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AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale football team was dominant in its 2019 opener, blowing past Pittsville 38-0 in a nonconference game between the two former Marawood Conference rivals.
Auburndale outgained Pittsville 529-124, holding the Panthers to just 22 passing yards in the victory.
Kyle Peterson had 132 yards rushing and a touchdown, and quarterback Cooper Weinfurter ran for 106 yards and two scored, and threw for 198 yards and another touchdown in the win.
Hunter Wright added a pair of field goals, including one as time expired at the end of the first half, for Auburndale.
Weinfurter threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Paul Kollross in the second quarter and had touchdown runs of 8 and 29 yards in the third quarter. Schyler Gilhausen had Auburndale’s final touchdown on an 11-yard run in the fourth.
Auburndale will play a nonconference game at Blair-Taylor next Friday, Aug. 30. Pittsville will also play a nonconference game next week, hosting Rib Lake/Prentice.
Apaches 38, Panthers 0
Pittsville 0 0 0 0 – 0
Auburndale 7 12 13 6 – 38
First Quarter
A – Kyle Peterson 4 run (Hunter Wright kick), 8:05.
Second Quarter
A – Wright 32 field goal, 11:56.
A – Paul Kollross 19 pass from Cooper Weinfurter (kick failed), 5:06.
A – Wright 36 field goal, 0:00.
Third Quarter
A – Weinfurter 8 run (Wright kick), 4:12.
A – Weinfurter 29 run (kick failed), 0:42.
Fourth Quarter
A – Schyler Gilhausen 11 run (kick failed), 3:05.
Team Statistics
First downs: Pittsville 8; Auburndale 23.
Rushing (att-yards): P 33-102; A 47-331.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): P 2-7-22-1; A 15-25-198-0.
Total yards: P 124; A 529.
Punting (no.-avg.): P 4-34.0; A none.
Penalties (total-yards): P 4-20; A 3-42.
Fumbles (total-lost): P 4-2; A 1-0.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: P, Eli Fox 11-43, Aiden Kolar 8-28, Codi Fox 5-18, Matt Kissner 8-12, Landyn Wayerski 1-1. A, Kyle Peterson 24-132, Cooper Weinfurter 7-106, Paul Kollross 3-24, Hunter Wright 2-22, Schyler Gilhausen 3-18, Terrance Roberson 7-18, Cade Krings 1-11.
Passing: P, Kissner 2-7-22-1. A, Weinfurter 15-25-198-0.
Receiving: P, Wayerski 2-22. A, Wright 7-119, Kollross 3-40, Peterson 3-18, Fletcher Raab 1-14, Kaden Hoffman 1-7.
Punting: P, Kissner 4-34.0.
Records: Pittsville 0-1; Auburndale 1-0.