Auburn took advantage of eight Kentridge turnovers Friday night, posting a 45-0 South Puget Sound League North 4A win at Auburn Memorial Stadium.
Auburn (2-1 league, 2-1 overall) scored first on Demontra McNeally’s 55-yard touchdown with 4 minutes, 16 seconds left in the first quarter. McNeally added a 10-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
On Kentridge’s (1-1, 1-2) next possession, Auburn senior Harold Lee caught a pass by quarterback Travis McGuire, returning it 30 yards and setting up junior quarterback Brier Atkinsons 1-yard touchdown.
Atkinson also scored in the second quarter on a 5-yard run.
Lee notched the Trojans’ next touchdown, returning a punt to the end zone from 78 yards out. Fullback Jacob Waldo’s run in the second quarter put the score at 35-0 at the half.
Senior kicker Axel Barajas kicked a 24-yard field goal in the third quarter.
The Trojans travel to Tahoma (2-0, 2-1) at 7 p.m. next Friday. Kentridge hosts Mount Rainier at 7 p.m. next Saturday.
