If the football end zone is Lawrence Autry’s home, then the Center Hill running back had several “homecomings” on Homecoming Night at the Hill in a 45-8 victory over the Gentry Rams.
Autry, who has been the Mustangs’ main offensive threat during the 2024 football season, scored four touchdowns in the victory, had a fifth score called back by penalty, and had another long run from the Mustangs 44 yard line get stopped just two yards short of returning to his football “home” again.
It was quarterback Conner Floyd who would open the scoring in the first quarter on a 25-yard run with 4:47 left for a 7-0 lead.
Then, in the second quarter, Autry came to the front of the offense with scoring runs of eight and 45 yards to make the Center Hill lead 21-0 with 6:41 left in the half.
Jacorey Courtney scored Gentry’s only touchdown of the night on a one-yard dive to get the Rams within 21-8 at half.
The halftime break seemed to rejuvenate the Center Hill back, who would score again on two and 20 yard runs to make the score 35-8 halfway through the third quarter. An apparent 53-yard touchdown was called back on a penalty.
One more score and a 30-yard field goal by Aidan Anewalt with 6:11 left gave Center Hill a 37-point lead to set the game clock in continuous motion for the remainder of the contest.
The Mustangs, now 3-1 for the season, challenge the Tigers in Hernando next week. Gentry (1-3), who lost to Center Hill 20-8 last year in Indianola, is at Clarksdale next Friday.
Sep 20, 2024
Prep football
Olive Branch 38, Lewisburg 28
(Lewisburg: Levi Presley – 16 rushes, 77 yards. Jacob Manns – 12-31-1, 178 yards passes, 3 touchdowns. Andrew Presley – 5 catches for 67 yards, 1 touchdown. Olive Branch: Thomas Heffner – 16 rushes, 164 yards. Heffner – 6-12-0 91 passing yards, 2 touchdowns. Deuce Shannon – 4 catches, 59 yards.)
Northwest CC 3, JUCO Coastal Alabama-South 0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-23)
Northwest CC 3, Shawnee 0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-12)
JUCO men’s soccer
East Central 4, Northwest 1
JUCO women’s soccer
Northwest CC 8, East Central 0
SPORTS ETC.: The Memphis Hustle announced Friday that T.C. Swirsky has been promoted to head coach, and Danielle Boiago, Nick Covington, Jack Hostetler and Rob Sanicola will serve as assistant coaches on Swirsky’s staff. Swirsky has been the lead assistant when Jason March was head coach of the Hustle. Before joining the Hustle in 2021, Swirsky spent two years as the head video coordinator for the Grizzlies. He has also worked as an assistant video coordinator for the Portland Trail Blazers for five seasons, from 2014 to 2019. Swirsky holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
