Strong second half sparks Central football success

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI— Twenty-one unanswered points in the second half helped the Central College football overcome the heat and Belhaven University (Miss.) for a 31-17 win Saturday afternoon. The Dutch (2-1) found themselves trailing the Blazers (1-2) by a 17-10 margin after the opening drive of the second half. Capping an eight-play, 66 yard drive with a five-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brett Connolly (sophomore, Plainfield, Ill., Oswego HS) to tight end Elam Praises (Elizabeth, Colo., Mountain Vista HS) to level the score at 17-17 with 7:08 left in the quarter. Belhaven was on the brink of retaking the lead when…