Published: Friday, November 7, 2014 at 12:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 12:58 a.m.

ASHEBORO When a defense runs into a team with an unconventional offense, it may take a while for that defense to figure out what needs to be done in order to be successful.

Central Davidson brought its very-tight double-wing offense into Lee J. Stone Stadium Friday night to meet Asheboro High School in the final Mid-Piedmont Conference contest of the regular season and it took some time for the Blue Comets to figure out the Spartans' unusual offensive set. But once they did, the Blue Comets dominated.

After allowing a 16-play scoring drive to the Spartans in the game's opening drive, the Asheboro defense stiffened, forced a couple of key fumbles and the Blue Comets went on to record a 28-15 victory.

The win boosts the Comets to 5-1 in league play and 8-3 overall, more than likely earning the Blue Comets a home playoff game for the first time since 2008. Central Davidson finishes 1-5 in league play and 3-8 overall.

"It's been a different week of practice in terms of preparation," second-year Asheboro head coach Owen George said after leading his team to the most wins in a regular season since 2008. "There were new things to learn and new reads to an entirely new system we were preparing for. It takes time to get acclimated to an offense like that. It can get frustrating. It was an unconventional offense that threw us for a loop. But once we got used to seeing what they were doing, we played much better. I was very pleased with how our defense played from really the second quarter on."

Central Davidson dominated time of possession in running a total of 54 plays from scrimmage 50 running plays and four passing plays. The Blue Comets ran just 38.

The Blue Comets trailed 9-7 at halftime before taking the lead for good midway through the third quarter and they then added a couple of more scores in the final period for a 28-9 lead. Central Davidson added a late score for the final tally.

"That is a very unconventional team and they are going to fight," George said. "We knew they would. They still had a chance to make the playoffs, so you can just throw the record out the door."

Central took the opening kickoff and behind the running of Perry Roach, Jerod Walls and Joe Beeson, drove 74 yards in 16 plays. When Roach scored on a 5-yard run, the Spartans had a 6-0 lead. The drive took 8:46 off the clock.

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