Auburn Riverside came back from a 9-3 halftime deficit to defeat Auburn 30-23 at Auburn Memorial Stadium on Friday, earning the school’s first-ever football win over its district rival.

Trailing 23-16 in the fourth quarter, Auburn Riverside’s (4-4 South Puget Sound League North 4A, 4-5 overall) Josh Latta found Kameron Boardway in the end zone from 6 yards out to tie the game at 23-23.

The Ravens’ Jaray Bates scored the game’s final touchdown on a 3-yard run, with 2 minutes, 21 seconds left in the contest to secure the historic win for Auburn Riverside. Bates finished the game with a game-high 132 yards on 25 carries.

Latta was 6-of-9 for 114 yards and two TDs with two touchdowns, and added 67 yards rushing on 10 carries.. Boardway had four catches for 109 yards and two TDs.

The Trojans (3-5, 3-6) were led by quarterback Tilden Sansom who had 21 carries for 112 yards rushing and was 14-of-19 for 159 yards and one interception through the air. Chandler Link, Cyrus Laumatia and Darnell Hagans all scored rushing touchdowns for Auburn.

The win is Auburn Riverside’s first over the Trojans in football since the school opened in 1995.