Patriots Fall in Close Contest

The Christ Prep Patriots lost to the Dallas (Texas) HSAA Blue Angels by a score of 34-29 this afternoon in the Division 2 Championship of the National Homeschool Football Championships in Panama City Beach, Florida.

The Blue Angels came out throwing against the Patriots and on their first possession drove the length of the field to take a 7-0 lead. After punting away to Dallas, CPA's Tanner Metzdorf intercepted a Blue Angel pass which set up a Timothy Finley touchdown run. Both teams scored another first half touchdown--Christ Prep on a Finley to Davis White pass play--and the Patriots went into halftime up 15-14.

The Blue Angels capitalized on a couple of Patriot miscues during the second half and mounted a 34-15 lead until CPA cam back with two touchdowns. The first was set up on a Chase Stamatis 89 yard kickoff return. Stamatis was stopped just short of the goal line but senior Grant Layman found paydirt on the next play. After Finley's PAT was good, the Patriots were down 34-22.

Chase Stamatis again delivered on the next defensive series. Dallas, still passing, made the mistake of going Statmatis's way and he intercepted a Blue Angel pass which set up a touchdown pass from Finley to Josiah Thill.

Besides the interceptions by Metzdorf and Stamatis, one was delivered by Josiah Thill. We'll have offensive and defensive stats later this weekend and more photos later tonight.

Patriots to Face Dallas Today

The Christ Prep Patriots will take on the Dallas Homeschool Team this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at Pete Edwards Field in Panama City Beach, Florida. The contest will be the championship game of Class II of the National Homeschool Football Championships.

Stay tuned for photos and results of today's game.

Patriots Win in 15-12 in OT

Timothy Finley kicked a 27 yard field goal in overtime to lift the Christ Prep Patriots over the North Georgia Falcons 15-12 in the first round of the National Homeschool Football Tournament in Panama City Beach, Florida.

The entire contest from start to finish was dominated by CPA's stellar defense and as a result the game was a back-and-forth contest most of the way, especially in the first half, as both teams traded possessions before North Georgia connected on a long pass play which put them up 6-0 at intermission.

During the third quarter, CPA scored on a 6 yard pass from Finley to Chase Stamatis. Finley's PAT was wide, however, so the Patriots and Falcons were then knotted at 6. Immediately after CPA's score, North Georgia scored after the ensuing kickoff on a 56 yard reverse.  That score put North Georgia in the lead until Finley recovered his own fumble in the backfield and ran the ball in for a one yard touchdown. Finley once again missed the PAT so the game was tied at 12-all at the end of regulation.

The overtime rules provide for each team to get four plays from the other team's 10 yard line. North Georgia got the ball first in OT and immediately ran the ball down to the three yard line. On the next play, however, North Georgia fumbled the ball at the goal line and the Patriots recovered, ending the drive.

It was then the Patriots turn to get the ball on the 10. Before running their first play, the Patriots were penalized for having 12 men on the field. So at first-and-fifteen, Christ Prep ran three plays but could only get to the nine-yard-line.  The CPA coaching staff was undaunted by the missed extra points and called on Finley to kick the game winning FG. He delivered, splitting the uprights from the 27 with quite a bit of room to spare.

Christ Prep now advances to the Championship game of their bracket where they'll take on the Homeschool Association of Dallas, Texas who soundly beat (48-6) the CHEF Patriots from Baton Rouge, La. The game will be held Saturday at Arnold High School in Panama City Beach. Stay tuned for the exact time as it will be announced tomorrow.

Christ Prep delivered a well balanced offensive performance. The team had 166 yards rushing on 54 carries. Finley gained 68 yards on 18 carries with a TD while Grant Layman ran for 54 yards on 15 carries. Will Cook contributed 40 yards on 17 carries. Finley threw for 124 yards on 12-23 passing with one TD and one INT. Finley's passes went to Chase Stamatis (4 cathces for 57 yards and one TD), Davis White (4 receptions for 31 yards), Tanner Metzdorf (3 catches for 25 yards), and Josiah Thill (1 catch for 11 yards).

Defensively, the Patriots excelled and received outstanding performances from several individuals. Regan Hurley led the team wih 11 tackles while delivering a blocked PAT. Josiah Thill had 9 tackles and a sack while Timothy Finley added 8 tackles and a fumble recovery.  Cale Thomas had five tackles and two sacks. Will Cook added another fumble recovery while Chris Mills and Davis White each intercepted a Falcon pass. Tanner Metzdorf had two defended passes to go with three tackles.

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Patriots Prepare to Play in Florida

While it's not exactly South Beach, the Christ Prep Patriots are taking their talents to Florida this week as the team competes in the National Homeschool Football Championships.

The team arrived last night and has been greeted by some chilly temperatures in Panama City Beach, the host city. Play begins tomorrow at Pete Edwards Field where the Patriots will take on the North Georgia Falcons. The 6-5 Falcons appear to offer a well balanced attack and should be a formidable foe for CPA.

