Article: Pine Creek runs past winless Centennial.

Byline: Tom Purfield

Sep. 7--How quickly a high school football game can get completely out of hand.

After taking the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Centennial High School gave up four touchdowns on seven plays and fell into a hole it couldn't climb out of against Pine Creek, losing the Pikes Peak League opener for both teams 42-14 Thursday night at Dutch Clark Stadium.

It was a blitz that spanned just 5:32 but when it was over, the Bulldogs trailed 28-7 and, more importantly, had the air sucked right out of them.

"It took everything," Centennial coach Mike Palumbo said. "We needed to make them work harder in every phase of the game ...

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