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AUBURNDALE – Auburndale senior quarterback Blake Raab had a game to remember in his final regular-season home start as he threw for four touchdowns and ran for another in the Eagles’ 48-21 victory over Iola-Scandinavia on Friday night at Auburndale High School.
Raab completed 8 of 11 passes for 160 yards, four of those going for touchdowns, as Auburndale overcame a one-point deficit late in the second quarter to win going away.
Raab had touchdown passes of 61 yards to Keegan Empey and 68 yards to Nathan Richardson in the second quarter as Auburndale took a 21-15 lead into halftime.
From there, the Eagles dominated, outscoring Iola-Scandinavia (6-3, 4-3 Central Wisconsin Conference Small Division) 27-6 in the second half.
Colton Weiler had touchdown runs of 54 and 45 yards, and Raab tossed TD passes of 8 yards to Empey and 7 yards to Peyton Weinfurter as Auburndale pulled away.
Auburndale finishes the regular season 8-1 overall and 6-1 in the CWC Small, which was good enough for second place in the final conference standings.
Both teams will open the WIAA postseason next Friday, Oct. 25. The brackets will be released Saturday morning and the Eagles certainly stand to host a home game in the opening round.
Eagles 48, Thunderbirds 21
Iola-Scandinavia 0 15 0 6 – 21
Auburndale 7 14 13 14 – 48
First Quarter
A – Blake Raab 10 run (Raab kick).
Second Quarter
A – Keegan Empey 61 pass from Raab (Raab kick).
IS – Jensen Rice 25 run (Korz Loken pass from Rice).
IS – Billy Myers 1 run (Owen Wolberg kick).
A – Nathan Richardson 68 pass from Raab (Raab kick).
Third Quarter
A – Colton Weiler 54 run (Raab kick).
A – Empey 8 pass from Raab (extra point failed).
Fourth Quarter
IS – Rice 15 run (extra point failed).
A – Weiler 45 run (Raab kick).
A – Peyton Weinfurter 7 pass from Raab (Raab kick).
Team Statistics
First downs: IS 22; A 14.
Rushing (att-yards): IS 54-262; A 20-230.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): IS 9-19-70-1; A 8-11-160-0.
Total yards: IS 332; A 390.
Fumbles lost: IS 0; A 1.
Penalties (no.-yards): IS 7-48; A 0-0.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: IS, Jensen Rice 23-119, Billy Myers 23-98, Kyrylo Kopytsia 6-32, Korz Loken 2-13. A, Colton Weiler 12-188, Blake Raab 3-24, Ray Teska 3-19, Nathan Van Wyhe 2-minus 1.
Passing: IS, Rice 7-15-45-1, Loken 2-4-25-0. A, Raab 8-11-160-0.
Receiving: IS, Myers 3-28, Loken 3-21, Charlie Tappa 1-19, Ryan Thulien 1-5, Kopytsia 1-minus 3. A, Peyton Weinfurter 5-23, Keegan Empey 2-69, Nathan Richardson 1-68.
Interception (defense): A, Weinfurter.
Records: Iola-Scandinavia 6-3, 4-3 Central Wisconsin Conference Small Division; Auburndale 8-1, 6-1 Central Wisconsin Conference Small Division.