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STRATFORD – The Stratford football team are one step closer to its 24th-straight WIAA playoff appearance after ripping Chequamegon 42-8 in a Marawood Conference game Friday night at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers are now 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the Marawood Conference, while Chequamegon drops to 2-4 and 2-3 in the conference.
Stratford must win two of its final three games to reach the WIAA playoffs. The Tigers are at Rib Lake next Friday, Oct. 2, against Rib Lake/Prentice, and at Auburndale on Oct. 9 before finishing the season Oct. 16 at home against Pittsville.
Kam Bornbach ran for 91 yards and three touchdowns, and the Tigers unleashed a successful passing attack as Sam Wenzel completed 10 of 14 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns.
Wenzel hit Taylor Krall for a 29-yard score in the first quarter and added a 54-yard TD pass to Wyatt Ehrike in the second as the Tigers built a 42-0 halftime lead.
Tigers 42, Screaming Eagles 8
Chequamegon 0 0 0 8 – 8
Stratford 21 21 0 0 – 42
First Quarter
S – Taylor Krall 29 pass from Sam Wenzel (Jesse Dickmann run).
S – Kam Bornbach 15 run (Bornbach kick).
S – Bornbach 3 run (kick missed).
Second Quarter
S – Bornbach 1 run (kick missed).
S – Wyatt Ehrike 54 pass from Wenzel (Dickmann run).
S – Cole Hoffmann 4 run (Bornbach kick).
Fourth Quarter
C – Anton Noordzy 10 pass from Caleb Armstrong (Armstrong run).
Team Statistics
First downs: Chequamegon 9; Stratford 16.
Rushing (att-yards): Chequamegon 41-78; Stratford 24-226.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): Chequamegon 3-4-26-0; Stratford 10-14-265-0.
Penalties (no.-yards): Chequamegon 6-45; Stratford 5-32.
Individual Leaders
Rushing: C, Pinzl 14-78, Hilgart 8-23, McClay 2-5, Newbury 6-minus 4, Armstrong 10-minus 23. S, Kam Bornbach 7-91, Taylor Krall 4-42, Cole Hoffmann 3-15, Schoenfuss 3-10, David Marquardt 1-4.
Passing: C, Armstrong 3-4-26-0. S, Sam Wenzel 10-14-265-0.
Receiving: C, Newbury 1-14, Noordzy 1-10, Pinzl 1-2. S, Dickmann 4-92, Wells 1-56, Ehrike 1-54, Krall 2-39, Hoffmann 1-17, Stoflet 1-7.
Records: Chequamegon 2-4, 2-3 Marawood Conference; Stratford 4-2, 2-2 Marawood Conference.