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SHERMAN, Texas – The Centenary football team could not keep pace with the balanced, productive attack by the Austin College ‘Roos on Saturday night as the Gents fell 41-15 at Jerry E. Apple Stadium.
The Gents (0-3) are now 0-2 on the road this season. AC won for the first time in three tries.
The second period belonged to the ‘Roos as they posted 24 points to break open a scoreless contest, and shut out the Gents into halftime. Austin College outscored Centenary 10-7 in the third quarter and the Gents edged the ‘Roos 8-7 in the final 15 minutes.
Centenary ran 71 plays for 355 yards of total offense (258 passing and 97 yards rushing) and gained 20 first downs. Austin College ran 72 plays for 508 yards (303 passing and 205 rushing) and finished with 29 first downs.
Junior quarterback Vance Feuerbacher led Centenary’s offense, going 29 of50 for 258 yards with a touchdown pass.
Senior Trent Smith, an Airline product, scored the Gents’ first TD when he caught a 3-yard pass from Feuerbacher with 11:15 remaining in the third quarter to make it 24-7. Smith caught six passes for 39 yards and returned one punt for 14 yards.
Freshman Theo Dunn led the receiving corps for the Gents with 70 yards on five catches.
Sophomore Christopher Jackson from Calvary Baptist topped Centenary’s running attack with 65 yards on nine attempts. He also caught a team-high seven passes for 60 yards.
Southwood product D’Qavion Lemons, a junior defensive tackle, and sophomore linebacker Collins Watkins headed the Gents’ defensive production with 10 total tackles each. Lemons had five solo and five assisted stops with a tackle for loss.
Freshman tight end Ayden Baker, another former Airline Viking, caught three passes for 19 yards. Freshman Zane Wyss, a former Captain Shreve Gator, kicked off three times for 127 yards and converted his only PAT attempt.
The Gents’ defense finished with five tackles for loss, a pair of sacks, three pass breakups, two QB hurries, and a forced fumble.
Centenary begins Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play next Saturday, Oct. 11 at home versus Texas Lutheran with kickoff set for 6 at Atkins Field.