STRATFORD FOOTBALL DOMINATES WITTENBERG-BIRNAMWOOD

Zaleski Sports

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.