After a promising start for both teams, Salina Central High School took control of the Class 5A District 6 game on Friday night.The Mustangs broke away for a 41-15 victory.“It’s just a very physical team,” GBHS head coach Tony Crough said. “They physically dominated us for extended periods of the game. They beat us up on both sides of the ball.Great Bend now sits in third place in the district standings at 1-1 and zero points.Salina South, which beat Newton on Friday night 42-14, is first at 2-0 with 28 points.Central is in second place at 1-1 with 14 points.This means Great Bend faces a must-win against Salina South this Friday night at home.Things started with a 12-play drive by Central resulting in a 1-yard touchdown run by Dalton Peters.After both teams had a drive that ended in a punt, Great Bend got its first shot at the end zone.A drive that was highlighted by a 50-yard Trent Uselton run ended with a 1-yard plunge across the goalline by Thomas Bobbitt.Uselton had a team-leading 74 rushing yards.With an extra-point kick Great Bend would be tied at seven.Crough elected to try something else, instead.The Panthers faked the kick and Quinton Elliott completed a pass to Branden Paden for a 2-point conversion and an 8-7 lead.The lead was short-lived as Central answered.Utilizing a three-headed running back and a bruising offensive line, the Mustangs got a 3-yard touchdown run from Dylan Wenzrel.On Great Bend’s next drive, quarterback Shade Wondra threw an interception right into the hands of JaVon Burse, who returned the pick back to the Panthers’ 26-yard line.