Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shelton). They blew past the Branford Hornets 49-14 on Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-0.
Shelton was led to victory by Cole St.Pierre and Ryan Kinik. St.Pierre gained 148 total yards and three touchdowns, while Kinik rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Kinik a new career-high in rushing yards. Evan Bouteiller made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Shelton's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-6. As for Branford, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Shelton will be playing at home against Cheshire at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Branford, they will head out to square off against West Haven at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Haven's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
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