Football Selected as "Team of the Week"
The Centenary football team has been selected as Centenary Athletics' "Team of the Week" after the Gents secured a 23-20 overtime victory over the Lyon College Scots in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game last Saturday in Batesville, Ark.
Shreveport - The Centenary football team has been selected as Centenary Athletics' "Team of the Week" after the Gents secured a 23-20 overtime victory over the Lyon College Scots in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game last Saturday in Batesville, Ark.
The Gents improved to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in SCAC play as they rolled up a season-high 531 yards of total offense which included a season-best 304 rushing yards. Centenary also recorded a clean sweep of the conference's Player of the Week awards as senior RB Obadiah Butler (Crowley, La.) was named the SCAC Football Offensive Player of the Week and senior DL Rhema Getter (Shreveport, La.) was named the SCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. The honors continued on Tuesday as Butler was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week
Butler had a monster performance as he rushed 17 times totaling 234 yards and two touchdowns. Butler, who also caught three passes for 18 yards, had touchdown runs of 70 and 80 yards and averaged 13.8 yards per carry. The senior holds a commanding lead in rushing yards in conference play averaging nearly 200 per game and 12.3 yards per carry.
Butler is the first Centenary athlete to earn D3football.com National Team of the Week honors since his teammate Vance Feuerbacher was recognized back in week five of the 2024 season.
The Gents are back home on Saturday to face McMurry University (5 PM) for a conference contest.
See the complete Gents' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/fball/2025-26/schedule
Season Tickets and single game tickets are on sale now at the following link: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/la/shreveport/organization/69826/centenary-college-of/tickets
For more information or to donate to Centenary athletics and the football program, visit gocentenary.com/gocentenary/C_Club.
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