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AUBURNDALE – Pittsville running back Nathan Dupee racked up 239 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a 38-8 rout of Auburndale in a Marawood Conference game Friday night at Auburndale High School.
Dupee had two touchdowns in the first half as Pittsville built a 26-0 lead by halftime. He added two more scores in the fourth quarter, including a 76-yard run.
Pittsville piled up 335 yards rushing and outgained Auburndale 360-238 overall.
The win keeps Pittsville (5-3, 4-3 Marawood) in playoff contention, while Auburndale (4-4, 4-3 Marawood) will now have to wait on its fate.
Auburndale can clinch a WIAA playoff berth with a win at home next Friday against Stratford. With a loss, it will be up to the WIAA selection committee. Teams with .500 conference records are considered for the postseason, but not guaranteed a spot.
Pittsville can also clinch a playoff spot with a win at Phillips.
Wyatt Weiler had 121 yards rushing on 30 carries for Auburndale.
The Apaches’ lone score came on a 1-yard touchdown run by quarterback Blake Anderson in the fourth quarter. Anderson was held to just 37 yards passing and he threw two interceptions. He had averaged 201 yards passing per game so far in Marawood play.
Panthers 38, Apaches 8
Pittsville 20 6 0 12 – 38
Auburndale 0 0 0 8 – 8
Box score and statistics are incomplete
First Quarter
P – Nathan Dupee 47 run (PAT failed).
P – Kyle Kolar pass from Bradley Wesley (PAT failed).
P – Kolar run (Dupee run).
Second Quarter
P – Dupee 37 run (PAT failed).
Fourth Quarter
P – Dupee 14 run (PAT failed).
P – Dupee 76 run (PAT failed).
A – Blake Anderson 1 run (Matt Nikolay pass from Anderson).
Team Statistics
First downs: Pittsville 10; Auburndale 14.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): Pittsville 1-3-25-1; Auburndale 6-16-58-2.
Rushing yards: Pittsville 335; Auburndale 180.
Fumbles (total-lost): Pittsville 0-0; Auburndale 0-0.
Penalties (No.-yards): Pittsville 4-32; Auburndale 3-20.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: P, Nathan Dupee 18-239; Kyle Kolar 17-89. A, Wyatt Weiler 30-12, Kurt Jankowski 9-36, Jake Lews 4-24, Blake Anderson 3-5.
Passing: P, Bradley Wesley 1-2-25-0, Dupee 0-1-0-1. A, Anderson 5-13-37-2, Weiler 1-3-0-21.
Receiving: P, Kolar 1-25. A, Matt Nikolay 3-31, Zach Staats 2-18, Isaac Castellano 1-9.
Punting: P, Kolar 3-23.6 avg. A, Brandl 3-28.3 avg.
Records: Pittsville 5-3, 4-3 Marawood Conference; Auburndale 4-4, 4-3 Marawood Conference.