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COLBY – The Auburndale football team locked down its first conference championship in 20 years on Friday night at Colby High School with a 20-14 win over Colby, ending the defending WIAA Division 5 state champions’ 22-game winning streak.
Auburndale, ranked ninth in this week’s Wissports.net Division 6 state coaches poll, finishes the regular season 8-1 overall and 6-1 in the Marawood Conference. The Eagles share the conference title with Colby and Edgar, the first time Auburndale has won a Marawood championship since sharing the title with Stratford in 2002.
After Colby tied the game at 14-14 on a 5-yard touchdown run by Tevin Rue, Auburndale responded with what proved to be the game-winning score as quarterback Trayton Weber connected with Alex Willfahrt for a 30-yard touchdown with 5:02 remaining.
The Eagles’ defense was able to hold to secure the victory after a stellar performance, finishing with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
Colby, the fifth-ranked team in the Division 5 state poll, scored first on a 5-yard touchdown run by Caden Healy midway through the second quarter, before Auburndale came back to tie it on a 1-yard TD run by Kaden Anderson and the teams heading to halftime with a 7-7 score.
The Eagles took the lead on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Weber to Willfahrt with 5:13 left in the third quarter and the score held until Rue’s score with 7:29 to go in the fourth.
Weber finished 12-for-22 for 199 yards and the two scores to Willfahrt, who totaled 101 yards on three catches. Tim Schmitt led the Eagles’ with five catches for 49 yards. Weber also had a team-high 52 yard rushing in the win.
Both teams head into the postseason next week. The WIAA will announced its playoff brackets with a special reveal show on Bally Sports Wisconsin at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Click here to view the Marawood Conference football standings.
Eagles 20, Hornets 14
Auburndale 0 7 7 6 – 20
Colby 0 7 0 7 – 14
Second Quarter
C – Caden Healy 5 run (Tucker Brost kick), 5:49.
A – Kaden Anderson 1 run (Aden Cherney kick), 2:26.
Third Quarter
A – Alex Willfahrt 29 pass from Trayton Weber (Cherney kick), 5:13.
Fourth Quarter
C – Tevin Rue 5 run (Brost kick), 7:29.
A – Willfahrt 30 pass from Weber (Cherney kick), 5:02.
Team Statistics
First downs: Auburndale 12; Colby 17.
Rushing (att-yards): A 35-111; C 46-251.
Passing (comp-att-yards): A 12-22-199-0; C 4-9-38-3.
Total yards: A 310; C 289.
Penalties (no.-yards): A 4-25; C 5-52.
Fumbles (total-lost): A 0-0; C 3-2.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: A, Trayton Weber 16-52, Alex Willfahrt 2-26, Evan Scholl 8-21, Kaden Anderson 9-12. C, Caden Healy 19-97, Ivan Haemer 12-80, Tevin Rue 8-47, Tucker Meyer 3-21, Mateo Lopez 2-4, Gavin Voss 2-2.
Passing: A, Weber 12-22-199-0. C, Meyer 4-9-38-3.
Receiving: A, Tim Schmitt 5-49, Willfahrt 3-101, Anderson 2-22, Scholl 1-21, Lucas Yeske 1-6. C, Rue 2-22, Nathaniel Robida 1-11, Voss 1-5.
Records: Auburndale 8-1, 6-1 Marawood Conference; Colby 8-1, 6-1 Marawood Conference.