CENTURY AT MAYO
7 p.m. Friday at Mayo Stadium
Records: Century is 0-1 and Mayo is 1-0.
Last week:Both teams opened the season at home. Mayo won 29-16 over Faribault, and Century lost 28-12 to Winona. Mayo had three RBs combined for 215 yards rushing, led by sophomore Israel Lozoya (13 for 111, 24-yard TD). Century QB Caden Floodstrom was 22-of-30 for 205 passing with three interceptions and one TD.
Last meeting:Mayo edged Century 27-20 in the second game of the 2015 season at Century Stadium. Mayo never trailed in the game and had a 434-250 edge in yards. Mayo running back Greg Henry starred with 194 yards rushing in 41 carries and three touchdowns. Mayo QB Trajan Grimsrud completed 17 of 25 attempts for 228 yards passing. For Century, Lucas Fisher intercepted a pass and returned it 47 yards for a TD.
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The series:This is the 22nd meeting between the teams. Mayo leads the series 16-5 and has won the last five meetings, all in regular season.
Mayo coach Donny Holcomb:"Century was a game last year that could've gone either way. Coach Vik and his staff will do a great job to prepare their team with many skilled athletes on their squad. Defensively we need to play more solid coverage this week with the different sets we will see and the likelihood of the ball being thrown around more. We need to be able to get to the quarterback and not have breakdowns in the secondary. Offensively, we need to capitalize. With the 3-5 defense we need to be ready for the stunts and blitzes ahead of time and when opportunity comes to make a play we need to do it. We want to see our squad take a step forward in all assets of the game and improve as a whole group from week 1."
Century coach Jon Vik:"Mayo plays with an aggressive 4-3 defense that pressures the offense with strong line play and aggressive linebackers. They limited both the passing and running game of Faribault last week. Offensively, Mayo has a solid line with some hard running, quick backs that make you pay if you miss tackles. The QB is mobile and gets the ball out quickly to their outside threats. Mayo's special teams groups were impressive last week with very strong kicking units. They had big returns and a block in the punt game which put Faribault in some tough field position situations. We will have to improve our physical play this week and limit mental errors against a team that plays well in all phases of the game."
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