Bulldogs advance to round 2

PETTICOAT JUNCTION -- The Silver Bluff Bulldogs were able to cruise to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs with a convincing 35-7 win over the Bishop England Bishops on Friday night.

Big plays were key for the Bulldogs, as they took an early lead on a 53-yard touchdown run by Robert Green on their second play of the game and never looked back. A strong defense - led by Demarcus Lawrence and Hikeem Dixon with six tackles each - kept the Bishops off the scoreboard until the last minute of the game.

The Bulldogs rushed for more than 300 yards and were led by running back Cordrea Tankersley, who had seven carries for 154 yards and two touchdowns. The highlight of the night for Tankersley was a 75-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Green also had 100 yards on 10 carries and scored two touchdowns. Silver Bluff quarterback Austin Pollack was 2-of-3 passing on the night for 19 yards.

Bishop England was held to only 101 yards in the game. Thomas Grimsley had the lone touchdown of the night for Bishop England on a 3-yard run up the middle.

The Bulldogs will look to build on their six-game winning streak and continue their trek through the playoffs next week when they host Cheraw.

Bishop England 0 0 0 7 7

Silver Bluff 14 14 7 0 35

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER

SBHS-Robert GREEN Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN!!! 53 yds PAT Kick by Kyle MACKEY GOOD!

SBHS-Cordrea TANKERSLEY Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN!!! 75 yds PAT Kick by Kyle MACKEY GOOD!

SECOND QUARTER

SBHS-Robert GREEN Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN!!! 5 yds PAT Kick by Kyle MACKEY GOOD!

SBHS-Cordrea TANKERSLEY Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN!!! 22 yds PAT Kick by Kyle MACKEY GOOD!

THIRD QUARTER

SBHS-Andre WASHINGTON Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN!!! 38 yds PAT Kick by Kyle MACKEY GOOD!

BEHS-Thomas Grimsley Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN!!! 3 yds PAT Kick by Brenden Costa GOOD!

SBHS BEHS

FIRST DOWN 16 11

RUSHES/YARDS (NET) 36/341 33/73

PASSING YARDS (NET) 26 28

Passes Att/Comp/Int 4/3/0 16/4/1

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS/YARDS 40/367 49/101

Fumble Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0

Punt Returns/Yards 3/-4 0/0

Kickoff Returns/Yards 1/16 6/125

Interception Returns /Yards 1/13 0/0

Punts (Number/Avg) 1/17 5/42

Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Penalties/Yards 11/83 3/15

Possession Time 36:01 12:00

Sacks By: Number/Yards 0/0 0/0

RUSHING(Att/Yards):

Bishop England-Andrew Bunch 15/49, Danny Croghan 3/31, Thomas Grimsley 5/9, Nick Theos 3/5, Mikell Fosberry 7/-21.

Silver Bluff-Cordrea Tankersley 7/154, Robert Green 10/100, Andre Washington 8/65, Austin Pollock 2/11, Dontay Ingram 2/7, Omari EL 2/6, Tyler Fishalow 3/2, TEAM 2/-4.

PASSING(Comp/Att/Int/Yard):

Bishop England-Mikell Fosberry 4/14/0/28, Danny Croghan 0/2/1/0.

Silver Bluff-Austin Pollock 2/3/0/19, Cordrea Tankersley 1/1/0/7.

RECEIVING(No/Yard):

Bishop England-Thomas Grimsley 1/11, Matt Shiver 1/11, Andrew Bunch 1/4, Austin Wall 1/2.

Silver Bluff-Eric Stokes 2/19, Chris Crumley 1/7.

Stats collected by William McMichael.

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