The first drive didn’t go the way Centennial senior quarterback Isaac Belinske-Strauss and his teammates wanted it to Friday night.

But things picked up considerably from there.

Belinske-Strauss rushed for three 1-yard touchdowns as the Cougars – ranked No. 7 in the state in Class 6A – rolled past 10th-ranked Champlin Park 31-10 at Champlin Park High School in a battle of two teams that each entered the night 2-0.

Centennial fumbled the ball away at the Champlin Park 29 on its first possession.

After that, though, Belinske-Strauss and his offense were tough to stop. The Cougars took a 7-0 lead on the quarterback’s first touchdown run on the opening play of the second quarter.

Centennial then expanded that margin to 10 when senior Justin Driver drilled a 50-yard field goal. The Rebels

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