Central City News

After Thrilling Upset, Central Prepares For Ruston This Friday at Wildcat Field by Woody Jenkins COVINGTON — Central High School’s 2011 football team has emerged as the Cinderella team of the State 5A playoffs.  Last Friday night, Central, the 32nd seed in the playoffs, defeated the No. 1 seed in the state, mighty St. Paul’s […]

Central Wildcats 9/2/2011 to 11/11/2011, 11 games — 7 wins, 4 losses Compiled by Tyler Wales for Central City News All games Home Away Neutral Overall record: 7-4 2-3 5-1 0-0 League: 4-1 1-1 3-0 0-0 Non-league: 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0 Playoff: 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0     Date Game type Opponent Result Rushing leader […]

Friday, November 11, 2011 (07:00 PM) Playoff game at St. Paul’s School Compiled by Tyler Wales for the Central City News Central Wildcats 35, SPS Wolves 28 Score by quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Central Wildcats 14 13 0 8 35 SPS Wolves 0 7 7 14 28   Scoring summary Qtr Time Scoring […]

By Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Central High School will travel to Covington Friday to play the No. 1 5A football team in the state — the St. Paul’s Wolves. Although they are the underdogs, Central head coach Doug Dotson said the Wildcats are ready for the showdown. St. Paul’s plays power football, strictly traditional, and […]

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 […]