Worthington Christian 20, Centerburg 7
Turnovers were the bane of Centerburg’s (1-2, 0-0) existence against Worthington Christian (2-1, 0-0) on Friday night, with the Trojans getting picked off three times en route to a 20-7 loss to the Warriors.
Centerburg got the scoring going first with a 7-0 lead off a 45-yard touchdown run by Caylan LeMaster and an extra point by Daniel LeMaster. This would be the only lead of the day for the Trojans.
Worthington Christian’s Hobie Raikes ran the ball in from five yards out, and a PAT made it a 7-7 game. After both teams failed to score in the second quarter it was a tie game at the half.
In the third quarter, Raikes tossed a six-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Robinson to make it 13-7. Raikes then ran the ball in for a two-yard score to make it 20-7 in the fourth quarter.
Centerburg was held to only 47 passing yards and 94 yards on the ground. They had seven first downs, while the Warriors had 17.
LeMaster had 11 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown. Jesse Rings added 14 carries for 33 yards. Rings was 7-for-15 for 47 yards and an interception. Trevin Harris was his favorite target on the day with four catches for 17 yards. On defense, Chris Marshall stepped up with 6.5 tackles.
