The Maud Tigers issued a reminder Thursday night as to why they are one of the best teams in Class C.
Already in possession of a third consecutive district championship, Maud unloaded a 46-0 mercy-rule victory over visiting Canadian in a non-district clash at Derrell Pearcy Stadium. This makes for 19 straight regular season home wins for the Tigers, who move to 9-0 overall.
“I was real concerned coming into tonight,” said Maud head coach Bruce Harrell. “We were expecting a dogfight.”
Harrell prepared for that dogfight for good reason. Canadian’s Cougars were 4-3 coming into Thursday’s contest, and one of the marks on that record was a close loss to Sasakwa (38-32).
Sasakwa was one of Maud’s tougher tests, with the Tigers prevailing 41-36 in Week 5.
“The kids had a great week of practice, and we were looking for that killer instinct,” Harrell said of his players. “I think we found it.”
That killer instinct produced more than 370 yards of total offense in less than three full quarters of play. Just over 200 of those yards came on the ground, and quarterback Shane Bailey dished out the remaining 168 through the air.
Bailey finished the game with three connections on six attempts with no interceptions, and all three of his successes — to Trey Hale — turned into touchdowns. The duo combined for a 67-yard scoring reception on Maud’s first play from scrimmage to put the hosts up 6-0 with 9:48 left in the first quarter.
Maud’s defense held Canadian to five first downs and only 110 yards — all rushing. Quarterbacks Shay Reynolds and Brandon Trentham combined for four incomplete throws.
The Tigers scored on all four of their first-quarter possessions for a 26-0 lead going into the second. Bailey recorded back-to-back rushing TDs of 34 and 38 yards before once again hooking up with Hale, this time for a 75-yard scoring reception with 35 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
Their third and final connection of the night was a 26-yard scoring toss with less than 15 seconds remaining in the first half.
Bailey finished the night with three rushing scores and 116 yards on nine carries. Robert Fellows was equally as dangerous on the ground, rolling out 106 yards and a score on 15 attempts.
Bailey and Fellows scored the last two TDs of the game, with Bailey’s coming from 6 yards out at the 9:07 mark in the third quarter. Fellows followed up with a 6-yard score to effect the mercy rule with 5:48 left in the third.
The Tigers turned the ball over once on downs, but never punted and did not fumble the ball away. The Cougars lost two of four fumbles, setting up two of Maud’s scoring drives.
The Tigers, 6-0 in District C-4, will conclude the regular season with a road game opposite district foe Bluejacket next Friday night. Bluejacket’s Chieftains are 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the district heading into tonight’s district match-up against Kinta.
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The Maud Tigers issued a reminder Thursday night as to why they are one of the best teams in Class C.
Already in possession of a third consecutive district championship, Maud unloaded a 46-0 mercy-rule victory over visiting Canadian in a non-district clash at Derrell Pearcy Stadium. This makes for 19 straight regular season home wins for the Tigers, who move to 9-0 overall.
“I was real concerned coming into tonight,” said Maud head coach Bruce Harrell. “We were expecting a dogfight.”
Harrell prepared for that dogfight for good reason. Canadian’s Cougars were 4-3 coming into Thursday’s contest, and one of the marks on that record was a close loss to Sasakwa (38-32).
Sasakwa was one of Maud’s tougher tests, with the Tigers prevailing 41-36 in Week 5.
“The kids had a great week of practice, and we were looking for that killer instinct,” Harrell said of his players. “I think we found it.”
That killer instinct produced more than 370 yards of total offense in less than three full quarters of play. Just over 200 of those yards came on the ground, and quarterback Shane Bailey dished out the remaining 168 through the air.
Bailey finished the game with three connections on six attempts with no interceptions, and all three of his successes — to Trey Hale — turned into touchdowns. The duo combined for a 67-yard scoring reception on Maud’s first play from scrimmage to put the hosts up 6-0 with 9:48 left in the first quarter.
Maud’s defense held Canadian to five first downs and only 110 yards — all rushing. Quarterbacks Shay Reynolds and Brandon Trentham combined for four incomplete throws.
The Tigers scored on all four of their first-quarter possessions for a 26-0 lead going into the second. Bailey recorded back-to-back rushing TDs of 34 and 38 yards before once again hooking up with Hale, this time for a 75-yard scoring reception with 35 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
Their third and final connection of the night was a 26-yard scoring toss with less than 15 seconds remaining in the first half.
Bailey finished the night with three rushing scores and 116 yards on nine carries. Robert Fellows was equally as dangerous on the ground, rolling out 106 yards and a score on 15 attempts.
Bailey and Fellows scored the last two TDs of the game, with Bailey’s coming from 6 yards out at the 9:07 mark in the third quarter. Fellows followed up with a 6-yard score to effect the mercy rule with 5:48 left in the third.
The Tigers turned the ball over once on downs, but never punted and did not fumble the ball away. The Cougars lost two of four fumbles, setting up two of Maud’s scoring drives.
The Tigers, 6-0 in District C-4, will conclude the regular season with a road game opposite district foe Bluejacket next Friday night. Bluejacket’s Chieftains are 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the district heading into tonight’s district match-up against Kinta.
