Central City News

By Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — When it comes to choosing an All-District quarterback in District 4-5A, the all-round best quarterback might be overlooked. The district is loaded with quarterback talent this year — Scotlandville’s Kimani Smith, Zachary’s Mason Pace, and Denham Springs’ Kyle Cedotal.  They all sport big numbers for the season. Yet, the best […]

CENTRAL — Central schools Athletic Director Sid Edwards announced Sunday that the Central Wildcats will face No. 1 St. Paul’s of Covington in Round One of the State 5A Playoffs. Central (6-4) won the District 4-5A Championship Friday night at Live Oak.  It will travel to St. Paul’s (10-0), which is at the top of […]

Friday, November 4, 2011 (07:00 PM) League game at Live Oak High School Compiled by Tyler Wales for the Central City News Central Wildcats 41, LOHS Eagles 15 Score by quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Central Wildcats 13 14 14 0 41 LOHS Eagles 0 0 8 7 15   Scoring summary Qtr Time […]

Central Nips Scotlandville 28-25 in OT, Faces Live Oak Friday by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Central High School played its first-ever game at  Doug Williams Stadium on Hooper Road last Friday night, and it was a game that few on either the Central or Scotlandville side of the ball will soon forget. “One of the […]

Winning District Cures a Multitude Of Power-Ranking Ills, Deficiencies CENTRAL — After the win against Scotlandville, the Central High Wildcat football team moved up from 37th in the state to tied for 32nd in the State 5A Power Rankings.  Only 32 teams will go to the state playoffs. Power rankings are based on a complicated formula under which […]

Former Wildcats Makings News in College Football CENTRAL — A host of former Central High School stars are playing at the collegiate level. Here is an update on where they and what they are doing. Belhaven University • Trey Lansing has played in eight games this season.  He has nine solo tackles and two assistants.  He had […]

Central Wildcats 9/2/2011 to 10/28/2011, 9 games — 5 wins, 4 losses Compiled by Tyler Wales for Central City News All games Home Away Neutral Overall record: 5-4 2-3 3-1 0-0 League: 3-1 1-1 2-0 0-0 Non-league: 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0 Playoff: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0   Date Game type Opponent Result Rushing leader Passing […]

Friday, October 28, 2011 (07:00 PM) League game at Doug Williams Stadium Compiled by Tyler Wales for Central City News Central Wildcats 28, SMHS Hornets 25 Score by quarter 1 2 3 4 OT1 Total Central Wildcats 10 0 7 8 3 28 SMHS Hornets 0 19 6 0 0 25   Scoring summary Qtr […]

by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — There aren’t many schools that win four straight State Championships in any sport.  But Central High School won the State Baseball Championship in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 — a string of remarkable accomplishments. Two weeks ago, Central High School inducted the entire 1992, 1993, and 1995 teams into the […]

31-28 OT Victory Brings Central Back from the Dead by Woody Jenkins DENHAM SPRINGS — Much to the surprise of the pundits, Central High School’s rookie football team roared back into contention for the District 4-5A championship after winning an amazing 31-28 overtime victory over Denham Springs last Friday in Yellow Jacket Town. The Central […]