Centreville Academy coach Bill Hurst has established a rich history of dominant rushing teams in his four decades at the helm.

On Friday night, this year’s Tigers proved more than capable of equaling that tradition.

Centreville ran for 234 yards and scored 30 first-quarter points en route to rolling past Wilkinson County Christian Academy in each team’s season opener.

Despite the early success, Hurst said there is still plenty of room for improvement.

“They were too lax,” he said. “They didn’t come out with enough aggression to start with. We made some plays, but I can’t say anything that we did great. The kids ran the ball alright, and we had some holes, but nothing spectacular.”

The Tigers (1-0) scored on four of its opening five possessions, allowing Hurst to rest his first-team players for the final three quarters.

“We have a lot of depth, and it was a hot night. They don’t have a lot of kids, and that hurt them,” Hurst said. “It was a real disadvantage for them being so hot. They did a good job at times, but they’re young.”

Daniel Vine provided a pair of 20-plus rushing scores, while Cody Brashier added a 34-yard scamper up the middle. Stone Reynolds opened the scoring barrage catching a 16-yard pass from quarterback Tyler Thomassie on the opening possession.

WCCA’s (0-1) Landon Giroir registered his team’s lone score in the final minutes of the game after hauling in a short touchdown toss from D’Mario Weathersby.

“This is my fault, plain and simple. I didn’t have them prepared,” WCCA coach Mac Newcomb said. “I take full responsibility and we’ll go from there and get better.”

Cade Hurst scored Centreville’s final score on a short run late in the second quarter.

The game was played under a running clock after Centreville went ahead 30-0.

CA outgained WCCA for the game 263 yards to 133. The Tigers tallied 226 yards in the first half.

Hunter Burgess paced the Rams with 52 yards rushing.

Centreville will attempt to keep the momentum going next week when it travels to MAIS traditional power Oak Forest.

“We are going to have to play our best ball game that we can possibly play,” Hurst said. “We can’t make mistakes, and we have to be in shape and stay on the field, and that’s going to be hard to do. But, it’s going to be hard on them, too.”

WCCA, meanwhile, will attempt to reverse its fortune next week when it hosts Glenbrook School.

“We have to get in shape. Being low in numbers, we have to be in better shape than the competition, which has a lot more numbers. We just have to simplify offensively. We’re not going to have a lot of time to run offense in practice, because we’re going to be conditioning.”