DANVILLE, Ky. – The Centre football team opened conference play against the defending SAA champion Trinity Tigers on Homecoming Saturday at Andy Frye Stadium. Behind a total team effort, the Colonels got the win by a score of 24-12.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
 
- Wearing black jerseys for the first time since 2011, the Colonels received the opening kickoff and Jack Gohmann had a perfect first series, completing all four of his pass attempts. The biggest one was a 57-yard bomb to Travis Maufer that set up Centre on the Trinity 6. Two plays later, Gohmann found Maufer again, this time for a four-yard touchdown to give Centre a quick 7-0 lead.
- Trinity took over five minutes off the clock as they drove inside the Centre 30 before settling for a field goal. After a Centre punt, the Tigers opened the second quarter with another long drive that resulted in a field goal and the lead was down to a point at 7-6.
- On the next Centre possession, Gohmann spun out of a sack and dumped it off to Carter Chandler for a 21-yard completion. Scotty Brown caught one over the middle for 15. Tyler Blythe took an inside handoff and worked his way all the way to the Trinity 11. Gohmann then capped off the drive by finding Chandler in the back of the end zone for a touchdown and a 14-6 lead.
- After the next Tigers drive stalled at midfield, Gohmann went to work again, completing four passes, three of them to Blake Busson, to get the Colonels in field goal range. Cam Tegge connected on a short field goal in the final minute and Centre took a 17-6 lead into the locker room at halftime.
- The third quarter was a battle of field position as the two teams traded punts. The field went Centre's way when Will Boehm pinned the Tigers at their own 2, and following a short Trinity punt, Centre got the ball back near midfield. A crossing pattern to Dant Bowling got Centre into the red zone, and as the fourth quarter started, Gohmann rolled to the left and hit Brown in the end zone for a touchdown to put the Colonels up 24-6.
- Trinity quickly responded, taking just over two minutes to finally reach the end zone, but JJ Jones knocked away the attempted two-point conversion pass to keep it at 24-12.
- The Tigers got the ball again with eight minutes to go and reached the Centre 30 before a holding penalty halted the drive and Centre turned them over on downs.
- Needing touchdowns to get back into the game, the Centre defense allowed the Tigers to get yards, but clamped down after they reached Centre territory, stopping Trinity two more times on fourth down to secure the win.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
- Gohmann had another efficient day under center, completing 19 of 26 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns without an interception.
- Eight different Centre receivers caught passes, led by Maufer with four. Bowling had three receptions for a game high 70 yards.
- Drake Byrd led the Centre defense with eight solo tackles. Mario Brewer Jr. added six stops and another sack to give him eight on the year.
- The defensive unit broke up seven Trinity passes, including three by freshman Corvin Gillespie.
 
NEXT UP
 
The Colonels will hit the road to Mississippi on Oct. 12 as they play the Millsaps Majors.