By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor
CENTER POINT, Ala. The Center Point Eagles crushed the Lincoln Golden Bears 50-0 tonight in the first region game for both teams.
The Eagles got on the board first with a two-yard touchdown by Deon Moore. The two-point conversion was successful, and Center Point held an 8-0 lead.
Julius Finnerson added scores of twelve and fourteen yards, and after one successful and one failed two-point conversion, the Eagles led 22-0 at the break.
Moore lit the scoreboard up in the third quarter. His 55-yard pass to Amonte Graham and successful two-point conversion pushed the lead to 30-0.
Moore then hit Jaquoryae Busby with a 32-yard score. The Eagle lead stood at 36-0 after the failed two-point attempt.
The senior completed the Arial hat-trick with an 11-yard pass to Axavier Cabil. The two-point conversion was good, and Center Point held a commanding 42-0 lead as the two teams headed to the final stanza.
Keyone Posey capped the scoring off with a 60-yard punt return. The Eagles pushed the score to 50-0 after the two-point conversion.
“Offensively, we sputtered in the first half, defensively too many missed tackles,” said Center Point head coach George Bates. “[We were] solid in special teams.”
“Good to start 1-0 in the region, but we have to continue to work on CP to get to where we need to go,” he said.
Moore had a huge night, going 14 of 16 passes for 186 yards and three scores. He added 76 yards on the ground with one score.
The Eagles rolled up 461 yards of total offense while the Center Point held Lincoln to -34 yards rushing and -20 yards of total offense.
The Eagles host region foe Jacksonville next Friday night.
