BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER

AUBURN — It was a strong week for Auburn High School athletics, as both the varsity football team and the girls flag football squad closed out their regular seasons with decisive rivalry wins.

Flag football In a rivalry as fiercely contested as the one between Auburn High School and Opelika High School, conventional wisdom and records rarely matter on the football field. That mantra was readily displayed between the Lady Tigers (11-2, 7-1) and the Lady Bulldogs (5-6, 4-3) as AHS weathered an early deficit to take down OHS 26-7 at Duck Samford Stadium on Oct. 23. Junior wide receiver Marley Hunt recorded a rushing and receiving touchdown, and junior defensive back Pearl Simmons intercepted three passes for the Lady Tigers. Kailey Dowdell caught OHS’ lone

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