Marathon Picks up Hard-Fought Win over Longtime Rival Pittsville
Marathon defeated Pittsville 27-20 in Week 1 football action.
True Thurs came up big for Marathon, completing 14 of 26 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns. Thurs also led the Raiders on the ground, rushing for 53 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown.
| Pittsville | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| Marathon | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 27 |
Pittsville Passing
| # | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Logan Zickert | 2 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 70.1 |
| 12 | Ben Friday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Dawson Luther | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 79.2 |
Marathon Passing
| # | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | True Thurs | 14 | 26 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 124.0 |
| Totals | 14 | 26 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 124.0 |
Pittsville Rushing
| # | Name | Att | Yds | Yds/Att | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Logan Zickert | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hartley Swan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ben Friday | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 32 | Dalton Darr | 21 | 67 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 34 | Dawson Luther | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Totals | 49 | 227 | 4.6 | 3 |
Marathon Rushing
| # | Name | Att | Yds | Yds/Att | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Javier Pintor | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 6 | Blake Kraft | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 9 | True Thurs | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 24 | Landon Sneider | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
| 33 | Chris Marcell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 61 | 3.0 | 1 |
Pittsville Receiving
| # | Name | Rec | Yds | Yds/Rec | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Dawson Luther | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 |
Marathon Receiving
| # | Name | Rec | Yds | Yds/Rec | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Blake Kraft | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 17 | Cody Radtke | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 |
| 18 | Garrett Bracewell | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 1 |
| 33 | Chris Marcell | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 1 |
| Totals | 14 | 241 | 17.2 | 3 |
Pittsville Defensive
| # | Name | Tck | TTck | Sck | FF | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Logan Zickert | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | James Scheel | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hartley Swan | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Grant Rademan | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Racyn Schooley | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Anthony Neises | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Blake Grossman | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dalton Darr | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dawson Luther | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jackson Duerr | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Daryn Luther | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Chase Baker | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Caden Behselich | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Matthew Gudel | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 52 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsville Punting
| # | Name | Punts | Yds | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Logan Zickert | 2 | 81 | 40.5 |
| Totals | 2 | 81 | 40.5 |
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