MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – The Centre football ended the regular season on a four-game winning streak as they rolled to a 49-27 victory over the Berry Vikings at Valhalla Stadium on Saturday. The win was the first for Centre against Berry since 2015.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Dallas Douglas and Armon Wells combined for a sack on third down to force a three-and-out on Berry's first offensive possession.
- A 29-yard burst by Patric Edwards was the highlight of Centre's opening drive as the Colonels took almost five minutes off the clock to go 59 yards in ten plays, capped off by a quarterback sneak by Trentin Dupper for the first score of the game.
- The next time the Colonels had the ball, Centre went all 85 yards of their drive on the ground, punctuated by a 59-yard dash by Dupper to paydirt.
- After another three-and-out by the Centre defense, the Colonels were pinned at their own 6-yard line. Dupper hit Christian Billiter on three straight completions for first down as Centre methodically marched down the field. Once in Vikings territory, Dupper connected with Cort Marbaugh for a 25-yard score to put the Colonels up 21-0.
- Berry picked up a couple of first downs on their next drive, but Justin Gainey recovered a fumble just shy of midfield and Centre was back in business again. Following a completion by Sam Murray on a fake field goal to keep the drive alive, Dupper found Daylin Huff for a 12-yard score and a 28-0 Centre lead.
- With the Vikings facing 4th & 2 from Centre's 43, Keanan John and Logan Wolf tackled Berry's Brandon Cade in the backfield to give Centre another short field. With time running out in the first half, the Colonels capitalized as Dupper marched the team down the field one more time and plunged in from the goal line to give Centre the 35-0 halftime lead.
- The Vikings scored first in the third quarter following a turnover caused by a bad snap, but Centre responded with an 86-yard drive highlighted by a 25-yard strike from Dupper to Greer Stone. Edwards punched it in from the 1 to put the Colonels back up by five scores.
- The final score of the day for the Colonels was a five-yard dash by Edwards that capped off a 12-play drive that took over eight minutes off the clock in the fourth quarter.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Colonels outgained the Vikings by a margin of 518-316, including 292-105 on the ground as Edwards and Dupper each surpassed the century mark.
- Dupper finished 18 of 27 on the day for 215 yards and two scores while the offensive line did not surrender a sack all game long.
- Ten different Centre players caught passes against the Vikings, led by Jordan Gunter, who caught four balls for 55 yards.
- Defensively, Wells paced the Colonels with eight tackles and a sack.
- Centre held the ball for 39:26, their longest time of possession in a game this season.
