Ottawa Lake, MI — BY DOUG DONNELLY OTTAWA LAKE – Whiteford set a Tri-County Conference and school record with 51 points in the first quarter and beat Erie Mason 65-8 Friday in their final TCC football game. The Bobcats snapped a two-game losing skid by piling up 347 yards of total offense and scoring on a fumble recovery and punt return. Trenton Eitniear scored three touchdowns, including a 30-yard reception from cousin, Tre Eitniear, to open the scoring. The Bobcats scored again when Caden Stewart pounced on an Eagle fumble in the end zone for a 16-0 lead. Brek Ruddy, who converted two-point conversions on the first two Whiteford touchdowns, scored a touchdown of his own to make it 24-0. After Trenton Eitniear scored on back-to-back offensive series, Drew Ruddy returned an Eagle punt 68 yards for a touchdown, then Shevy Alexander closed the first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run of his own. The 51 points in the opening quarter was the most for the Bobcats ever, topping the 44-point first quarter against Stryker in 2018. A super running clock began to start the second quarter. Andy Trejo scored two second half touchdowns for the Bobcats, who improved to 3-2. Drew Ruddy had two interceptions to lead the Bobcat defense. Brek Ruddy’s 105 yards rushing led the offense. Whiteford and Summerfield are tied atop the TCC in the win column with one win each. Erie Mason travels to Summerfield next week. A Mason win would mean a three-way tie for the TCC championship. A Bulldog win means Summerfield wins the league outright. ERIE MASON 0 0 0 8 – 8 WHITEFORD 51 0 14 0 – 65 Scoring Summary First Quarter W – Trenton Eitniear 30 pass from Tre Eitniear (Brek Ruddy run) W – Caden Stewart recovered fumble in end zone (Brek Ruddy run) W – Brek Ruddy 21 run (Trenton Eitniear run) W – Trenton Eitniear 3 run W – Trenton Eitniear 13 run W – Drew Ruddy 68 punt return (Shevy Alexander run) W – Shevy Alexander 1 run (Tre Eitniear kick) Third Quarter W – Andy Trejo 29 run (Tre Eitniear kick) W – Andy Trejo 8 run (Tre Eitniear kick) Fourth Quarter M – Phoenix Stefko 47 pass from Bowie Jacobs (Logan Goodin pass from Jacobs) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Erie Mason: Logan Goodin 14-21, Bowie Jacobs 1-0, Landen Nastale 1-(minus)-1, Phoenix Stefko 1-(minus)-2, Leroy Cuykendall 1-(minus)-4. Totals 18-14. Whiteford: Brek Ruddy 8-105, Trenton Eitniear 5-56, Andy Trejo 3-47, Charlie Bieber 3-28, Shevy Alexander 2-23, Brody Hillard 2-21, Austin Bauman 3-15, Drew Ruddy 1-12, Gavin Meinert 2-6, Elijah Vance 1-2, Brady Podgorski 1-2. Totals 31-317. PASSING – Erie Mason: Bowie Jacobs 7-14-1 147 yards, Logan Goodin 0-2-1 – yards. Whiteford: Tre Eitniear 1-3-0 30 yards. RECEIVING – Erie Mason: Phoenix Stefko 3-79, Logan Goodin 3-63, Leroy Cuykendall 1-4. Whiteford: Trenton Eitniear 1-30.