Centralia continued its historic run through its schedule on Friday night.

The Class 2 No. 1 Panthers won 54-14 on the road in their first game against Hermann (0-4) since 2009. For the first time since 2013, Centralia (4-0) is averaging at least 40 points per game at 49.5 compared to 41.6 in 2013.

Head coach Tyler Forsee said Centralia’s offense rolled again, taking a 54-0 halftime lead to follow last week’s 56-0 at home against Highland. The Panthers finished with 441 rushing yards after their season-high 499 against Highland and averaged 16.7 yards per play.

“Everything was clicking for us on offense,” Forsee said. “Defensively, we had a pick six by Charlie Robinson.”

Ethan Ross ran for 190 yards and three touchdowns on three carries and threw a 19-yard touchdown to Peyton Kempker. Oliver Bohlmeyer ran 73 yards and one touchdown on two carries, and Cody Prater added a 92-yard touchdown.

“We’ve got a really good rotation going of different kids in the backfield,” Forsee said. “I feel like each and every one can do some damage. Our offensive line has continued to do a good job of opening up big holes and keeping everything going for us.”

Forsee said the special teams looked good again, and the kickoff coverage was “phenomenal.”

“We are continuing to improve on that, and for that, that’s a big plus,” Forsee said.

Forsee hopes to have all those aspects working when Centralia expects a tough test at Clarence Cannon Conference foe Macon (3-1) at 7 p.m. Friday. The Tigers have improved each of the past two seasons and have their best start since 2022, which was the last time they beat Centralia. It starts with big quarterback Talen Holman, according to Forsee.

“They have a very good quarterback,” Forsee said. “The loss they had against Hallsville, he actually didn’t play. They’re definitely a different team with him because he’s an all-state caliber quarterback and he’s a monster. He runs hard and has a cannon for an arm, so he’s going to pose a lot of problems for us.”