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WITTENBERG – Stratford scored on four-straight possessions in the first half and rolled past Wittenberg-Birnamwood 35-6 in its first-ever football game in the Central Wisconsin Conference Large Division on Friday night at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School.
Colton Schillinger scored on runs of 46 and 23 yards, and Beau Gross had a 1-yard touchdown run and caught a 13-yard pass from Max Vanderhoof to put Stratford on top 27-6 by halftime.
Jackson Ormond added a 2-yard touchdown run in the closing minutes for the Tigers.
Stratford held Wittenberg-Birnamwood to 13 yards rushing in a dominating defensive performance.
Schillinger had 94 yards rushing and Gross added 87 on the ground as the Tigers racked up 201 yards running the ball.
Stratford hosts Weyauwega-Fremont next Friday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium.
Tigers 35, Chargers 6
Stratford – 35
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 6
First Half
S – Colten Schillinger 46 run (kick missed).
WB – 80-yard pass (names not provided) (kick missed).
S – Schillinger 23 run (Schillinger run).
S – Beau Gross 1 run (Schillinger kick).
S – Gross 13 pass from Max Vanderhoof (run failed).
Second Half
S – Jackson Ormond 2 run (Schillinger run).
Team Statistics
First downs: Stratford 8; Wittenberg-Birnamwood 10.
Rushing (att-yards): S 38-201; WB 32-13.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): S 1-3-13-0; WB 6-17-133-0.
Total yards: S 214; WB 146.
Fumbles lost: S 2; WB 0.
Penalties (no.-yards): S 3-39; WB 8-70.
Individual Statistics
(W-B stats not included)
Rushing: S, Colton Schillinger 4-94, Beau Gross 15-87, Kainoa Gouvela 7-15, Jackson Ormond 6-12, Max Vanderhoof 3-minus 10, others 3-3.
Passing: S, Vanderhoof 1-3-13-0.
Receiving: S, Gross 1-13.
Records: Stratford 1-0 overall and Central Wisconsin Conference Large Division; Wittenberg-Birnamwood 0-1 overall and Central Wisconsin Conference Large Division.