. Every setback became another opportunity to prove what he believed all along:

Your circumstances don't determine your future. Your response does.

Eighty-six days after nearly losing his life, Manny Williams ran out of the tunnel against West Monroe in the state quarterfinals.

Not just dressed.

Starting.

That night, he scored the touchdown that sealed a 21-7 victory and sent Central High School to the semifinals.

Two weeks later, he carried the American flag onto the field before the state championship game.

Central defeated Ruston to win the school's first football state championship since 1966.

Manny's greatest victory wasn't returning from injury.

It was refusing to let tragedy define his identity.

He refused to wear the labels others placed on him. He chose courage over comfort, purpose over pity, and faith over fear.

He was Entitled To Nothing.

He was Willing To Do Anything. ETNWTDA

And in the process, he became the hero of his own story.

That's the Hero's Mindset. www.theheromindset.com

We love seeing your favorite views of Wildcat Stadium! Drop a a picture of your favorite view from tonight’s game in the comments.

IT'S FINALLY HERE!

Tomorrow, Thursday, August 20, we’re back under the lights!

CHS VS Madison Prep
Wildcat Stadium: 11576 Sullivan Road
Freshmen Kickoff: 5:30 PM (JV & Varsity to Follow)

Come out, pack the stands, and LET’S GO CATS!

Tickets can be found here: https://app.i2tickets.com/0e7247a9/event-14448

Reminder: Gates and Concessions are CARD/TAP
Reserved seating will begin Week 1.

2026 Schedules - Please follow us on game days for time and game change updates.

Back to school! These guys are ready to hit the field and the books. We had a great first few days, and now it’s time to lock in. Here’s to a great school year and an even better season. Go Wildcats!

A beautiful day at Wildcat Stadium for an end of summer team run!

Football Family thanks for coming out and donating pregame hydration to the team. Your continued support is appreciated.

We can’t wait to see you at our scrimmage in a few weeks.