By Reina Kempt

The Natchez Democrat

Centreville — Centreville High School (5-1) are recovering from a tough victory Friday night against Silliman Institute.

Centreville assistant coach Brian Stutzman said he expected nothing less of a tough game any time the Tigers go head to head with Silliman.

“Friday was a rough game for us, whenever we play them it’s a tough game,” he said. “But we were able to make plays when we had to. It was a big game.”

Stutzman said Friday’s victory put them right where they want to be in this leg of the season.

“It puts us in the driver’s seat for district, we definitely took a step in the right direction,” he said.

Now the Tigers are focused on their next two conference games against Central Private and Bowling Green, with the Buccaneers up first.

Stutzman said they’ll have their work cut out for them against Friday, and they’ll be working extensively this week on ways to prepare for another tough game.

“Defensively, we’re working on our linebackers,” Stutzman said. “Offensively, we need to work on running better routes and blocking better.”

Stutzman said their focus must be there throughout the entire game if they want to continue to be successful.

“Sometimes we forget what we’re supposed to do,” he said. “We have to work on our responsibilities.”

When it comes to the Buccaneers, Stutzman said they know what to expect from the larger team.

“Bowling Green has a lot of power offensive sets,” Stutzman said. “They have a really good running back and some big kids we have to bring down. But we play bigger teams often, it is not a factor.”

Centreville will host Silliman Institute at 7 p.m. Friday.