AUBURN N.Y. — Two of Section III’s top football teams entered Friday night with identical 6-1 records, but it was Auburn that came out on top in a thrilling homecoming showdown.
The Maroons rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun Fayetteville-Manlius 42-40 in the Melo Roofing Game of the Week, improving to 7-1 heading into the postseason.
Fayetteville-Manlius struck first in the opening quarter when junior Caleb Haase found the end zone to give the Hornets an early lead…