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AUBURNDALE – Kyle Willfahrt led a punishing rushing attack for Auburndale, piling up 253 yards on 37 carries and scored three times to lead the Auburndale football team to a dominating 38-18 win over Marathon in a Marawood Conference game Friday night at Auburndale High School.
Auburndale, coming off a 32-8 loss to Stratford, rebounded by pounding the ball right at the Marathon defense. The Apaches ran 68 times for 387 yards and quarterback C.J. Castellano completed 4 of 7 passes for 54 yards as Auburndale outgained the Raiders 431-211.
Auburndale jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead on touchdown runs of 43 yards and 1 yard by Castellano.
The Apaches pushed the lead to 22-6 by halftime when Willfahrt scored on a 5-yard run.
Willfahrt added touchdown runs of 12 yards and 1 yard in the third quarter and the Apaches converted two-point plays after each score to push its lead to 38-12.
Auburndale plays at Chippewa Falls McDonell next Friday, while Marathon hosts Pittsville.
Apaches 38, Raiders 18
Marathon 0 6 6 6 – 18
Auburndale 14 8 16 0 – 38
First quarter
A, C.J. Castellano 43 run (conversion failed).
A, Castellano 1 run (Castellano run).
Second quarter
A, Kyle Willfahrt 5 run (Austin Hawkins pass from Castellano).
M, Dillon Sanchez 5 run (conversion failed).
Third quarter
A, Willfahrt 12 run (Willfahrt run).
M, Vince Dinkel 83 kick return (conversion failed).
A, Willfahrt 1 run (Jesse Brokish pass from Castellano).
Fourth quarter
M, Cody Hanke 40 pass from Koleman Schilling (conversion failed).
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs: Marathon 9, Auburndale 23.
Rushing (att-yards): Marathon 22-85, Auburndale 68-387.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): Marathon 9-21-126-1, Auburnadle 4-7-54-0.
Penalties: Marathon 3-37, Auburndale 6-54.
Fumbles (total-lost): Marathon 0-0, Auburndale 1-1.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Marathon, Dillon Sanchez 16-76, Gage Seehafer 3-5, Koleman Schilling 3-4. Auburndale, Kyle Willfahrt 37-253, Kyle Greunke 12-52, C.J. Castellano 12-39, Dominic Lewis 5-19, Brian Hoffman 1-14, Alex Lang 1-10.
Passing: Marathon, Schilling 9-21-126-1. Auburndale: Castellano 4-7-54-0.
Receiving: Marathon, Cody Hanke 4-86, Vince Dinkel 2-14, Paul Seliger 1-11, Seehafer 1-9, Sanchez 1-6. Auburndale, Kyle Greunke 2-25, Jesse Brokish 1-23, Lang 1-6.
Punting: Marathon, Hanke 2-21.5 avg. Auburndale, none.
Interceptions: Marathon, none. Auburndale, Austin Hawkins.