DANVILLE, Ky. – Centre football had a lot to smile about Saturday afternoon, pulling off a lopsided 42-21 victory against Hendrix inside Farris Stadium in the Southern Athletic Association opener.
 
Along the way, senior Jordan Gunter became the program's all-time leader in receiving yards with 2,184, surpassing his former teammate, Cody Estep '18.
 
Senior Patric Edwards also reached a significant milestone, reaching 1,000 career rushing yards.
 
The Colonels improve to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the SAA, while the Warriors slide to 1-3 overall with an 0-1 conference mark.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Centre delivered a first-quarter haymaker to set the tone for the ensuing rout. Trentin Dupper capped an 8-play, 58-yard scoring drive with a touchdown pass to Greer Stone on the first possession.
- After Centre's defense forced a three-and-out, the offense struck quickly again, highlighted by a 36-yard touchdown pass from Dupper to Sam Murray. Later in the period, Dupper broke free on a 49-yard run to make it a three-score advantage before the first quarter expired.
- Gunter officially broke the receiving yardage record in the second quarter. Needing only a handful of yards, the Louisville, Ky., native caught a short slant from Dupper and took it 64 yards to the house.
- Edwards reached the 1,000-yard plateau in the quarter, as well, and would score on a four-yard run that made it 35-0 following the successful PAT.
- Centre's defense was just as dominant in the first half, forcing a punt or turnover-on-downs on each of the first seven Hendrix drives. The Warriors managed 16 combined yards on those drives, but eventually got on the board to pull within 35-7 at the half.
- Hendrix pieced together a strong drive out of the halftime break, but surrendered a fumble inside the 10-yard line to turn possession back over to Centre and deflate any comeback bid.
- Will McDaniel scored in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring for the Colonels.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Dupper started 8 of 8 passing and finished 14 of 20 (70%) for 196 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 94 yards and a score.
- Edwards carried the ball 14 times for 75 yards and a touchdown, while McDaniel totaled 21 yards on the ground. As a team, Centre ran for 204 yards on 37 attempts (5.5 avg.). 
- Eleven different Colonels recorded at least one catch, totaling 221 yards as a team.
- Oliver Hunter recorded four tackles and two sacks to lead Centre's defensive effort. Kirsci Vincent also had a sack and two tackles for loss. Er'ron Mitchell and Jack McDowell had five tackles apiece.
- Keanan John came up with his second interception of the season.
- Centre gained 425 yards on 63 plays, averaging 6.7 yards per play.
- Cam Tegge went a perfect 6-for-6 on PATs.

UP NEXT
Centre travels to take on Trinity (TX) this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET.