Auburn handles Mount Rainier 47-12 | Prep football

Auburn notched its first win of the season on Friday with a 47-12 South Puget Sound League North 4A win over Mount Rainier at Auburn Memorial Stadium.

Auburn notched its first win of the season on Friday with a 47-12 South Puget Sound League North 4A win over Mount Rainier at Auburn Memorial Stadium.

The Trojans (1-1 league, 1-1 overall) dominated the Rams (0-2, 0-2), going up 28-6 in the first half.

Senior quarterback Brier Atkinson connected with senior end Dom Ecklund for two touchdown passes, one for 35 yards and one from 31 yards out.

Atkinson added a 7-yard TD run.

Senior halfback Jaykob Sloan got things started in the first quarter for Auburn with a 4-yard touchdown run and junior fullback Patrick O’Dell added a 6-yard TD run.

Senior Daerell Beck had a TD run for 19 yards and junior Ben Osservanza closed out the scoring for the Trojans with a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Mount Rainier scored on a 14-yard interception return by Terrell Grier in the second quarter and a 50-yard TD run by Donovan Moi in the fourth quarter.

Auburn plays Kentridge (0-2, 0-2) at 7 p.m. this Friday at French Field in Kent.