After a game, fans, players and coaches don't usually agree on why their team lost, but Friday night at North Forsyth, the Centennial contingent was unanimous. Fans leaving the stadium said the same thing as players leaving the stadium and they said the same thing as head coach Jeff Measor, "We lost on three plays."

North Forsyth scored three touchdowns Friday night on three separate scoring plays that spanned 88, 59 and 43-yards. The three scores were all the Raiders needed in their 21-14 win over the Knights.

Even though he only played one and a half quarters, North Forsyth's Joey Vicary may have been the MVP of the game. Vicary had an 88-yard touchdown run and a 59-yard touchdown pass in the game's first 15 minutes before leaving the game with an injury. The two scores shot North Forsyth out to an early 14-0 lead that the Raiders would hold until the third quarter. The 59-yard pass went to Nick Saponara, who was wide open on the play thanks to busted coverage by Centennial.

On the Knight's possession following the long pass play, Centennial put together their only impressive drive of the first half. The Knights drove down to the Raider 14, however, before they could drive any further, the game was stopped for 20 minutes because of an injury suffered by Vicary. The Raider starting quarterback doubles as the team's safety and he was injured when he attempted to tackle Centennial starting quarterback Jimmy Meyer.

As a precaution, Vicary was carted off the field on a stretcher.

After the 20-minute stoppage was over, Centennial resumed their drive only to fumble on the first play they ran. North Forsyth recovered, then promptly drove down to the Centennial 12-yard line where they lost a fumble of their own. Amari Ross recovered the loose ball for the Knights. One play later Centennial would give the ball right back though on a fumble by an offensive lineman who caught a tipped pass. There were three lost fumbles in a four-minute span.

The high-powered Centennial rushing attack was held to under 100 yards in the first half. They were held to under 175 in the game, "They beat us up front," Measor said after the game. "They turned up their level of intensity and we didn't match it up front. This was the first game our offensive line didn't play great."

By the time the second half started, North Forsyth was down to their third string quarterback and they couldn't move the ball at all, which set the Knights up with their best field position of the night.

On consecutive possessions in the third quarter, Centennial started drives inside the Raider 45-yard line, both times the Knights capitalized by scoring touchdowns.

The first score came on a 9-yard run by Carlson Carty, the second score came on a 43-yard run by Zietrick Smith. Smith's score, which came late in the third quarter, tied the game at 14.

With third string quarterback Justin Stanley running the Raider offense in the second half, North Forsyth was unable to move the ball. The Raiders only got two first downs in the half, but against Centennial, they didn't need first downs because they were scoring on long plays. On the second play of the fourth quarter, Raider running back Tyler Riddle gave his team the lead for good with a 43-yard touchdown run.

Centennial drove down to the North Forsyth 39 late in the final quarter, but the Knights would turn the ball over on downs before they could score.

On the night, Centennial turned the ball over three times, all on fumbles. "When we don't put [the ball] on the ground, we're pretty darn good and when we do put it on the ground, its pretty bad," Measor said after the game. "but it’s a risk-reward offense."

Carty, who came into the night averaging over 100 yards rushing a game, was held to 37 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Smith was Centennial's leading rusher with 65 yards on nine carries. Meyer also had a solid night on the ground with 53 yards on 14 carries. Meyer got the start on Friday because of an injury to Sean Gilrain. Gilrain is expected to miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his wrist last Monday. 

For North Forsyth (3-1, 4-4), Tyler Slaton was the workhorse. The senior finished the night with 95 yards on 29 carries. Vicary was the game's leading rusher 103 yards on four carries including his 88-yard touchdown run.

Centennial (4-4, 2-2) will be back in action on Friday when they play host to Alpharetta (1-3, 4-4) in what will be their final home game of the season.