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PITTSVILLE – Auburndale forced five turnovers, held Pittsville to just two first downs and finished with its fourth shutout in five games as it rolled to a 29-0 victory in the Marawood Conference football opener for both teams Friday night at Pittsville High School.
Auburndale improves to 5-0 overall and has outscored its opponents 231-8 this season.
The Eagles racked up 417 yards of offense, while holding Pittsville (1-4, 0-1 Marawood Conference) to just 93.
Quarterback Trayton Weber had 109 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and threw for 133 more and a score to lead the way for Auburndale.
Weber hit Alex Willfahrt for a 9-yard score in the first quarter and Aden Cherney kicked a 25-yard field goal in the second as the Eagles took a 10-0 lead into halftime.
Weber had a 40-yard scoring scamper and Kaden Anderson ran for a 1-yard score in the third quarter, and Weber finished off the scoring with a 9-yard TD run in the fourth.
Auburndale will host Marathon for a Marawood Conference game next Friday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m.
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Eagles 29, Panthers 0
Auburndale 7 3 12 7 – 29
Pittsville 0 0 0 0 – 0
First Quarter
A – Alex Willfahrt 9 pass from Trayton Weber (Aden Cherney kick).
Second Quarter
A – Cherney 25 field goal.
Third Quarter
A – Weber 40 run (kick missed).
A – Kaden Anderson 1 run (pass failed).
Fourth Quarter
A – Weber 9 run (Cherney kick).
Team Statistics
First downs: Auburndale 20; Pittsville 2.
Rushing (att-yards): A 44-284; P 30-78.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): A 13-26-133-0; P 3-12-15-3.
Total yards: A 417; P 93.
Penalties (no.-yards): A 5-45; P 5-25.
Fumbles (total-lost): A 0-0; P 1-1.
Punting (no.-avg.): A 4-39.0; P 6-33.2.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: A, Trayton Weber 17-109, Evan Scholl 11-54, Kaden Anderson 9-54, Alex Willfahrt 1-30, Lucas Yeske 1-21, Tim Schmitt 4-11, Aden Cherney 1-5. P, Dylan Luther 16-32, Waylon Grimm 3-26, Braden Friday 5-22, Dawson Luther 2-1, Jaeger Kissner 1-0, Jake Hardinger 3-minus 3.
Passing: A, Weber 13-25-133-0, Willfahrt 0-1-0-0. P, Luther 1-1-14-0, Hardinger 2-8-1-2, Grimm 0-3-0-1.
Receiving: A, Schmitt 9-78, Cherney 4-46, Willfahrt 1-9. P, Luther 2-1, Kaden Schiller 1-14.
Records: Auburndale 5-0, 1-0 Marawood Conference; Pittsville 1-4, 0-1 Marawood Conference.