Football Recap: Basic Takes Down Ranked Centennial

On Wednesday, Basic faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Basic Wolves' defense stepped up to hand the Centennial Bulldogs an 18-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wolves also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.

The critical scores for Basic came from Jasmyne Johnson, SAMANTHA MARQUEZ, and ELI MIRANDA.

Wolves

Previous Games (Home)

01/08/25 vs Centennial	18-0
01/06/25 vs Cheyenne	46-6
12/09/24 vs Sports Leadership & Management	38-18
02/05/24 vs Valley	48-13
02/01/24 vs Liberty	40-14
+ 2 more games

Basic's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.9 points. As for Centennial, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.

Basic and Centennial's offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Basic and Shadow Ridge (who has only given up 8.14 points per game) will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Centennial will face off against Palo Verde at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, a team that's only allowed 9.46 points per game.