Stroud dominated the Chelsea Dragons, 52-14, in the first round of the playoffs Friday night to advance to this week’s game with Commerce.
The game will kick off at 7 p.m. at Jack Poskey Stadium in Stroud.
The Tigers, now 9-2 on the season, racked up 436 yards of total offense and held Chelsea to 164, with most of that coming in the second half.
“Coaches Hinds, Plunkett, Dowdy and Britt put together and amazing game plan on defense,” head coach Josh Presley said.
“The kids executed well and played fast and physical on defense. I’m proud of them.
The Stroud defense limited the Dragons to just one first down through three quarters and the offense scored five touchdowns in the first period, removing any doubts about the final outcome.
On the night, the Tigers ran for 333 yards, averaging eight yards per handoff.
Commerce will bring a 7-4 record to town Friday. The Tigers share a common opponnent with Stroud, that being Colcord, which owns wins over both teams.
“They’re really good,” Presley said. “Lots of size, big up front.
“They have an athletic quarterback who can run and throw and a tailback who runs hard with good speed. “Defensively, they’re big up front and have good overall team speed.”
Statistics
Chelsea 0 6 0 8 - 14 Stroud 33 6 13 0 - 52
Stroud Chelsea
First Downs 18 4 Rushing (Att-Yds) 42-333 26-121 Passing (Comp-Att-Yds) 5-12-103 3-10-43 Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 54-436 36-164 Interceptions by 2 0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 4-30 3-12 Punts-Average 0-00.0 6-28.2 Scoring plays Qtr Time Team Play
1 10:50 Stroud Beck 14 yd run (Stewart kick) 7-0
1 9:20 Stroud Nichols 42 yd pass from D.Baker (Stewart kick) 14-0
1 4:41 Stroud Presley 26 yd run (kick blocked) 20-0
1 1:31 Stroud Nichols 8 yd run (run failed)
26-0
1 :19 Stroud Beck 27 yd pass from D.Baker (Stewart kick) 33-0
2 8:47 Stroud Leathers 26 yd run (run failed) 39-0
2 6:08 Chelsea England 40 yd pass from Smith (run failed) 39-6
3 10:10 Stroud Presley 6 yd run (kick failed)
5-6
3 9:12 Stroud Stewart 61 yd interception return (Stewart kick) 52-6
4 9:59 Chelsea England 38 yd run (England run) 52-14 Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Stroud Beck 9-93-1, Nichols 2-10-1, Presley 11-105--
2, Collins 1-12, Leathers 4-93-1, D.Baker 1-1, Stanger
2-2, Rozell 6-15, Cropp 1-1, T.Baker 5-1 Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-Int) Stroud D.Baker 5-11-103-2-0, Cropp 0-1-0-0-0 Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD) Stroud Nichols 1-42-1, Wilson 2-29, Presley 1-5, Beck 1-27-1