The Brentwood Eagles jumped to a 19-7 lead in its Class 2 state semifinal game against Centralia, in Centralia on Saturday and never trailed. It was a nail-biter at the end though, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Central forced a punt an Eagles punt with minutes to play with the score 27-20. quarterback Skylar Sappington booted a perfectly-placed punt on the Centralia 1-yard line. A Brentwood interception ended Centralia’s hopes.
Sappington, completed 12 of 17 passes for 102 yards. Justice Harris carried 20 times for 150 yards. Kaylon Jenkins had 17 carries for 102 yards. Brentwood faces last year’s Class 2 state champs, Lamar, at Brentwood on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. in the state semifinal.
Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) reported the game on Twitter for @KOMUsports.
Brentwood strikes first on a long TD catch from Justice Harris. Eagles lead Centralia 7-0 @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Centralia ties it late in the 1st quarter on a Zach Townsend TD run. Panthers are tied with Brentwood 7-7 @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Justice Harris strikes again for Brentwood. His 2nd TD makes it 13-7 Eagles over Centralia late in the 1st half @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Brentwood's Chris Hill hauls in the TD catch w/ 18.6 left in the 1st half. Eagles lead Centralia 19-7 @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
HALFTIME: Brentwood Eagles 19, Centralia Panthers 7 @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Centralia opens up the 2nd half with a bang! A huge TD run from Zach Townsend cuts Brentwood's lead to 19-13 @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Brentwood tries a fake field goal on 4th and goal from the 3 yrd line and the holder runs it in. Eagles up 27-13 over Centralia @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Centralia responds with a Jackson Evans TD run, Panthers still trail Brentwood 27-20 with 30 seconds left in the 3rd quarter @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Centralia gets the ball back down 7 with 11:01 left in the game @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Centralia turns it over on downs with 4:19 left to play @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Centralia burns its final timeout with 2:54 left in the game. Brentwood has a 3rd and 4 from the Centralia 32 yd line @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Centralia gets the stop, 4th and 7 for Brentwood. Timeout with 2:10 on the clock @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
Centralia throws an INT in the end zone, Brentwood will take a knee to win
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016
FINAL: Brentwood 27, Centralia 20 @KOMUsports
— Jake Schnierow (@JSchnierow) November 12, 2016