Box Score Class AAA No. 2 Bridgeport scored on all seven of its first-half possessions on its way to a 57-7 victory against Preston on Homecoming Friday night at Wayne Jamison Field.
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The Indians, who improved to a perfect 8-0, entered the game leading the state in scoring at 56.9 points per game and were right on par with that, nearly accomplishing by halftime where they had a 50-0 lead which led to another game ending with a running clock in the second half.
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Six of the seven touchdowns in the first half came on drives of five plays or less. For the season, Bridgeport has 44 scoring drives that have resulted in a touchdown in five plays or less.
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The Indians are scoring often, scoring early and scoring quickly which is what coach Tyler Phares want to see from his single-wing attack.
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"A lot of times it depends on the situation," Phares said. "You might go in with a plan with what you want to run but there might be a quick three-and-out, there might be a turnover, something goes off script and you want to change it up but most of the time we have a general idea what we want to run to start a game.
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"Our goal is to score and we don't want to give the ball back to the other guys. We enjoy having the ball and we enjoy being aggressive."
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The Indians finished with 457 total yards against the Knights, including 398 on the ground.
Josh Love finished with 105 yards on nine carries and a touchdown.
Alex Moses had two carries for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Jack Spatafore had three rushing touchdowns to go along with 64 yards on eight carries.
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The production didn't slow down in the second half where
Graham Vincent put up 84 yards on five carries and Landon Gillum had a rushing touchdown.
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For the second time in as many weeks, the BHS defense forced some early turnovers which led directly to points.
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