PLYMOUTH — Despite 136 yards on the ground from Taylor Nehls, the Waupun Warriors fell to Plymouth, 20-14, in Friday's Eastern Wisconsin opener.
Plymouth jumped out to a quick 14-point lead as Jon Criter threw for a touchdown, then ran one in on his own.
Waupun (1-2, 0-1 EWC) got within a touchdown early in the second quarter as Austin Armga found Andrew Visser for a 17-yard touchdown.
A field goal from Jordie Heginbottom upped the Panthers' lead to 10 at halftime.
Nehls then put Waupun within three as he rumbled in from 5-yards out on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Another Heginbottom field goal, this one from 38 yards out, ended the scoring.
Waupun hosts Kewaskum next Friday.
PLYMOUTH 20, WAUPUN 14
Waupun 0 7 0 7 - 14
Plymouth 14 3 0 3 - 20
P - Buell 38 pass from Criter (Heginbottom kick), 1st 6:46
P - Criter 15 run (Heginbottom kick), 1st 2:18
W - Visser 17 pass from Armga (Pluim kick), 2nd 8:35
P - FG Heginbottom 26, 2nd 1:37
W - Nehls 5 run (Pluim kick), 4th 11:56
P - FG Heginbottom 38, 4th 5:20
W P
First downs 9 9
Total Net Yards 209 338
Rushes-yards 41-192 31-109
Passing 17 229
Comp-Att-Int 1-9-3 11-21-1
Penalties-Yards 6-40 4-30
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: RUSHING - W, Nehls 24-136. P, Criter 14-63. PASSING - W, Armga 1-9-3-17. P, Criter 11-21-1-229. RECEIVING - W, Visser 1-17. P, West 5-99, Buell 3-116.