The Maud Tigers had home field advantage Friday night for their first round of the OSSAA Class C Playoffs against the Bluejacket Chieftains. The Chieftains came into the game with a 6-3 record on the season.

The Maud Tigers also came into the game with a 6-3 record with a recent 46-0 shutout victory over Fox on the 7th.

The Tigers jumped on the board first with wide receiver Koi Street scoring a 6-point touchdown. The Chieftains answered back with a touchdown to tie things up.

The Tigers stepped on the gas and didn’t look back. Maud Tiger Jonathan Lamas scored a rushing touchdown and quarterback Trenton Marshall added another touchdown before the quarter was up.

The Chieftains were down by 8 points heading into the second quarter.

Maud lit up the score board first in the second to make it 26-12. The Bluejackets closed the gap again with a TD and the two-point conversion.

Maud extended their lead right before the half with another touchdown.

The score was Maud 34, Bluejackets 20 to start the third. A defensive battle from both teams played a big part in the frame as neither team scored.

The Tigers took a 20-point lead to start the fourth quarter. The Chieftains continued to battle but allowed the Tigers to extend their lead again with another six-point touchdown.

Bluejacket never gave up and scored 8 points before the end of regulation.

The Maud Tigers won their first round of the playoffs 46-28.

Maud moves on to the second round of the playoffs and will face the #2 Timberlake Tigers Friday the 21st at Timberlake.

The game is set to start at 7 p.m.