Everything appears to be coming together at the right time for the Centennial football team.

That was evident in Centennial’s playoff game Oct. 30, which played into a wild, upset-filled opening round of the postseason.

Centennial, the No. 8 seed in the Class 5A Southern Region playoffs, upset No. 1 Shadow Ridge 43-27 in a region quarterfinal. That was one of six games in the 5A and 4A playoffs in which the lower-seeded team won.

“It was a big morale boost for the boys last week,” Centennial coach DJ Campbell said. “It was the first time that we actually put it together in all three phases. For the boys to actually see it come together the way it did, it gave them a sigh of relief that we can actually do this.”

The Bulldogs (6-4) will play at No. 5 Green Valley (6-4) at 6 p.m. Friday i

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