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Thursday, November 3, 2011 • Vol. 14, No. 27 • 16 Pages • Circulation 11,000 • centralcitynews.us • Published Every Thursday
Central Playoff Fever
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Central: One Win Away from District 4-5A Title
HEART-STOPPING VICTORY — Moments after winning an explosive cliffhanger 28-25 against Scotlandville Friday, Central Wildcats and coaches celebrated the win.
Central Nips Scotlandville 28-25 in OT, Faces Live Oak Friday Woody Jenkins
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CENTRAL — Central High School played its first-ever game at Doug Williams Stadium on Hooper Road last Friday night, and it was a game that few on either the Central or
Central Wasn’t Always Such a GOP Hot Bed
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Wildcats Must Win To Guarantee Spot In State 5A Playoff
Scotlandville side of the ball will soon forget. “One of the all-time great Central victories!” a Central alumnus of the 1950’s said after the game. Central won 28-25 in an overtime slugfest that could have easily gone either way. A field goal by sophomore kicker Jonathan Thibodeaux made the difference, and a classic goal-line stand by the Central defense sealed the victory. For Coach Doug Dotson, it was a sweet victory for a Cinderella, come-back team that was counted out early in the season.
Central goal-line stand led to victory.
After six games, the Wildcats were 2-4 and had only the remotest hope of winning a fourth straight District 4-5A Championship. Now the Come-Back Kids have won three straight against Walker, Denham Springs, and Scotlandville, and the team that starts five sophomores must only win its remaining game against Live Oak this Friday night. Central is heavily favored. If the Wildcats do in fact win in Watson, they will share the District Title with either Zachary or Denham Springs, depending on which See CLUTCH on Page 10
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election results last Saturday, you would certainly conclude that Central is a Republican stronghold, and it is. But it hasn’t always been that way. Today, 20 of the 22 elected officials from Central are Diana Weber registered Republicans, but the Republicans hardly fielded candidates in Central as late as the 1980’s. Central native Diana Weber remembers the first GOP camSee 60 YEARS on Page 7
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CENTRAL — If you watched the
CENTRAL FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a fire at Central Dental on Sullivan late Friday. Above: Chief Charles Mondrick examines evidence while Capt. Derek Glover and Dr. Jacob Henderson discuss the blaze which damaged the clinic. See Page 7.