Saturday, September 17, 2011

Patriots Notch First Win

The Christ Prep Patriots won their home opener 36-6 Saturday night against the Central Heights Vikings at Shawnee Mission North field.

The Patriots came out quickly against Central Heights, grinding a drive out to the Viking's 2 before fumbling. CPA regrouped during its next series, however, as QB Josiah Thill found WR Jack Layman on a 14 yard TD strike.

After another Layman touchdown run of 91 yards and a 91 yard pass from Thill to WR Zach Hersberger, the Patriots found themselves with a 22-0 halftime lead.

Christ Prep added two scores in the second half. The first, in the third quarter, was on a 9 yard Layman run. Thill once again found Hersberger in the 4th quarter, this time completing an 80 yard reception. Timothy Finley added four kicking PATs while Jack Layman scored on a 2 point conversion after the second TD.

The Vikings scored a late TD and the game ended with the Patriots on top 36-6.

The Patriots produced a balanced offensive attack during the contest. The team rushed for 236 yards on 31 carries. Layman ran only four times but produced a team-leading 105 yards. Thill ran 13 times for 59 yards while RB Jesse Mann ran 9 times for 57 yards.

The passing attack was sucessful as well. Thill, in his first start at QB, did an outstanding job, completing 8 of 13 passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Thill found Hershberger three times, producing 130 yards. The other five completions were to Layman for the remaining 68 yards.

The CPA defense was tough as well. Mann had 11 tackles and two QB sacks. Hershberger had 8 tackles with an interception while LB Shane Roberts added seven tackles with a pick of his own. Cale Thomas also had seven tackles while Layman had six and Logan White five. Regan Hurley had four tackles and a fumble recovery.

Check out some more photos of the evening's action below:



















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