Apaches host Manawa next Friday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURNDALE — The Auburndale football team dropped its season opener at home to Pittsville 24-8 on Friday night.

The game was a nonconference contest.

Auburndale was held to just 36 yards rushing on 26 attempts.

Riley Wayerski ran for 138 yards and a touchdown, and Luke Denniston threw a pair of scores to Bailey Herkert to provide Pittsville with its scoring.

Auburndale’s lone score came in the fourth quarter on a touchdown pass from Ryan Isaacson to Cale Jacoby.

Auburndale will host Manawa in another nonconference game next Friday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m.

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

Panthers 24, Apaches 8

Pittsville 0 10 0 14 – 24

Auburndale 0 0 0 8 – 8

Scoring plays not provided.

Individual Statistics

Rushing: P, Riley Wayerski 28-138, Tyler Dammann 7-28. A, Trayton Weister 9-27, Jacob Peplinski 11-23, Carter Wilcott 2-1, Ryan Isaacson 4-minus 15.

Passing: P, Luke Denniston 3-7-88-0, Bailey Herkert 1-1-8-0. A, Isaacson 8-20-107-2.

Receiving: P, Herkert 2-84, Brett Peters 1-8, Hunter Wilke 1-4. A, Cale Jacoby 5-57, Colten Yeske 1-24, Cam Ertl 1-20, Peplinski 1-6.

Records: Pittsville 0-1; Auburndale 1-0.