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STRATFORD – Stratford dominated Auburndale from the start and blew past the Apaches 32-8 in the season and Marawood Conference football opener for both teams on Friday at Tiger Stadium.
Stratford scored a pair of first-half touchdowns and added three more in the third quarter to win going way.
The Tigers held Auburndale to just 164 yards and forced four turnovers in the win.
Five different Stratford running backs ran for at least 33 yards, led by Jamie Aschebrock, who had 97 yards on 14 carries. Mark Marquardt added 72 yards Austin Shelley had 57 yards, each on 10 carries.
Stratford also threw the ball well, as quarterback Nick Viegut was 8 of 15 for 94 yards. Jake Kauth had two catches for 51 yards to lead the way as six different Tigers had at least one catch.
Shelley got the scoring started with an 11-yard touchdown run with 7:40 to go in the first quarter.
The Tigers put together another scoring drive just before halftime and Viegut ran in from 6 yards out with 15 seconds to go before halftime.
Stratford got its offense rolling in the third quarter, scoring three touchdowns in a span of 1:13..
Aschebrock scored on a 1-yard run and Marquardt had a 5-yard TD run 35 seconds later to put Stratford up 25-0.
Shelley added his second score of the game just 48 seconds after that.
Auburndale got its only score on a 1-yard run by quarterback C.J. Castellano 40 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Castellano was just 3-for-14 for 43 yards passing and was picked off twice.
Kyle Willfahrt led the Apaches in rushing with 72 yards on 14 carries.
Next week, on Friday, Sept. 3, Stratford plays at Pittsville, while Auburndale hosts Marathon.
Tigers 32, Apaches 8
Auburndale 0 0 0 8 – 8
Stratford 6 6 20 0 – 32
First quarter
S – Austin Shelley 11 run (kick failed), 7:40.
Second quarter
S – Nick Viegut 6 run (pass failed), :15.
Third quarter
S – Jamie Aschebrock 1 run (kick failed), 5:44.
S – Mark Marquardt 5 run (Mitch Miller kick), 5:19.
S – Shelley 20 run (Miller kick), 4:31.
Fourth quarter
A – C.J. Castellano 1 run (pass good), 11:20.
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs: Auburndale 11; Stratford 22.
Rushing (att-yards): Auburndale 37-120; Stratford 52-300.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): Auburndale 3-14-43-2; Stratford 8-15-94-2.
Fumbles (total-lost): Auburndale 2-2; Stratford 6-1.
Penalties: Auburndale 1-5; Stratford 4-31.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Auburndale: Kyle Willfahrt 14-72, Kyle Gruenke 11-45, C.J. Castellano 11-2, Canyon Weiler 1-1. Stratford: Jamie Aschebrock 14-97, Mark Marquardt 10-72, Austin Shelley 10-57, Josh Reif 8-40, Nick Viegut 7-33, Tyler Adams 2-2, Nolan Bargender 1-minus 1.
Passing
Auburndale: Castellano 3-14-43-2. Stratford: Viegut 8-15-94-2.
Receiving
Auburndale: Cole Swanson 2-32, Gruenke 1-11. Stratford: Jake Kauth 2-51, Derek Austin 1-23, Connor Brock 1-8, Reif 1-5, Marquardt 1-4, Aschebrock 1-3.
Interceptions
Auburndale: Gruenke, Weiler. Stratford: Shelley, Brock.
Punting
Auburndale: Castellano 3-35.3 avg. Stratford: Marquardt 1-19 avg.