Central High School’s young varsity football team faced a difficult challenge Friday night to start its James River District schedule, and the highly-regarded Goochland High School Bulldogs ended up dealing the Chargers a 27-7 home loss.

The Bulldogs generated 71 offensive plays, while Central finished with only 42.

The Chargers’ run game was quieter than usual, though Dontae Crowder still had a strong game, carrying the ball 19 times for 150 yards and a touchdown. T’zion Wilkerson had 10 carries for 53 yards, Darryl Jones had five carries for nine yards and Gee Ragsdale had one carry for two yards.

On defense, Central had six players with double-figure tackle totals. Khamell Roberts led the way with 17 tackles, Ragsdale had 16 tackles, including six solo tackles, Tae Ragsdale had 13 tackles, including two solo and four tackles for loss, Jackson Parsons had 11 tackles, two solo and one for loss, Ben Spencer had 11 tackles, one solo, and Darryl Jones recorded 10 tackles, three solo, and he also blocked two extra-point attempts.

The Chargers (0-3) will visit Buckingham County High School next Friday at 7 p.m.

For more information on Central’s game against Goochland and insight from Head Coach Will Thomas, check out next week’s edition of The Dispatch.