
By DOUG DONNELLY
OTTAWA LAKE – Whiteford set a school scoring record Saturday in the largest shutout win in school history.
The Bobcats had more than 600 yards of total offense, led 64-0 at halftime and had seven different players score touchdowns.
Rocco Pillarelli had 181 yards on seven carries, including TD runs of 37, 69 and 27. Brek Ruddy had two rushing touchdowns and three 2-point conversions while rushing for 78 yards. Drew Ruddy also had 78 yards on the ground. His two-point conversion catch broke the previous Whiteford record of 76 points in the third quarter.
Elijah Vance broke free on a 57-yard touchdown run on the final offensive play of the game to bring the score to 84-0.
The previous school record was 76 points scored against Summerfield in 1968 and Kalamazoo Loy Norrix in 2021.
Tre Eitniear had 100 passing yards, ran for a touchdown and returned an interception 43 yards for a first-quarter Bobcat TD.
Whiteford is 6-1 and 5-0 in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference with games remaining against Summerfield and Ottawa Hills.
Erie Mason 0 0 0 0 – 0
Whiteford 40 24 14 6 – 84
Scoring Summary
First quarter
W – Rocco Pillarelli 37 run (Brek Ruddy run)
W – Tre Eitinear 43 interception return (Gabe Speweik run)
W – Pillarelli 69 run (Drew Ruddy run)
W – Drew Ruddy 39 run (B. Ruddy run)
W – Eitniear 3 run (Speweik run)
Second quarter
W – Andres Trejo 11 run (B. Ruddy run)
W – B. Ruddy 27 run (Eitniear run)
W – Shevy Alexander 16 run (Alexander run)
Third Quarter
W – B. Ruddy 21 run (pass failed)
W – Pillarelli 27 run (Drew Ruddy pass from Eitniear)
Fourth Quarter
W – Elijah Vance 57 run (no attempt)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Erie Mason: Kory Bondie 2-6, Cam Davis 8-4, Jared Tunison 3-3. Totals 13-12. Whiteford: Rocco Pillarelli 7-181, Brek Ruddy 4-78, Drew Ruddy 4-78, Elijah Vance 3-68, Shevy Alexander 3-45, Brody Podgorski 1-11, Andres Trejo 1-11, Jacob Schumacher 1-8, Tre Eitniear 1-3, Gabe Speweik 1-(minus)-3. Totals 26-482.
PASSING – Erie Mason: Jared Tunison 10-27-2 86 yards. Whiteford: Tre Eitniear 3-4-0 100 yards.
RECEIVING – Erie Mason: Ashton Beachner 2-35, Brody Koehl 1-31, Aiden Cannon 3-13, Leroy Cuykendall 2-11, Bowie Jacobs 1-(minus)-1, Kory Bondie 1-(minus)-3. Whiteford: Caden Stewart 1-42, Gabe Speweik 1-36, Brody Hillard 1-22.
