Center won the last time they faced Spring Hill, and things went their way on Friday too. The Center Roughriders blew past the Spring Hill Panthers 49-28. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Panthers are ranked 643rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Travis Belin and his top target Timothy Johnson. Belin threw for 427 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt while Johnson picked up 294 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Johnson was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 51 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Ratcliff, who picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Center wouldn't let Spring Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Caleb Mosley, Cody Adkinson, and Jimmarion Smith picked up one apiece.
When it comes to explaining why Spring Hill lost, don't look at Coleman Stout. Despite the final result, he rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
The win made it two in a row for Center and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Spring Hill, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Center will welcome North DeSoto at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,082 yards in their previous games. As for Spring Hill, they will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against Ford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
