CONWAY, Ark. – Hendrix looked to get back to its winning ways with the Southern Athletic Association conference opener against Centre from Young-Wise Memorial Stadium in Conway Saturday. The Colonels (3-0, 1-0 SAA) managed to eclipse 500 yards of total offense en route to its 45-6 win over Hendrix (1-2, 0-1 SAA). Sophomore Kip VanHoose led the way on the ground for the Orange & Black with 100 yards on the day; his second game this season (three games) to reach the 100-yard mark.

THE BASICS

• Score: Centre 45, Hendrix 6
• Records: Colonels (3-0, 1-0 SAA) | Warriors (1-2, 0-1 SAA)
• Date: Saturday, Sept. 15, | 1 p.m. Kickoff | TOG: 2:42
• Location: Young-Wise Memorial Stadium | Conway, Ark. | Attendance: 1,482
• Series: Centre leads all-time series at 4-2-0
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• Up Next: at Austin College Sept. 22 | 1 p.m.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- After a successful 25-yard field goal try from Senior Sandy Burks on its opening drive to take an early 3-0 lead, the Colonels managed to score touchdowns on three of its first five possessions to take a 21-3 lead midway through the second quarter.
- Burks was successful again, this time from 33 yards out with seconds to go before halftime; improves to 5-for-5 on field goal tries for the 2018 season.
- Centre outscored Hendrix 24-0 in the second half to win the game, 45-6.  

OFFENSIVE NOTABLES:
- Junior Mason Doerr passed for a career-best 125 yards on 13 completions.
- In addition to VanHoose's rushing performance, freshman Austin O'Brien 15 yards on five carries.
- Sophomore wide out Blake Hinton registered a team-best 30 yards on a pair of receptions.
- Senior Michael Spainhour caught four passes for 26 yards.  

DEFENSIVE NOTABLES:
- Senior defensive back Chandler Marquardt recorded a game-high nine total tackles on the day; also added a sack for a loss of five yards.
- Sophomores Jayven Mohetau and Tanner Hartsfield each added seven tackles apiece. 
 -Freshman Jacob Bremmon recorded the lone interception for Hendrix, returning it for three yards. 

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTABLES:
- Senior punter Garrett Wolf finished with 300 yards on eight punts (37.5 average) and landed one inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Wolf's long on the day was a 52-yarder.
- Despite this statistic not being visible to fans from the box score, Wolf managed to force a fumble on a punt return which was recovered soon by Marquardt.
- VanHoose returned three kick-off's for a total of 64 yards.
- With Burks' two successful field goal tries Saturday, Hendrix is one of two teams in the SAA who has not missed a field goal for the 2018 season (Austin College).

UP NEXT:
The Warriors will look to end its two-game skid with a showdown in Sherman, Texas against the 0-3 Austin College 'Roo's. The Warriors defeated the 'Roo's 36-24 a season ago in Conway. Kick-off from Jerry E. Apple Stadium is set for 1 p.m.