Patriots Make Final Preparations for Jamboree

The CPA Patriots spent Thursday evening making final preparations for tomorrow night's appearance in the South Harrison Jamboree in Bethany, Missouri.  The team went through its typical pre-game drills and ran plays in "shells," which consists of full gear except the players wear shorts instead of their regular football pants with pads.

Jamborees are held annually in August at various high schools and afford an opportunity for the teams to "tune-up" before regular season play. They provide the high school equivalent to the NFL's preseason games.

Tomorrow's Jamboree will operate in the typical format. Four teams will take turns playing each other in a round robin format. Each team will get 12 plays on offense and 12 on defense. No special teams (kickoffs, punts, field goals, extra points) play will be held--just offensive and defensive scrimmaging.  Tomorrow's play for CPA will unfold as follows:

1st scrimmage period: CPA vs. South Harrison (Bethany)



3rd scrimmage period: CPA vs. Trenton


5th scrimmage period: CPA vs. Maysville

The opposing teams look to be strong and should prove to be good tests for the Patriots as Coach David Wallace and staff try to assess their strengths and weaknesses in advance of the team's September 4 opener against Sunrise Christian Academy of Wichita.

Look for some photos and commentary from tomorrow night's Jamboree by Saturday morning.