NATCHEZ &045; Centreville took advantage of four Trinity turnovers, beating the Saints 10-7 on Bill Walsh’s fourth-quarter field goal Friday night in Natchez.

The win puts Centreville (2-4, 2-0) atop the District 4-AA standings.

Facing a fourth and one from the Trinity 2-yard line with 2:52 to play, the Tigers, set to go for it, were whistled for a false start penalty.

Coach Bill Hurst said his kicker made the decision easy.

&uot;He said, ‘Coach, I can make it, no problem,’&uot; Hurst said. &uot;When he told me that, I never thought a second about it. I was ready.&uot;

Walsh was ready, too, booting the 24-yard attempt safely up and over to give his team the lead.

The field goal was the first of his career.

&uot;I was confident. I’ve kicked 45-yarders in practice,&uot; Walsh said. &uot;It wasn’t the distance, just the mental part that was tough.&uot;

The drive started after the Saints’ Stevan Ridley fumbled for the second time of the night, setting the Tigers up at the Trinity 25 with 4:46 to play.

Turnovers were the undoing of Trinity, but, early on, it looked like it would be the other way around.

With Centreville knocking at the door early in the game, tailback Nick Goudeau fumbled at the 5-yard line to end a 10-play drive.

One play later, it was 7-0 Trinity, thanks to a 95-yard run by wide receiver Kris Ford on a trick play.

Two plays later, Goudeau, who had been having success rushing the ball, fumbled again, giving Trinity the ball on the Tiger 32.

&uot;I felt pretty bad, I thought I’d lost the game right there,&uot; the sophomore said. &uot;But we came back.&uot;

The defense held firm, Jeffrey Delee intercepted Ridley’s pass to Ford in the end zone, taking the ball out of Ford’s hands in the process, to end the threat.

After a long drive ended with a punt, Centreville held Trinity to force another punt.

Johnathon Latham tied the game with a 60-yard return at the 5:06 mark of the second quarter.

Walsh kicked the PAT.

Both teams moved the ball on the ground, but were unable to finish drives off.

A recomposed Goudeau carryied 26 times on the night for 114 yards.

Delee added 49 yards on his 9 carries. The one-two punch was supplemented by Josh Laneheart’s four completions &045; totaling 39 yards &045; to Chip Jenkins, just enough to make Trinity respect the pass.

The Tiger defense contained Ridley all night, holding the Trinity standout below 100 yards.

Ridley finished with 99 yards on 27 carries. He was sacked twice for minus-24 yards.

It was a tough night for the junior, who was a part of all four turnovers. Delee picked him off again on a third and 36 desperation heave with 1:48 remaining in the game.

&uot;You put me in the paper when I do well, I expect you to put me in the paper when I do badly,&uot; Ridley said.

&uot;Four turnovers, there’s not really much I can say about that.&uot;

Ridley, who played every snap save one, muffed a punt in the third quarter.

He averaged 46.8 yards for his five punts.

Trinity coach David King said his team lost the battle in the trenches, something he attributed to intensity.

&uot;We tried to preach all week that this was not a typical 1-4 football team, but the bottom line was that their intensity level was higher than ours,&uot; King said. &uot;I congratulate coach Hurst and his team.&uot;

Trinity (4-2, 1-1) plays at Columbia Academy next week.