Box Score DANVILLE, Ky. – Hanover (1-0 overall) snapped a nine game winless streak against the Colonels of Centre on Saturday evening winning the non-conference contest 10-7.
 
The Hanover defense deemed the deciding factor led by senior Brody Luker (New Palestine, Ind.) with a team-high eight total tackles. As a unit, the Blue and Red recorded 274-yards of offense with 148-yards coming through the air.
 
After deferring to the second half, the Colonels recorded a 23-yard return opening the contest at the Hanover 38-yard line. Centre wasted little time traveling 62-yards over a two-and-a-half-minute span for the 7-0 lead.
 
The Panther offense refused to be stifled scoring with 7:42 to play in the opening frame. After the defense forced a four-an-out, quarterback senior Kolton Richards (Kissimmee, Fla.) and the Panther offense went deep into their bag of tricks finding senior Hunter Eads (Batavia, Ohio) in the backfield for a 42-yard gain. With the football well in Centre territory, Richards handled the rest throwing for a nine-yard touchdown pass to junior Jalen Peck (Bloomington, Ind.) for the game tying score, 7-7.
 
Hanover got the final strike of the first half moving the ball 62 yards on six plays. Junior Austin Oppel (Brandenburg, Ky.) led the charge rushing up the middle for 49-yards before being forced out of bounds at the Centre 28-yard line. Junior Pedro Paixao (Serra, Brazil) propelled HC into the half with the lead following a 32-yard field goal attempt, 10-7.
 
Centre looked to knot the contest late in the third frame as they were able to travel 45-yards on 12 plays before the Panther defense stalled the surge. The Colonels attempted a 35-yard field goal that missed wide right.
 
Hanover snapped the nine game drought against Centre after forcing a Colonel four-an-out with 1:29 remaining in the contest.  
 
Hanover returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 16 when they travel to Olivet. Kick-off is slated for 1:00 PM.