<body><div>The Chelsea football team continued its march through the Division 3 state playoffs with a dominating 51-14 win over Redford Thurston in the district championship game Friday night.The Bulldogs improved to a perfect 11-0 on the season and will host a strong Mason squad (10-1) in the regional championship game Friday night with a trip to the state semifinals on the line.Chelsea took control early and never looked back, building a 30-0 halftime lead before things got ugly in the second half with numerous personal fouls and multiple ejections for Thurston.The Eagles were flagged for 25 penalties in the contest, compared to just three for Chelsea, as frustrations boiled over in the second half.The Bulldogs wasted little time getting on the scoreboard when Gibby Ichesco scored on a four-yard touchdown run. Nick White added the two-point conversion to give Chelsea an 8-0 lead after one quarter.Chelsea extended its lead early in the second when Nolan Sciackitano powered his way into the end zone on fourth down from six yards out to make it 15-0.The Bulldogs continued to roll when Ichesco broke loose for a 34-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 22-0 with 2:42 remaining in the half.Chelsea wasn’t finished.On the final play of the first half, quarterback Jax Ichesco connected with Gibby Ichesco on a 34-yard touchdown pass. Sciackitano ran in the two-point conversion to give the Bulldogs a commanding 30-0 lead at the break.The second half turned into a penalty-filled affair as Thurston’s frustrations began to show.Chelsea took advantage of two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against the Eagles when Sciackitano scored his second touchdown of the night on a six-yard run to extend the lead to 37-0.The Bulldogs defense then got into the scoring act when Cooper Adams recovered a Thurston fumble in the end zone for a touchdown to make it 44-0.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0bAmXv_1GrRoWSw00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0bAmXv_1GrRoWSw00" width="1536" height="710" ></figure>Thurston finally broke through with a touchdown pass and two-point conversion with 4:11 remaining in the third quarter to cut the Chelsea lead to 44-8.The Bulldogs answered with another big play when Gibby Ichesco broke loose for a 75-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 51-8 with 2:20 left in the third.The long scoring play was overshadowed by another Thurston personal foul and ejection as the Eagles continued to pile up penalties.Thurston added a late touchdown to make the final score 51-14.Gibby Ichesco led the Chelsea scoring attack with four touchdowns, including three on the ground and one receiving, while Sciackitano added a pair of rushing scores.Mason will bring in a squad that is ranked in the top ten in the state.The teams have two common opponents with both knocking off another D3 power Harper Woods. Chelsea beat Harper Woods 29-20 in the season opener and Mason won 24-18 in week nine.Both squads also took on Dexter with Mason defeating the Dreadnaughts 45-21 in the opening round of the playoffs and Chelsea cruising to a 56-21 win in week five.</div></body>

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The Chelsea football team continued its march through the Division 3 state playoffs with a dominating 51-14 win over Redford Thurston in the district championship game Friday night. The Bulldogs improved to a perfect 11-0 on the season and will host a strong Mason squad (10-1) in the regional championship...

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The Chelsea football team continued its march through the Division 3 state playoffs with a dominating 51-14 win over Redford Thurston in the district champ

Chelsea Rolls to First District Title Since 2021

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