CONWAY, Ark. – The Centre football team kept up their winning ways as they improved to 5-4 on the year and 5-2 in conference play with a 47-29 road victory over the Hendrix Warriors.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
 
- The Centre defense turned away Hendrix on fourth down on each of their first two series, with Kirsci Vincent making a key short yardage stop to produce the second turnover. The Warriors still managed to crack the scoreboard first with a 53-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion to take an 8-0 lead.
- On Centre's next drive, the Colonels found the end zone as they went 73 yards in seven plays. Over half of it came when Blake Busson turned a short pass into a 47-yard gainer. Gabe Walker capped off the drive with a short touchdown run and Centre cut the lead to 8-7.
- Hendrix scored on a deep ball on their first drive of the second period and threatened to score again as they approached the Centre red zone, but Brooks Sapone picked off a pass to stop the drive in its tracks.
- With 94 seconds to go until halftime, the Centre offense got the ball just shy of midfield. Gohmann picked up a first down on the ground and another on a short pass to Keaton Martin. Facing 3rd & 12, Gohmann found Christian Billiter on a slant and the senior did the rest as he got to the end zone to make it 15-14.
- The ensuing kickoff saw the Warriors fumble the ball and give it back to the Colonels with seven seconds left in the half, giving Centre time for one more play. Gohmann aired it out and Busson survived a huge hit to maintain possession in the end zone, putting Centre up 21-15 at halftime following two touchdowns in a little over ten seconds.
- Centre got the ball to start the second half and marched right down the field, including a 28-yard blast from Martin. Gohmann stared at 2nd & 18 following a sack, but he again connected with his high school teammate Busson, who caught the ball at the Hendrix 5 and dragged tacklers into the end zone for a 28-15 Centre lead.
- Following a Cam Tegge field goal, the Colonels got a big turnover halfway through the third as Sapone intercepted his second pass of the day and gave Centre great field position, which led to another field goal from Tegge and a 34-15 lead.
- The Centre defense picked up another huge stop on fourth down on the next Hendrix drive as Nick Grant forced the Hendrix receiver out of bounds a yard shy of the short, producing another field for Centre entering the fourth quarter. Gohmann found Travis Maufer over the middle, who got great blocking and raced to the end zone from 27 yards out for his first career touchdown.
- The final touchdown of the day for Centre came late in the fourth quarter as Luke Hammons dashed in for a 14-yard score
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
- Gohmann had his best statistical performance of the season as he completed 23 of 32 passes for 366 yards and four touchdowns. His favorite target on this day was Busson, who had a career day with six catches for 147 yards and two scores.
- The Colonels rushed for 147 yards while holding the Warriors to 47.
- Defensively, Joseph Becherer led the Colonels with seven solo tackles for the game. Grant added four tackles and a season high three pass breakups. Sapone and Danny Kirk each picked up their first career interceptions as the Colonels were +3 on turnovers for the day.
- In Centre's current four-game win streak, the Colonels have averaged over 51 points per game.
 
NEXT UP
 
The Colonels will honor 24 senior student-athletes on Nov. 11 as they host Birmingham-Southern on Senior Day in the regular season finale.