High School Sports

By TRAVIS YOESTING
Staff Writer

GLADEWATER -- Cardarian Lewis ran for 194 yards on 16 carries, including an 88-yard touchdown run, as the Gladewater Bears shut out the Center Roughriders 18-0 at Jack V. Murphy-Bear Stadium on Thursday night.

The Bear defense allowed 180 total yards and nabbed two interceptions in keeping the Roughriders off the scoreboard. Gladewater also recovered one fumble.

After a scoreless, penalty-plagued first quarter in which Center amassed more penalty yards (15) than total yards (eight), the Roughriders began to build momentum when junior Jeremy Small intercepted a pass from Bears quarterback Dalton Waters at midfield.

Center quarterback Colton Thompson then led the offense down to the 4-yard line before Trenton Patton fumbled the ball back to Gladewater.

Two plays after the fumble, Lewis broke loose for the 88-yard touchdown run for the game's first score. A blocked PAT left the score at 6-0.

The Bears then defense forced a three-and-out and the offense took over at the Center 46 with 4:24 to go in the first half.

After running the ball five straight times, Waters found a wide open Terrence Leach for a 31-yard touchdown in the last minute of the half.

Gladewater failed the two-point conversion and led 12-0 at halftime.

In the second half, Gladewater capitalized on an interception from Thompson to extend its lead. The Bears marched 72 yards in 13 plays, capped off by a 2-yard touchdown run by Zavean Miller to make it 18-0.

The Bears finished the game with 253 rushing yards on 29 carries.

Waters threw eight times, connecting on four for 65 yards with an interception.

Trinity Mother Frances Bear Classic

At Jack V. Murphy-Bear Stadium

Gladewater 18, Center 0

Center 0 0 0 0 0

Gladewater 0 12 6 0 18

Second Quarter

GLA

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Cardarian Lewis 88 run (kick blocked), 5:31 GLA

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Terrence Leach 31 pass from Dalton Waters (run failed), :42 Third Quarter GLA

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Zavean Miller 2 run (run failed), 3:08

(Spotted photo by Bonnie Zylka)