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PITTSVILLE – Auburndale scored five unanswered touchdowns over the final three quarters to whip Pittsville 43-8 in a Marawood Conference football game Friday night at Pittsville High School.
Pittsville led 8-7 after the first quarter, but the Apaches controlled the game the rest of the way to improve to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the Marawood Conference.
Auburndale clinches a berth in the WIAA playoffs for the second-straight season with the victory.
Pittsville is now 2-5, 1-5 in the Marawood.
Matt Nikolay led the way for Auburndale with 149 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown run; Wyatt Weiler added 113 yards and two touchdowns; and Jake Lewis had 105 yards and a score for the Apaches.
Paul Willfahrt threw a touchdown pass and ran for another for Auburndale.
Weiler scored on runs of 42 and 33 yards in the second quarter to put the Apaches up 21-8 at the break.
Auburndale continued the onslaught in the third quarter with three touchdown runs.
Auburndale plays at Stratford (4-3, 3-2 Marawood) next Friday.
Apaches 42, Panthers 8
Auburndale 7 14 21 0 – 42
Pittsville 8 0 0 0 – 8
First Quarter
A – Aaron Willfahrt 58 pass from Paul Willfahrt (Matt Lang kick).
P – Dayton Kissner 5 pass from Paul Downs (Kolar run).
Second Quarter
A – Wyatt Weiler 42 run (Lang kick).
A – Weiler 33 run (Lang kick).
Third Quarter
A – Jake Lewis 28 run (Lang kick).
A – P. Willfahrt 3 run (Lang kick).
A – Matt Nikolay 87 run (Lang kick).
Individual statistics incomplete
Rushing: A, Matt Nikolay 13-149, Wyatt Weiler 6-113, Jake Leiws 14-105, Paul Willfahrt 1-3. P, Kyle Kolar 15-52, Nathan Dupee 12-46.
Passing: A, P. Willfahrt 4-4-61-0. P, Paul Downs 4-9-59-0.
Receiving: A, Aaron Willfahrt 2-66. P, Dayton Kissner 3-33.
Records: Auburndale 5-1, 4-1 Marawood Conference; Pittsville 2-5, 1-5 Marawood Conference.