Central scored touchdowns on three straight possessions in the fourth quarter to rally past host Woodlawn 38-21 on Friday night in the District 4-5A opener for both teams.

The game had four lead changes and Woodlawn led 21-14 with 6:23 remaining in the third quarter on Cayden Randall's direct snap two-point conversion run that followed Randall's 79-yard scoring pass to Alonzo Luckett. The Central defense sent multiple players on a blitz on that play, but Randall lofted a soft pass to Luckett, who got behind the defense.

Reigning state champion Central (5-1, 1-0 in District 4-5A) scored touchdowns on four of its next five possessions.

Randall scored on Woodlawn's first play from scrimmage on a 53-yard reverse and added a 5-yard scoring run in the third quarter to pace Woodlawn (3-3, 0-1)

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