Centre loses to Wakefield
The Centre Cougars suffered their third loss of the season Friday when they fell to Wakefield 28-59.
The Cougars outdid Wakefield in the air, covering 186 yards compared to 158, but they failed to get the rushing game going. They had 28 carries for 61 yards compared to Wakefield's 53 carries for 423 yards.
Seth Jirak led Centre's defensive line with 11 unassisted and 11 assisted tackles.
Centre's first touchdown came at 5:08 in the first quarter, following a touchdown and two-point conversion by Wakefield. Travis Burns caught a 25-yard pass for the score. The PAT was no good. Wakefield scored again with a little more than a minute left in the quarter, to lead 14-6.
Both teams scored two more touchdowns in the second quarter. Centre scored on a 47-yard pass from quarterback Eric Peterson to Todd Stahlecker. Peterson ran for two extra points.
Then, less than two minutes later, Centre added another touchdown and two-point conversion to take the lead, 20-14. The touchdown came on a 70-yard run by Stahlecker following an interception.
However, Wakefield came storming back and scored a touchdown on a 64-yard run. They added a point on a PAT kick. With 1:12 remaining in the first half, the Bombers scored again and added an extra point, putting them up at half-time, 28-20.
The third quarter was a disaster for the Cougars. They weren't able to stop the powerful Wakefield offense or score against its defense. The Bombers compiled 19 points while holding the Cougars scoreless.
Brent Carlson caught a 55-yard pass in the end zone to score the Cougars' only touchdown in the fourth quarter. Scott Peterson added two points on a pass reception.
Wakefield added two touchdowns, resulting in a final score of 59-28.
The Cougars now are 4-4 on the season. They play at Goessel Friday.
STATISTICS
Centre 6 14 0 8 28
Wakefield 14 14 19 12 59
Team play (Centre/Wakefield): first downs, 6/16; yards rushing, 28c-61yds./53c-423yds.; yards passing, 7-20-2-186yds./6-10-2-158yds.; penalties, 5-35yds/7-51yds.; fumbles, 3 lost 1/0.
Touchdowns: Travis Burns 1, Todd Stahlecker 2, Brent Carlson 1.
Extra points: Eric Peterson 2, Scott Peterson 2.
Rushing: Burns 7-19, Stahlecker 17-52, E. Peterson 6-10.
Passing: Stahlecker 0-1-0 yds., E. Peterson 7-19-2-186 yds.
Receiving: Stahlecker 3-68, Burns 1-25, S. Peterson 2-38, Carlson 1-55.
Kick returns: Carlson 1-5, Stahlecker 1-22.
Punt returns: 0.
Tackles (unassisted, assisted): Seth Jirak 11/11; Stahlecker 5/8, Carlson 6/4, Burns 7/11, E. Peterson 2/8, Keenan Geissert 3/6.
Interceptions: Stahlecker 2, Carlson, 1.
