ROCKFORD — Hononegah’s second-quarter offensive avalanche buried Auburn 49-0 Friday night at Wyeth Stadium.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Indians racked up five touchdowns to take a 35-0 halftime lead.

Senior quarterback Dustin Meier picked apart Auburn’s defense in the second quarter, throwing touchdowns to Peter Ducato (33 yards), Brett McWilliams (31 yards) and Tyler Tucek (3 yards).

“Our coach found a hole in their defense in the first quarter,” Meier said, “and we exploited that in the second quarter for some big plays.”
Meier threw for 134 yards in the first half, connecting on 8 of 9 passes, and ran for 25 yards.

“Our line had great protection all night, and that allowed me to step back and throw it,” said Meier, who finished with 140 yards on 9-for-11 passing. “And the receivers did a good job of catching the ball.”

McWilliams was the workhorse for the Indians’ ground game, which chewed up 209 yards. The senior had 49 yards on 17 carries and two scoring runs (5 and 9 yards). Tucek (2 yards) and Matt Adams (10 yards) also had rushing TDs.

The Hononegah (2-0) defense shut down Auburn (1-1) from the start, allowing only one first down and minus-36 yards rushing in the first half.

Matt Dwyer led the Indians’ defense with three of his four sacks in the first half.

“Defense is mostly a team thing,” he said. “If everyone works together as a team, the play comes off well and there are openings, and today I just got there quick and got those sacks.”

- Doug Goodman, rrstar.com