MARYVILLE, Tenn. –Centre football overwhelmed Maryville by a 40-6 margin Saturday afternoon at Honaker Field, winning its first road contest of the year and 10th straight regular season non-conference game.
The Colonels checked all the boxes in the programs' first meeting since 2010, improving to 2-0 while dropping the Scots to 0-2.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Centre started with a bang as
Cody Estep caught a pass and took it 61 yards to set up a goal-to-go opportunity on the first play. The Colonels would settle for a 26-yard
Ben Logsdon field goal.
- The Scots drove down the field for a touchdown on their opening drive in response, but the PAT was blocked by
Andre Evans and
John Wilson took it other way for two points.
- The Colonels would go on to score 35 more unanswered points, beginning with an 8-yard rushing touchdown from
Colin Burnam.
- Centre's special teams squashed a promising Maryville drive early in the second, as
Cody Estep blocked a field goal attempt and
Nate Johnson scooped it up and took it 69 yards to the house.
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Trevor Carnell capped off a quick two-play, 71-yard drive with his second rushing score of the season, bringing the lead to 26-6.
- Two possessions later, the Colonels quickly scored again on two plays, as
Jaylon Hibbs hauled in a 43-yard touchdown pass from
Tanner Young, making it 33-6 at the half.
- The only points of the second half came from a 98-yard touchdown pass between Young and
Mack Cox on a 3rd-and-12.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- With Centre's offense scoring quickly, Maryville had 88 snaps to the Colonels' 53, and had the majority of possession (35:48).
- Centre's
Tanner Young had 349 passing yards on 13 completions, as Hibbs and Cox each totaled 100-plus yards on four or fewer catches. Estep had 66 yards on two catches.
- Maryville rushed for 257 yards, averaging 5.0 yards per carry, but managed only 88 yards through the air.
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Jaylen Jones led all players with 10 tackles, and
Nate Johnson,
Cal Lewellyn and
Connor John followed with seven apiece. John also totaled 2.5 sacks and three tackles for loss.
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Tommy Kaczocha picked off Maryville's Trevor Thomas late in the second quarter, returning it 22 yards.
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Jake Holloway punted four times for a 38.5-yard average, pinning Maryville inside the 20-yard line three times.
UP NEXT
The Colonels open Southern Athletic Association play with a tough road contest next Saturday at Hendrix. Kickoff from Conway, Ark., is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
