By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor
CENTER POINT – The Center Point Eagles welcomed the Woodlawn Colonels Thursday night for senior night and the final regular season game of the season for both teams. Woodlawn got their first win of the season with a 32-20 win over the home team.
Center Point’s Julius Finnerson with the carry.
Photo by: Ron Burkett
The first quarter was scoreless in a defensive battle.
Woodlawn scored back-to-back touchdowns in the second before the Eagles answered on a four-yard run by Deon Moore. The failed two-point play would set the score at 13-6.
Woodlawn scored another one before the break to make it 19-6 heading into the halftime break.
The Eagles would get close in the third on a three-yard Julius Finnerson touchdown after a long run. The two-point run by Finnerson would make it 19-14 with the Colonels holding the lead as the final quarter started.
Woodlawn would score again early in the fourth, taking a 25-13 lead mid-way through the final stanza.
Center Point would fall on a failed snap on a punt by Woodlawn and take over at the 15. From there, the Eagles would answer with a 10-yard Finnerson touchdown to close the gap and give them a chance at victory, but a late Colonel touchdown would seal the deal, taking a 32-20 lead.
Center Point would get the ball back with a chance to make a comeback, but that drive would fall short and the game would end with Woodlawn winning 32-20.
Deon Moore went seven of 11 for 34 yards to go with 12 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown. Finnerson finished the night with 103 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns.
The Eagles, now 5-5 on the season, will move on to the first round of the playoffs next week as they will likely travel to Boaz Friday night to take on the Pirates for the right to move into the second round. There is an outside chance, however, that they might play Guntersville.
“First off, congrats to Coach Williams and Woodlawn. Secondly, Center Point will prepare to play the best road first round game possible and we will see what happens,” said Center Point coach George Bates.
