Coyotes beat The Colony 42-10 for their 11th straight win and draw Abilene Cooper next

Anna's undefeated season rolled into the second week of the playoffs.

The Coyotes beat The Colony 42-10 on Friday night in their Class 5A Division II, Region I bi-district game, according to the final posted on MaxPreps. The win moved Anna to 11-0.

The Colony, which finished fourth in its district, ends its season at 7-4. The Cougars had dropped their final regular-season game to Lucas Lovejoy, 21-14.

How the Coyotes got here

Anna went 8-0 in district play in its first season in Class 5A, winning the title with an overtime road win at Celina on Oct. 30 and closing the regular season with a 56-31 home win over Prosper Richland. Through 11 games, the Coyotes have scored 480 points and allowed 234, according to MaxPreps.

Their closest call came on Oct. 2, a 16-14 win over Frisco.

Next up: Abilene Cooper

The area-round opponent is Abilene Cooper, which beat Canutillo 41-21 on the road Friday night in El Paso County. Cooper is 7-4 and finished third in its district.

The date, time and site of next week's game had not been posted as of early Saturday. MaxPreps listed it as "Date TBA."

Friday's game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the UIL's streaming partner.

Sources

maxpreps.com

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