Auburndale football uses strong start to defeat Pittsville

Auburndale running back Colton Weiler. (MarshfieldAreaSports.com file photo/Paul Lecker)

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AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale football team rebounded after suffering its first loss of the season, racking up 373 yards of offense and rolling to a 42-22 win over Pittsville in a Central Wisconsin Conference Small Division game Friday night at Auburndale High School.

Colton Weiler ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns, and Nathan Van Wyhe tacked on three TDs for the Eagles, who are now 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the CWC Small.

Van Wyhe scored the first three touchdowns for the Eagles as they built a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter and they took a 21-6 lead into halftime.

Weiler and quarterback Blake Raab added in the third to up Auburndale’s lead to 35-14 before Weiler capped the Eagles’ scoring with a 21-yard touchdown run.

Peyton Weinfurter had two interceptions and Van Whye added another as the Eagles’ defense did their part.

Auburndale will travel to Rosholt (1-3, 0-2 CWC Small) next Friday, Sept. 20.

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Eagles 42, Panthers 22
Pittsville 0 6 8 8 – 22
Auburndale 14 7 14 7 – 42
First Quarter

A – Nathan Van Wyhe 1 run (Blake Raab kick).
A – Van Wyhe 14 run (Raab kick).
Second Quarter
A – Van Wyhe 17 run (Raab kick).
P – Dawson Luther 30 pass from Logan Zickert (conversion failed).
Third Quarter
A – Colton Weiler 7 run (Raab kick).
P – (Name not provided) 4 fumble return (Hartley Swan run).
A – Raab 21 run (Raab kick).
Fourth Quarter
A – Weiler 21 run (Raab kick).
P – Luther 2 run (Dalton Darr run).
Team Statistics
First downs:
P 12; A 20.
Rushing (att-yards): P 37-156; A 36-329.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): P 6-16-83-3; A 8-15-44-0.
Total yards: P 239; A 373.
Penalties (no.-yards): P 9-73; A 9-113.
Fumbles (total-lost): P 1-1; A 1-0.
Individual Statistics
Rushing:
P, Dawson Luther 18-95, Dalton Darr 17-55, Logan Zickert 2-6. A, Colton Weiler 17-151, Blake Raab 8-73, Nathan Van Wyhe 7-64, Trevor Trowbridge 1-30, Ray Teska 2-9, Peyton Weinfurter 1-2.
Passing: P, Zickert 6-13-83-3, Luther 0-1-0-0. A, Raab 8-15-44-0.
Receiving: P, Luther 2-47, Jameson Krueger 2-12, Grant Rademan 1-22, Darr 1-2. A, Weinfurter 2-20, Nathan Richardson 2-11, Weiler 2-3, Trevin Seevers 1-7, Carter Grassl 1-3.
Interceptions (defense): A, Weinfurter 2, Van Wyhe 1.
Records: Pittsville 1-3, 1-1 Central Wisconsin Conference Small Division; Auburndale 3-1, 1-1 Central Wisconsin Conference Small Division.