By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

PITTSVILLE – Auburndale scored five unanswered touchdowns over the final three quarters to whip Pittsville 43-8 in a Marawood Conference football game Friday night at Pittsville High School.

Pittsville led 8-7 after the first quarter, but the Apaches controlled the game the rest of the way to improve to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the Marawood Conference.

Auburndale clinches a berth in the WIAA playoffs for the second-straight season with the victory.

Pittsville is now 2-5, 1-5 in the Marawood.

Complete statistics were not provided.

Auburndale plays at Stratford (4-3, 3-2 Marawood) next Friday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of  MarshfieldAreaSports.com).