Football Recap: St. Cloud Picks Up Fourth Straight Win at Home

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

08/22/25 @ Freedom	47
08/29/25 vs Pine Ridge	41
10/03/25 vs Gateway	27
10/17/25 vs Tohopekaliga	23
09/05/25 @ Poinciana	23

St. Cloud won the last time they faced Tohopekaliga and things went their way on Friday too. The Bulldogs blew past the Tigers 44-21. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 23 points or more this season.

Cameron Dalton had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Owen Sullivan did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Cloud's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Chase Gilbert, Hank Williams, and Jude Cockcroft, who each picked up one sack apiece. St. Cloud got some further help from Bryce Anthony Oraine Williams: he made seven total tackles and defended four passes in addition to snagging two interceptions both of which were returned for touchdowns.

Tohopekaliga lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was AJ Wise, who picked up 107 receiving yards and one score. Tohopekaliga is 2-1 when Wise posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Bradley Weck, who picked up 101 receiving yards and one TD.

St. Cloud pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.3 points over those games. As for Tohopekaliga, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Cloud will welcome Harmony at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Tohopekaliga, they will be playing at home against Lake Nona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions' defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so the Tigers' offense will have their work cut out for them.