Center Roughriders Stadium on Friday, October 22, 2021 –
Early Madisonville Mustang turnovers kept the Center Roughriders competitive during Friday’s District 10 4A-2 varsity football game. A 20-yard touchdown pass from Emonte Cross to Brayden Britt helped give Center an early 6-0 advantage. Carlos Hernandez added an extra point kick and CHS took a 7-0 lead with just 1:33 left in the first quarter.
The second quarter saw CHS take a 13-0 lead when Jamarion Evans scored on a 10-yard touchdown run at the start of the second stanza but the Mustangs got a break when Lorenzo Johnson took a blocked extra point kick attempt the distance for 2 points which cut the ‘Rider’s lead to 13-2.
With 8:35 left in the second period, Blessing Ngene scored on an 11-yard touchdown run which cut the Center lead to 13-10 after a sucessful 2-point conversion.
Madisonville gained their first lead at 17-13 when Ngene scored on another touchdown run from 14 yards out with 3:07 left in the second quarter.
Center took a 20-17 lead, with 19 seconds left in the first half, when Timothy Davis raced into the endzone from 2 yards out, and Hernandez added another extra point kick.
The second half saw Center pin the Mustangs deep in their own territory at the 2-yard line. MHS drove 98 yards for a score and took a 24-20 advantage. They would never trail again in this game as they outpaced Center 28-20 during the remainder of the contest.
The Roughriders now stand at 1-7 overall and they are at 1-2 in District 10 conference action with two games remaining. They will host the Jasper Bulldogs next Friday, October 29, 2021 at Roughriders Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.
