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FOND DU LAC – Marshfield ran into the buzz-saw that is the Fond du Lac football team on Friday night and could not find a way to stop them.
The Cardinals scored at least two touchdowns in every quarter and rolled to a 61-14 victory over Marshfield in the Valley Football Association South Division opener for both teams at Fruth Field.
Fond du Lac led 21-0 early in the second quarter and pushed the lead to 41-7 midway through the third quarter.
The Cardinals are 3-0 this season and have outscored their opponents 142-21 thus far. Marshfield is now 1-2.
Fondy running back Justin Maratik ran for 259 yards and five touchdowns, and added another score on a pass reception.
Fond du Lac piled up 666 yards of offense, including 488 on the ground.
Marshfield’s two scores came on a 1-yard run by quarterback Derek Coffren and a recovered fumble in the end zone. Coffren threw four interceptions.
Marshfield will be at Neenah (3-0, 1-0 VFA South) at 7 p.m. Friday. The game will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com.
Complete game statistics were not provided.
Cardinals 61, Tigers 14
Marshfield 0 7 7 0 – 14
Fond du Lac 14 14 20 13 – 61
First Quarter
F – Maratik 15 pass from Nejedlo (Behlke kick), 9:13.
F – Maratik 12 run (Behlke kick), 4:13.
Second Quarter
F – Maratik 5 run (Behlke kick), 2:57.
M – Derek Coffren 1 run (Zach McManus kick), 2:40.
F – Maratik 4 run (Behlke kick), 1:00.
Third Quarter
F – Maratik 6 run (Behlke kick). 5:36.
F – Maratik 48 run (PAT failed), 5:00.
M – Fumble recovery in end zone (McManus kick), 1:02.
F – Keon Jefferson 5 run (Behlke kick), 0:29.
Fourth Quarter
F – Woelfel 13 run (PAT failed), 7:31.
F – Levi Burns 47 run (Behlke kick), 4:27.
Team Statistics (complete stats not provided)
First downs: Marshfield 12; Fond du Lac 29.
Rushing: Marshfield 64; Fond du Lac 488.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): Marshfield 15-31-143-4; Fond du Lac 9-17-178-0.