CENTERVILLE — Defending 6-Man state champion Centerville continued its winning ways Saturday, sprinting to a 51-12 first-round playoff victory over Shields Valley.
Luke Kelley and Caden Olson put on a show for the Miners, accounting for six early touchdowns as they broke away in the first quarter.
On the second play from scrimmage, Kelley scored on a 45-yard run. Kelley and Olson then connected on three consecutive passing touchdowns — for 35, 40 and 10 yards — for a 25-0 advantage.
Kelley then returned an interception for a touchdown for a 31-0 lead and Olson did the same to extend the differential.
Centerville led 39-0 at the end of the first quarter and 51-0 at halftime.
With the win, the Miners improved to 9-1 and have now won nine straight games after a two-point loss to Chester-Joplin-Inverness in the season opener on Aug. 30.
Centerville and C-J-I (7-1) will now face off in a quarterfinal grudge match next week with a berth in the 6-Man semifinals on the line. The Hawks rolled past Jordan 61-20 in Saturday's quarterfinal round.
For highlights of Centerville's win over Shields Valley, see the video player above. For the updated 6-Man playoff scores and pairings, see below:
2024 6-Man football state playoffs
Saturday, Nov. 2
Game 1: Bridger 59, Power-Dutton-Brady 18
Game 2: Lincoln 66, Savage 33
Game 3: Chester-Joplin-Inverness 61, Jordan 20
Game 4: Centerville 51, Shields Valley 12
Game 5: Box Elder 67, Absarokee 24
Game 6: Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine 64, West Yellowstone 22
Game 7: Hot Springs 78, Custer-Hysham-Melstone 51
Game 8: Highwood 52, Bainville 0
Quarterfinals
Nov. 8-9
Game 9: Bridger vs. Lincoln
Game 10: Chester-Joplin-Inverness vs. Centerville
Game 11: Box Elder vs. Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine
Game 12: Hot Springs vs. Highwood
Semifinals
Nov. 15-16
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 23
Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner
