By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Sports Information
SHERMAN, Texas — The Centenary football team collides with another 0-2 team but must do it on the road Saturday as the Gents will face the Austin College ‘Roos in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest set for 6 p.m. at Jerry E. Apple Stadium.
The Gents (0-2, 0-1 SCAC) are playing their second-consecutive road game after falling 31-8 at Texas Lutheran University last Saturday in Seguin, Texas.
The ‘Roos (0-2, 0-0 SCAC) lost at home to Rhodes College by a score of 49-13 last weekend after opening the season with a 26-20 loss at Kalamazoo on Sept. 7. AC will be opening league play on Saturday. Centenary fell 43-20 to Hendrix College in its season opener at home.
“We are diligently preparing to face an Austin College team that brings back 14 starters from last season,” said Centenary head coach Byron Dawson.
“Our focus must remain entirely on improving week by week. The goal remains unchanged: to master the fundamentals and play together as a cohesive team. We need to learn from our past mistakes and continue improving week by week.”
The Gents are averaging 251.0 yards per game of total offense have not found the end zone frequently yet.
Freshman quarterback Kody Fuentes sparks the Gents. He has completed 48 of 84 for 458 yards and a touchdown. Transfer receiver Kobe Chambers, a junior from Mississippi Valley State, has 14 catches for 173 yards.
Defensively, freshman linebacker Ronald Findley tops the Gents with 12 total tackles (11 solo). Sophomore Bryan Washington had an interception at Texas Lutheran which he returned 62 yards and finished with four solo tackles and six total tackles, good for second-most on the team.
Sophomore defensive tackle Kris Mesloh from Parkway High School also had a solid all-around performance for the Gents as he recorded six total tackles, blocked a field-goal attempt, and forced a fumble last week. Mesloh had four solo tackles and two assisted tackles, and a half-sack.
Freshman Delarrious Marshall from Green Oaks recovered a fumble and Haughton junior Demetrus Gladney Jr. made seven solo tackles, two for loss, and 1 1/2 sacks.
Austin College was picked to finish fourth in the preseason SCAC poll, only ahead of Lyon College. Centenary was third in the coaches’ preseason poll.
Live stats and live video are available for the game at the links below:
STATS: https://austin.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/boxscores/20240921_z7kb.xml
VIDEO: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/sherman/organization/6357/austin-college