Stallions Wednesday

As some of you may or may not know i'm a current member of the Staffordshire Stallions, who are the reigning BUAFL Northern Conference Champions. Therefore, every Wednesday I will dedicate this site to the Stallions.
Welcome to the Stallions Update....

On Sunday 16th the Stallions played their first game of the season beating Huddersfield Hawks 50-0 at the Stables.

Thanks to some strong running from Edam Goka, Jonny Gibson and George Furlonge behind a solid offensive line of Pete Buckley, Graham Fellows, Rob Pickerill, Phil Slater, Jon Henshall. The Stallions scored seven rushing touchdowns against a weaker Hawks defensive line.

On Staffs first offensive drive QB Ben Rowan sneaked up the middle to score after RB Omar Augustin ran 26 yards, but was stopped short on the 1 yard line, injuring his shoulder.

Both offenses stuttered on their next drives as turnovers from both teams kept the score at 6-0 to the Stallions. Early in the second quarter Furlonge powered his way into the endzone to extend the Stallions advantage. Goka and Gibson then took the game well beyond the Hawks by combining for 5 touchdowns and 284 yards as the score increased to 50-0.

'Defense wins championships' rang true in the game and the Hawks were restricted to two first downs. The Stallions defense dominated as the linebackers and line consistently got to the ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage.

The Stallions now look to Derby who they comfortably beat last year but will be expecting a tough game against a much improved team.