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Football: Central 50, Lecanto 0

 
Published Sept. 30, 2017

BROOKSVILLE — After a tough loss last week to county rival Weeki Wachee, Central came out of the gate and dominated in all phases in a rout of winless Lecanto on Homecoming. Former Central star running back and 2007 graduate DuJuan Harris had his No. 20 retired before the game. Harris has played in the NFL, starting with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011.

Drives of the game: The Bears (2-2, 1-1) came out strong on their first possession with a five-play, 63-yard drive that was capped by a Justin Fribbley 4-yard touchdown run for a 6-0 lead. Jonathan Allion had a nice 28-yard catch on the drive. … After RJ Harrington's second-half kickoff return set the Bears up at the Lecanto 39, they scored on their sixth play when quarterback Izzy Zena found Isaiah Brown for a 20-yard touchdown strike. The 37-0 lead started the clock runoff.

Play of the game: After the Bears' first score, Lecanto (0-4, 0-1) muffed the kickoff that was recovered by Harrington. The recovery put the Bears at the Panthers' 30. Five plays later, Zena found Allion — who reached over the defender — for a 7-yard touchdown.

Players of the game: Zena completed 12-of-21 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Zena also ran 12 times for 62 yards. … Fribbley had seven rushes for 64 yards and two touchdowns. He also scored on a two-point conversion. … Allion had eight receptions for 129 yards and a score. … Harrington sprinted for a 63-yard touchdown run in the third, adding to his good special teams play.

Stats of the game: Central outgained Lecanto in total yards, 459-66, and 273-18 on the ground. … Lecanto had seven rushes for minus(-1) yards at the end of the first half.

Final word: "We had a bad taste in our mouth all week, and we're a really good football team. We lost two games by a combined two points. We have to prepare to be successful, and we didn't have a great week of practice last week, but this week we changed some things up, and I think it helped." — Central coach Chris Sands