The Centennial Stars will face off against the East Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centennial has given up an average of 26.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Centennial was beaten by Villa Angela-St. Joseph 57-6. While losing is never fun, the Stars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Vikings are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, East waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took their game with ease, bagging a 41-6 win over the Cougars. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
East's win came from a few key players Centennial will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ta'John Royster, who rushed for 98 yards and one score on only seven carries, and also picked up 67 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2024. Dior Hansard was another key player, throwing for 132 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
East's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Centennial, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Centennial ended up a good deal behind East in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, losing 34-17. Thankfully for the Stars, Aaron Britford (who rushed for 113 yards and one TD on only 14 carries, and also threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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