CENTERVILLE —
Mildred’s readmission into the state’s top 10 ended up being a short stay. The Eagles have some work to do.
Centerville ambushed Mildred in a 70-22 thrashing at Tiger Stadium. The 70-mile trip down I-45 turned out to be a sour one for the No. 9 Eagles, who only allowed 40 points in going 10-0 last regular season.
Mildred (1-1) can officially shed last year, and start working on something new immediately.
Centerville moved to 2-0, and did it by land and air. The Tigers scored early and often, and finished the night with 513 yards of total offense.
The Eagles, meanwhile, started the game without sophomore tackle Quinton Weaver, who was lost for the season with a knee injury. But senior Noah Pennell, a preseason all-Golden Circle pick, was back after missing last week with a leg injury.
Matters only got worse for Mildred. Starting left tackle Danny Hanna went down with an ankle injury in the second quarter and did not return. A few plays later, all-Golden Circle defensive lineman and starting guard Thomas Finigmow went down to a possible broken collar bone.
But Centerville didn’t waste time taking advantage of opportunities.
Ryan Payne scored the first of three touchdowns 36 seconds into the game, and Centerville led 21-6 after one quarter. Mildred took a little momentum into the break with a 31-yard Devin O’Sullivan field goal that made it 35-16, and the Eagles knowing they would receive the second half kickoff.
But Centerville forced a punt, got a deep punt return and needed one play to make it 42-16 on a 24-yard run by Payne. On their next possession, the Tigers again just needed one play as Tulley Pickens went 40 yards to make it 49-16.
With 9:10 left in the third, the outcome was academic. It set in after Chase Garrett tossed his second touchdown pass with a minute left in the third to make it 56-22 four minutes after Nic Shimonek’s second touchdown pass had brought Mildred to within four touchdowns.
The Eagles had 366 yards, but turned the ball over three times. Centerville had no turnovers.
Shimonek put the ball up 35 times, completing 23 for 254 yards and two touchdowns, one to Mikey Muncy that made it 7-6 early in the first.
But in a sign of how bad things were for the Eagles, Shimonek also led the team in rushing. Centerville took Draylon Sterling out of the picture, holing him to 15 yards on 10 carries. Shimonek had 67 on 13 carries, and scored on a 13-yard run down the left sideline.
Centerville 70, Mildred 22
Mildred 6 10 6 0 — 22
Teague 21 14 21 14 — 70
First Quarter
C — Ryan Payne 7 run (Adrian Gaucin kick),11:24
M — Mikey Muncy 24 pass from Nic Shimonek (Kick failed), 9:53
C — Dalton Holden 23 pass from Garrett Chase (Gaucin kick), 5:46
C — Payne 17 run (Gaucin kick), 1:02
Second Quarter
M — Shimonek 16 run (Devin O’Sullivan kick), 10:06
C — Jamal High 4 run (Gaucin kick),6:10
C — Payne 8 run (Gaucin kick),:35
M —O’Sullivan 31 FG, :00
Third Quarter
C — Payne 24 run (Gaucin kick),10:19
C — Tulley Pickens 40 run (Gaucin kick),9:10
M — Jonathan Harrison 4 pass from Shimonek (pass failed),5:51
C — High 12 pass from Chase (Gaucin kick),1:00
Fourth Quarter
C — Haiden Zarate 9 run (Gaucin kick), 6:05
C — Cody Cameron 4 run (Gaucin kick),4:28
M C
First downs 17 24
Rush-yards 30-112 50-378
Passing yards 254 135
C-A-I 23-35-2 5-5-0
Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-0
Punts-avg. 4-42 1-45
Penalties-yards 8-80 6-45
Individual
Rushing — M: Draylon Sterling 10-15, Jeremy Ballard 4-9, Nic Shimonek 13-67, Mikey Muncy 2-17, Will Burnham 1-4. C: Jamal High 16-72, Ryan Payne 19-182, Tulley Pickens 4-93, Cody Cameron 4-29, Haiden Zarate 1-9, Devyn Jankowiak 1-1, Team 4-(-8).
Passing — M: Shimonek 23-35-2-254. C: Chase 5-5-0-135.
Receiving — M: Ballard 115, Jase Butler 653, Raleigh Seilheimer 5-43, Muncy 6100, Jonathan Harrison 3-31, Stering 1-4, Burnham 1-7. C: Cort Harris 1-38, Dalton Holden 1-23, Payne 1-34, Pickens 1-28, High 1-12.
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Centerville outmans No. 9 Mildred, 70-22
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