QB Brent Bailey’s big night powers Clovis North to first-round win

Clovis North ran into the matchup it badly needed to set up a deep postseason run.

Quarterback Brent Bailey ran for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth as the Division I sixth-seeded Broncos halted their scoring slump and eliminated No. 11 Frontier with a 49-12 win Thursday in a Central Section first-round playoff game at Lamonica Stadium.

The Broncos (6-5) had averaged 12.6 points while going 1-2 in their final three regular-season games. But they scored 21 in Thursday’s first quarter.

It helped that Clovis North was facing a Frontier team (2-9) that had allowed 45.2 points while dropping its past five games.

Bailey scored on runs of 1, 9 and 6 yards. He completed 10 of 19 passes for 242 yards, including a 25-yard TD strike to receiver Chad Fugman.

Clovis North will visit No. 3 Liberty-Bakersfield (7-3) in a Nov. 18 quarterfinal. The team did not meet in the regular season.

The Broncos also received touchdowns from running backs Brock Jones (55-yard run) and Jordan Ayerza (1-yard run) and defensive lineman Adam Abajian (40-yard interception return).

Clovis North scored five straight touchdowns before Titans broke through with 6:11 left in the third quarter. Frontier would score again in the fourth.

Fugman finished with three catches for 95 yards for the Broncos.

This story was originally published November 10, 2016 at 10:16 PM with the headline "QB Brent Bailey’s big night powers Clovis North to first-round win."