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Player of the Week: Centennial's Wade Francis

Francis had 200 receiving yards in a 32-30 win over Roswell.

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Player of the Week

Wade Francis/Centennial

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Wade Francis had a career game in Centennial's 32-30 win over Roswell.

The wide receiver caught eight passes for 200 yards — accounting for all of the Knights' passing yards. He also scored a touchdown.

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But perhaps the biggest play came at the end of the game. He recovered the onside kick that put the Knights in position to kick the game-winninh field goal.

Other top performers:

Jimmy Meyer, quarterback: Completed 9 of 18 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown; rushed for 25 yards and three touchdowns.

Connor Davis, kicker: Made field goals of 34 and 25 yards. Made two of three PAT attempt; the missed extra point came after a bad snap.

Zietrick Smith, running back: Rushed for 81 yards on 13 carries.

Cyril Teal, running back: Six rushes for 46 yards.

Corey Wilson, running back: Rushed for more than 100 yards for the second straight game. He has rushed for 336 yards in two games.

Stephen Lantz, running back: Nine carries, 31 yards and two touchdowns, giving him eight touchdowns for the season. He also had two pass receptions for 29 yards.

Connor Linneen, receiver: Two pass receptions for 48 yards.

Blais Furse, quarterback: Had 77 passing yards.

Tyler Hart, running back: Rushed 10 times for 47 yards.

Football Honor Roll runs every Tuesday. Coaches can nominate players for this feature via email to Patch by noon Monday.

For more football coverage, check in with us on Tuesdays for "Player of the Week" profiles, on Thursdays for Roswell area high school football predictions, as well as Friday nights and Saturday mornings for in-depth coverage and photos of games. To submit your own game photos, or nominate a player, e-mail Scott Bernarde or Roswell Patch Editor Christine Foster.


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