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DANVILLE, Ky. - Junior running back Dayton Winn rushed for 283 yards and five touchdowns, leading the way for Hendrix College's 51-48 comeback win at Centre College on Saturday afternoon.
The Pea Ridge, Ark. native, who rushed for a school record 226 yards last week, carried the ball 52 times, setting school records in yards, touchdowns and rushes. He also had 154 kick return yards for another school record 437 all-purpose yards.
The Colonels (3-2, 1-2), the defending Southern Athletic Association champions, struck on their first possession on a six-yard run by quarterback Heath Haden. The Warriors (3-1, 2-0) answered with 51-yard score from Winn, his first of the day. The resulting extra point attempt was blocked, putting Hendrix behind 7-6.
Hendrix also had touchdowns on a 43-yard pass from junior Seth Peters to sophomore Ben Luedtke and a six-yard run from Winn in the first quarter and led 20-14 at the end of the first quarter.
Centre blocked a Hendrix punt and Lloyd Hall returned it three yards to the endzone at the start of the second to go up 21-20. Winn scored six minutes later from the one, but the Colonels regained the lead on a 24-yard field goal from Alex Ward and a 23-yard run by Nolan Coulter. Warrior kicker Steve Crenshaw made a 24-yard field goal at the end of the half to make the game 31-30 in Centre's favor at the break.
The Warriors took the lead three minutes into the third on an 18-yard pass from Peters to sophomore Nate Hodapp, but a Coulter one-yard run and a 20-yard pass from Haden to Braden Urevick put Centre back in control 45-37 with 8:20 left in the third. Winn cut the deficit to one point with another score from one yard out at the 3:27 mark of the third. Ward hit a 34-yarder at the end of the quarter to put Centre up 48-44.
The final points of the game came on a two-yard rush by Winn with 10:36 remaining.
Hendrix set new school records as team in total offense (622 yards), all-purpose yards (779) and rushing yards (360).
The Warriors ran off 92 plays and averaged 6.8 yards and had possession of the ball for 40:14. The Colonels were limited to 55 plays and 302 yards.
The loss was the first at home for Centre since Nov. 3, 2012 - a streak of 12 straight wins.
Hendrix Notes
- Winn now has 709 yards and 11 touchdowns on the year. He is averaging 6.6 per carry.
- Peters went 15-of-27 with 262 yards and two touchdowns
- Hodapp caught six passes for 93 yards and a score.
- Sophomore safety Kody Smith tied his career-high with eight tackles.
- Caleb Shannon and Shaquille Grant each tallied seven tackles and Grant broke up two passes.
- Gray Stanton and Tyler Clifton both had a sack.
- The offensive line of juniors Jared Lincoln, Brooks Billings, Max Cassidy, Zach Tuttle and Trent Middleton led the record-breaking day and did not allow a sack.
Centre Notes
- Sam Spees and Nate Sparks led the Colonels with 13 tackles each.
- Coulter finished with 21 carries for 116 yards and two scores.
- Haden was 12-of-23 for 131 yards and two touchdowns
Up Next
Hendrix will host Birmingham-Southern College in SAA action at 1 p.m. Saturday.