The Spartans topped Clear Brook on a wet and stormy afternoon at Challenger Columbia Stadium. 

Stratford ends the season with a 6-4 record overall and 4-3 in district play.  Three of the losses were down to the wire and decided by 7 points or less.  The team was in a 3 way tie for the last two playoff spots and missed out on the tiebreaker by two points. 

Congratulations to the coaching staff and Class of 2021 for reestablishing a winning program and building a foundation for the younger players to have further success next year.

The game against Clear Brook came down to timely defensive stops and offensive plays in the fourth quarter.  The torrential downpour made it difficult at times to move the ball.  Nevertheless, Darese Steptoe scored first for the Spartans on a 61 yard touchdown run.  Late in the fourth quarter, AJ Abbott ran a QB sneak for the go ahead score. 

With a couple of minutes to go, the defense held on fourth down and the offense was able to run out the clock.

Notable defensive play from Cooper King, who was all over the place and recorded 10 tackles.  Both Drew Arend and Lennon Garcia also stood out with 6 tackles and several tackles for loss.

Offensive Stats

Passing

Abbott 11/19 for 180 yards

Rushing

Steptoe 17 for 94 yards, 1 TD

Denson 10 for 49 yards

Moseley 4 for 40 yards

Receiving

Denson 3 for 44

Polley 3 for 37

Moseley 2 for 57

Steptoe 2 for 28

Kight 1 for 14