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Byron Center Central

Bulldogs

Bearcats

The Central (Battle Creek, MI) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Byron Center (MI) in overtime by a score of 34-27.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Byron Center	19	0	0	8	7	34
Central	20	0	7	0	0	27

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Byron Center (22-23)

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Central (22-23)

Central

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	13	27	294	.481	22.6	3	3	63	85.0
2	R. Blankenship (Sr)	0	1	0	.000		0	1	0	0.0
6	D. Newton jr. (Jr)	13	26	294	.500	22.6	3	2	63	97.3

Central

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	32	102	3.2	40		1
1	D. Andrews (Jr)	1	-4	-4.0	0	0	0
1	J. Coffey (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3	0	0
6	Kailan Brown (Sr)	6	23	3.8	8	0	0
6	D. Newton jr. (Jr)	14	38	2.7	13	0	1
8	S. Flynn-brown (Jr)	8	41	5.1	15	0	0
20	K. Williams (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1	0	0

Central

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	13	291	22.4	210	3
1	J. Coffey (Sr)	6	108	18.0	63	2
2	R. Blankenship (Sr)	3	87	29.0	56	1
5	Larenz Smith (Sr)	2	33	16.5	28
5	Michael Stein (Jr)	1	51	51.0	51	0
7	Elijha Everett (Jr)	1	12	12.0	12	0

Central

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
6	D. Newton jr. (Jr)	1	1

Central

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	102	291	28	0	0	421
1	D. Andrews (Jr)	-4					-4
1	J. Coffey (Sr)	3	108			0	111
2	R. Blankenship (Sr)		87		0		87
5	Larenz Smith (Sr)		33				33
5	Michael Stein (Jr)		51				51
6	Kailan Brown (Sr)	23		28			51
6	D. Newton jr. (Jr)	38					38
7	Elijha Everett (Jr)		12				12
8	S. Flynn-brown (Jr)	41					41
20	K. Williams (Sr)	1					1

Central

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	102	294	291	396
1	D. Andrews (Jr)	-4			-4
1	J. Coffey (Sr)	3		108	111
2	R. Blankenship (Sr)		0	87	87
5	Larenz Smith (Sr)			33	33
5	Michael Stein (Jr)			51	51
6	Kailan Brown (Sr)	23			23
6	D. Newton jr. (Jr)	38	294		332
7	Elijha Everett (Jr)			12	12
8	S. Flynn-brown (Jr)	41			41
20	K. Williams (Sr)	1			1

Central

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	19	12	31	4.0
0	Kalifornia Bey (So)	4	4	8	1.0
3	Bre’land Miller (Sr)	3	0	3	1.0
8	J. Johnson (Sr)	3	1	4	.0
18	Josh Harris (Jr)	1	0	1	.0
20	K. Williams (Sr)	1	0	1	.0
21	A. Williams (Sr)	1	2	3	1.0
24	Angelo Williams (Jr)	1	2	3	.0
25	Tjay Vaughn	3	1	4	.0
55	Ashton Burbank (Jr)	1	2	3	.0
72	Keegan Bey (Sr)	1	0	1	1.0

Central

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	3
0	Kalifornia Bey (So)	1.0	3

Central

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0
1	J. Coffey (Sr)	0	0			1	0	0	0	0

Central

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	28	9.3	16	0	0	0	1	28
2	R. Blankenship (Sr)					0	0	0	1	0
6	Kailan Brown (Sr)	3	28	9.3	16					28

Central

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	S	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	0	24
1	J. Coffey (Sr)	2	12		12
2	R. Blankenship (Sr)	1	6		6
6	D. Newton jr. (Jr)	1	6		6

Central

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1	3	0	0	0	0	4
1	J. Coffey (Sr)	0	2	0	0			2
2	R. Blankenship (Sr)		1			0		1
6	D. Newton jr. (Jr)	1						1

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Recap Video

Recap: Battle Creek Central vs. Byron Center 2022 991 views 3:31

Game Story

Michigan High School Football - Central can't get by Byron Center

August 26, 2022: Battle Creek, MI 49017

Byron Center Bulldogs (Byron Center, MI) fans left the game satisfied Friday as they observed their football team nudge the host Central Bearcats (Battle Creek, MI), 34-27 in a non-league test.

