CENTERVILLE, oh – Senior Christopher Wallace threw for 294 yards with four touchdowns passes to Timothy Thompson as Springfield got past Centerville for a fourth straight time and the ninth time in the last 10 meetings between the two schools. The Elks fall to 0-5 for a second straight season.
Wallace completed 21-26 attempts with sophomore Thompson being on the receiving end of seven of those completions for 171 yards. In two GWOC games, Thompson now has 15 catches for 322 yards and seven touchdowns. Wallace has had back-to-back games with four touchdown passes for the first time in his career.
Centerville receiver Josh Becker did his best to stay pace versus Thompson. The senior finished the night with sece receptions for 158 yards and a pair of scores (all career highs). Elks quarterback Alex Keely threw for 233 yards and the two touchdowns to Becker. The sophomore has 84 pass attempts in the last two games.
The scoring woes continue for Centerville who is only averaging 11.8 points per contest. The Elks have not scored more than 20 points in a game.
SCORING BY QUARTERS
Springfield 14-0-7-8-29
Centerville 6-0-6-0-12
SCORING PLAYS
S: Timothy Thompson 3 pass from Christopher Wallace (Natalie Erdman kick)
C: Josh Becker 60 pass from Alex Keely (kick failed)
S: Thompson 6 pass from Wallace (Erdman kick)
C: Becker 23 pass from Keely (run failed)
S: Thompson 51 pass from Wallace (Erdman kick)
S: Thompson 58 pass from Wallace (Carter Bumgardner pass from Wallace)
RECORDS: Springfield (3-2, 2-0); Centerville (0-5, 0-2)
UP NEXT: Springfield hosts Springboro (3-2, 1-1); Centerville is at Beavercreek (3-2, 1-1)
