LINCOLN, Ala.- The Center Point Eagles traveled to Lincoln Friday night for their first region game and fell 49-26.

Lincoln struck quickly, returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown. On Center Point's first possession, the Eagles fumbled, and Lincoln cashed in with a 1-yard run at the 6:31 mark of the first quarter to take a 14-0 lead.

Braylon Bruno got Center Point on the board late in the first quarter with a 3-yard touchdown run. The PAT failed, leaving the score 14-6. Right before the quarter ended, Lincoln answered with a 23-yard run to extend the lead to 21-6.

With 8:43 left in the second quarter, A'Xavier Cabil scored on a short run to cut the Lincoln lead to 21-12. The Golden Bears responded with a long drive, finishing with a 5-yard touchdown pass with 3:02 left in the half. Lincoln struck again on another scoring pass with 1:03 left in the half, taking a 35-12 lead into the locker room.

Lincoln came out of halftime swinging, connecting on a 30-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 42-12 with 6:42 left in the third quarter.

Bruno sparked the Eagles with a 63-yard run late in the third quarter and capped the drive with another 3-yard score to cut the lead to 42-19.

Lincoln added another touchdown before Center Point's Antonio Autrey found Dontarius Acoff for a 54-yard scoring strike with 1:53 to play, closing out the scoring.