Briefly: Sikeston maintains dominance of Central football team

Sikeston senior quarterback David Foster was a perfect 8 of 8 passing for 248 yards as the Bulldogs eliminated Central from district contention with a 47-17 victory.

Foster threw three touchdown passes as the Bulldogs extended their winning streak to eight games after a season-opening loss.

Junior Kyland Gross pulled in three of Foster's passes, including a 94-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. Gross, who finished with 169 yards receiving, also had a 65-yard touchdown run.

Jacob Campbell scored both touchdowns for Central, which fell 5-3 overall and 0-2 in district play.

Campbell had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first half, which ended with Sikeston leading 34-7.

The Bulldogs enacted a running clock with two touchdowns in the third quarter that increased the lead to 47-7.

Campbell added a 30-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter.

Scoring Summary

Central 0 7 0 10 -- 17

Sikeston 14 20 13 0 -- 47

First Quarter

S -- Markeith Bratcher 48 pass from David Foster (Hunter Williams kick), 3:34

S -- James Watson 3 run (Williams kick), 1:12

Second Quarter

S -- Spenser Clark 4 pass from Foster (Williams kick), 8:42

C -- Jacob Campbell 1 run (Calvin Lovig kick), 7:07

S -- Kyland Gross 65 run (Williams kick), 6:19

S -- Nick Nichols punt block (kick fails), 4:33

Third Quarter

S -- Gross 94 pass from Foster (kick fails), 3:22

S -- Bratcher fumble recovery (Williams kick), 1:09

Fourth Quarter

C -- Safety, 2:32

C -- Campbell 30 pass from Dennis Vinson (Austin Martin run), :45

Team Statistics

First downs (Central-Sikeston) 14 14

Rushes-yards 51-178 28-148

Passing yards 84 248

Passes 3-10-0 8-8-0

Punts 2-31.5 1-31

Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0

Penalties-Yards 4-28 6-62

Individual Statistics

RUSHING -- Central, Chris Martin 1-3, Mikey Jones 11-17, Christian Cavaness 5-15, Tae Jenkins 7-28, Campbell 18-109, Vinson 4-(-7), Martin 3-16, Team 1-(-3). Sikeston, Watson 15-65, Kyland Gross 4-74, Foster 4-8, Bratcher 1-(-1), Chris Word 2-7, Ray Council 1-(-2), Reese Porter 1-(-3).

PASSING -- Central, Cavaness 0-3-0-0, Vinson 3-7-0-84. Sikeston, Foster 8-8-0-248.

RECEIVING -- Central, Garan Evans 1-3, Campbell 2-81. Sikeston, Keldon Warfield 3-27, Bratcher 1-48, Gross 3-169, Clark 1-4.