Woodstock punched its ticket to the postseason Friday night with a 43-14 victory over Cherokee at Tommy Baker Field.

After a slow start, the Wolverines dominated the field - rolling up more than 350 yards off offense. The first-team defense held Cherokee to a single touchdown late in the second quarter before the reserves gave up a second score with just over a minute left in the game.

Woodstock coach Mike O'Brien said it was nice to see a total team effort on the field as five different players reached the end zone and the special teams recorded a safety.

"That's what we want to do. We're a team," O'Brien said. "Cherokee played well. Once we feel like we've got a chance to win the game, we try to get most of our kids in the game. We want to get them a little taste of it. We always tell them they need to be ready when their time comes. We threw a lot of kids out there and some of them responded and some of them didn't."

Woodstock used 10 different ball-carriers and two quarterbacks, while three receivers caught passes.

"We want to keep building for the future," O'Brien said. "We are only a game away from someone getting injured and someone else needing to step in there."

The Wolverines broke onto the scoreboard with 3:33 left in the first quarter when Tanner Skogen caught a short pass from Kevin Bolak along the left sideline and skirted past two defenders for a 40-yard touchdown. Jonathan Weiner's extra point made it 7-0.

Midway through the second quarter, Skogen scored again, this time on a 4-yard run up the middle. A safety, which was recorded when the snap on a punt sailed out of the end zone, made the score 16-0 before Bolak teamed up with Trevor Bagwell for a 40-yard strike.

Cherokee finally found its legs on its final drive of the quarter. The Warriors picked up first downs on consecutive runs by Kenny Foster and Dylan Haynes to move the ball into Woodstock territory.

Foster's 14-yard carry then moved the ball to the 6-yard line. After a short gain by Jonathan Manous, Haynes carried the ball inside the 1-yard line. From there, Foster completed the six-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown.

With the 23-7 score, the Cherokee fans who packed the stadium for homecoming, had hopes for a second-half comeback, but Woodstock quickly erased that idea.

Skogen, who finished the game with 11 carries for 54 yards, carried the ball 25 yards for his second touchdown of the night.

After a short Cherokee series was cut short when Haynes' pass was intercepted by Chas Pierce, Woodstock needed just three plays to reach the end zone once more. This time, it was Michael Seymour on the receiving end of Bolak's 25-yard pass, which made the score 36-7.

Bolak finished the night 5-for-8 for 126 yards and three touchdowns. He also picked up 53 yards on eight carries.

The Wolverines' second-team offense tacked on a score with just under 8 minutes left in the game. Michael Weiner, quarterbacking for Woodstock, took a keeper for 13 yards. Brad Sullivan added the extra point for a 43-7 advantage.

Late in the game, Woodstock's offense took a knee on third and fourth downs to turn the ball over to Cherokee on the Warrior 19 with 2 minutes left in the game. After the game, O'Brien said the move allowed him to play reserves that had seen little time on the field.

Cherokee's offense quickly took advantage of the opportunity as running back Andrew Blaylock took a handoff on the first snap and ran 81 yards for a touchdown. Aaron Carrasquillo's second point-after capped the scoring for the night.

Cherokee coach Brian Dameron said his team was simply overwhelmed.

"I think we played well at times, but we got knocked down and reverted to things that we were doing earlier in the season," he said. "I think sometimes when you are fragile with confidence you revert to old habits."