STAMFORD — The warning signs turned out to be correct. 

Throughout the offseason, whenever the subject of the Stamford Bulldog football team came up, overall team speed stood out like a tsunami warning. The Bulldogs were going to have speed all over the field with multiple big-play threats. 

The forecast proved accurate on Friday night with an impressive 50-6 win over two-time defending 2A DII state champion Albany in the Big Country Preps Game of the Week. 

Christian Duran rushed for 110 yards and three scores and threw for 221 yards and two more scores to lead Stamford, which coasted to a season-opening win after carrying a 36-6 lead into the break.