Valshun Powe was a little uneasy Saturday morning on game day.

He quickly put his emotions in check, racing 70 yards for a Bloomington Central Catholic touchdown on the first play of Saturday’s Class 3A playoff opener against Princeton .

Powe was just warming up. He scored four more touchdowns, rushing for 243 yards to lead the Saints to a 41-20 victory over the Tigers.

“I had a real emotional moment in the locker room before the game. I don’t know what it was,” said Powe, who will take his talents across town to play for the Illinois State University Redbirds next year. “I just got real emotional. I was like, ‘I got to do something.’ It was all my emotions that came out at one time.”

Princeton senior linebacker Common Green said Powe’s first touchdown was an ominous sign.

“We knew

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