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ROTA, Spain -- The Rota Admirals scored all of their points in a second-quarter outburst Saturday as they opened their DODDS-Europe Division II football slate with a 21-7 defeat of the visiting Naples Wildcats.

Marc Magwood reached the end zone twice as Rota broke open a scoreless tie with three touchdowns before halftime. A third-quarter Naples score was the extent of the second-half action on the scoreboard.

The win over a fellow 2014 playoff qualifier is further validation for Rota's rising gridiron program, which reached the postseason last fall after posting a winless 2013 campaign.

Rota embarks on its first long road trip of the season next weekend, visiting the newly-merged team from AFNORTH and Brussels on Saturday. Naples plays its home opener against SHAPE next Saturday.

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