With the win, Byron Center improves its record to 1-0 on the season. The Bulldogs travel to Grandville (Grandville, MI) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league test on Thursday, September 1. The Bulldogs go into the test with a record of 1-0. Grandville won 49-25 in their recent non-league test against Grand Blanc (Grand Blanc, MI)

With the loss, Central moves to 0-1 on the season. The Bearcats travel to Harper Creek (Battle Creek, MI) to confront the Beavers in a non-league test on Thursday, September 1. The Beavers go into the test with a record of 0-1. Harper Creek lost 28-6 in their recent non-league test against Lakeview (Battle Creek, MI)

Check In
1st Quarter
19 - 20 The scorer has checked in. BCHS 19, Central 20

Posted @ 8:41p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance At least 1,000

Posted @ 8:42p
Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 8:42p
19 - 20

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
BCHS 19, Central 20

Posted @ 8:42p
19 - 20

Halftime
Halftime
BCHS 19, Central 20

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Posted @ 8:42p
19 - 20

Start of 3rd Quarter
Central3rd Quarter
Central to kick off to Byron Center.

Posted @ 8:42p
19 - 26

Passing Touchdown
Central3rd Quarter Under a minute
Central - Pass completed for a TD. BCHS 19, Central 26

Posted @ 9:03p
19 - 27

Made Point After
Central3rd Quarter Under a minute
Central - PAT Good. BCHS 19, Central 27

Posted @ 9:03p
19 - 27

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
BCHS 19, Central 27

Posted @ 9:14p
19 - 27

Update
Central4th Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Central - 3rd down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Byron Center's 50-yard line. BCHS 19, Central 27

Posted @ 9:19p
19 - 27

Punt
Byron Center4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Central has punted to Byron Center. Byron Center has the ball on Central's 18-yard line. BCHS 19, Central 27

Posted @ 9:24p
25 - 27

Rushing Touchdown
Byron Center4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Byron Center - Rushing TD. BCHS 25, Central 27

Posted @ 9:27p
27 - 27

Two Point Rush Completed
Byron Center4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Byron Center - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. BCHS 27, Central 27

Posted @ 9:27p
27 - 27

End of Regulation
Overtime
BCHS 27, Central 27

Posted @ 9:47p
33 - 27

Passing Touchdown
Byron CenterOvertime Under a minute
Byron Center - Pass completed for a TD. BCHS 33, Central 27

Posted @ 9:48p
34 - 27

Made Point After
Byron CenterOvertime Under a minute
Byron Center - PAT Good. BCHS 34, Central 27

Posted @ 9:49p
34 - 27

End of Game
Final
BCHS 34, Central 27

Posted @ 9:49p

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Rankings & Records

Byron Center (22-23)

MI	Class
79	12

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
7-3	6-1	2-2	5-1	.700	.857	319	245

Central (22-23)

MI	Class
113	21

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
7-3	6-1	2-3	5-0	.700	.857	270	227

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Byron Center	8.0	2.8	2.4	6.0	26.0	31.9
Central	7.0	4.8	6.8	3.3	0	27.0

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Team Stat Comparison

Byron Center		Central
15.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	91.6
-	Passing Yards Per Game	172.4
15.8	Total Yards Per Game	264.0
1.2	Tackles Per Game	37.1
0.0	Sacks Per Game	0.9
1.2	Points Per Game	17.4

Team Leaders

Byron Center		Central	National Avg.
#28 Jason Sevigny73.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#6 Devoine Newton jr.48.1	21.0
-	Passing Yards Per Game	#6 Devoine Newton jr.246.3	51.8
#28 Jason Sevigny73.0	Total Yards Per Game	#6 Devoine Newton jr.294.4	37.0
#34 Justin Reichert4.0	Tackles Per Game	#0 Kalifornia Bey9.7	2.8
#2 Luke Laska0	Sacks Per Game	#0 Kalifornia Bey0.7	0.2
#28 Jason Sevigny6.0	Points Per Game	#6 Devoine Newton jr.6.0	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Byron Center	0-1		Central	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
10/28/22	Portage Northern	Byron Center	(L) 44-22		9/9/22	Central	Portage Northern	(W) 26-23

Record Breakdown

Byron Center (22-23)		Central (22-23)
7-3	Overall	7-3
6-1	League	6-1
1-1	Non-League	1-1
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-1	Common Opponent	1-0
2-2	Home	2-3
5-1	Away	5-0
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-1
7-3	In-State	7-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0