A dominant season-opening victory would have most teams excited, yet Stanfield players and coaches walked away from Friday’s 54-22 victory over Enterprise longing for more.
The Tigers jumped on the Outlaws early with a run-heavy attack that yielded 28 first-quarter points. Makiah Blankenship and Thyler Monkus – Stanfield’s leading rusher from last year — each scored on touchdown runs, giving the Tigers a two-score lead less than six minutes into the game.
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