The Patriot squad got in an afternoon workout at a local field and stretched some muscles which had tightened during the long drive south. Stay tuned for results from tomorrow's 1:00 p.m. contest. In the meantime, enjoy a video and some photos of the team's activities.

Patriots Fall at Lighthouse

If the Christ Prep Patriots came in to tonight's game as heavy underdogs, someone forgot to tell them. CPA played a tough, physical game against Lighthouse Christian (Springfield, Mo.) and had the Chargers on the ropes most of the evening, but eventually fell 14-6 in the contest, held at Willard High School in Willard, Mo.

Neither team scored in the first quarter, which was the first indication that the Patriots had come to play. CPA had not shutout their opponent during the first period in any of their nine previous 2012 games.

The Patriots got on the board early in the second quarter on a Timothy Finley 38 yard field goal. Lighthouse struck back, however, and drove deep into Patriot territory before rushing for a one yard TD. After the PAT, Lighthouse led 7-3. The Patriots added another Finley field goal later in the second quarter, this time from 28 yards, and drew to within one (7-6) at halftime.

The teams traded possessions and turnovers during most of the second half as CPA consistently delivered big plays on defense. The game still stood at 7-6 until late in the game as Lighthouse was driving. Since Lighthouse was burning up clock and threatening to score anywa, the Patriots let them run into the end zone in hopes of getting the ball back with enough time to get back in the game. It was a good idea, but CPA only had about 30 seconds to work with and failed to gain enough ground to threaten.  The game ended there with the a Charger win.

Quarterback Timothy Finley was 10-18 passing for 146 yards and two interceptions. Davis White caught four of those passes and totaled 47 receiving yards. Tanner Metzdorf had three receptions for 24 yards while Chase Statmatis had two for 45 yards and Levi Mann had one for 30.

The Patriots didn't fare as well on the ground. They rushed as a team for 52 yards on 29 carries, many of those coming on busted plays or from Finley being forced to leave the pocket and run. Tanner Metzdorf led the Patriots in rushing with 17 yards on five carries.

The Patriots delivered a season high 88 tackles on defense. Josiah Thill led all defenders with 13 tackles. Regan Hurley added ten while Cameron Blair and Chase Stamatis had eight tackles a piece. Tanner Metzdorf and David Schilling had seven tackles a piece. Timothy Finley had one interception and a fumble recovery while Josiah Thill also had a fumble recovery.

Last night's game marked the conclusion of the regular season for both teams. Lighthouse finished an excellent 7-2 season while CPA finished at 3-7. Both teams will travel in less than two weeks to Panama City, Florida to compete in the National Homeschool Football Championships.

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Christ Prep Loses Battle of Patriots

The Christ Prep Patriots lost to the Oklahoma City Patriots today 48-21 in a game held on a neutral field in Wichita. The game started out with great promise for CPA, as Davis White scampered around left end for a 56 yard rushing TD on CPA's first possession.

The OKC squad came back quickly, generating offensive yards on the ground and through the air. The Patriots ended up down by four touchdowns at intermission and failed to generate meaningful momentum in the second half, although Christ Prep added a kickoff return for a TD by Regan Hurley and another rushing TD by Tanner Metzdorf and a two point conversion by Chase Stamatis. All in all it was too little, too late for the CPA team as OKC consistently had an answer for anything CPA tried to execute offensively.

Christ Prep falls to 3-6 on the 2012 campaign as the team prepares to travel to Springfield, Mo. next Saturday to take on the Lighthouse Christian Chargers.

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Patriots 33 Sunrise 32

Blocked Extra Points That Left Them Just Six

Two Point Conversions that Should’ve Been Kicked

Field Goals and Squib Kicks While “Semper Fi” Rings,

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The Christ Prep Patriots overcame a 20 point first half deficit to defeat the Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes by a score of 33-32 Friday night at the Patriots' homecoming game and Senior Night at Piper High School.

Christ Prep scored points in almost every conceivable way--on the ground, in the air, and via special teams-- and actually scored only four touchdowns to Sunrise's five. But it was the intangibles that won this game for the Patriots, as they capitalized on virtually every opportunity they had to do something special.

Christ Prep received the opening kickoff and drove deep into Buffalo territory before a Timothy Finley pass was intercepted at the goal line and returned to midfield. It was all Sunrise for the next 15 minutes as QB Zach Howell methodically delivered pass after pass into the waiting hands of an excellent receiving corps. Howell connected on short touchdown passes to teammates Seth Young, Jake Berdan, and Zach Sleppy en route to a 20-0 early second quarter lead.

The Patriots then went to work, piecing together a second quarter drive that culminated in a 5 yard Finley TD run. The Patriots then lined up for the ensuing PAT kick, but Finley found himself holding the ball when the snap went over holder Chase Stamatis's head. Finley ran to his right and found the end zone, providing the Patriots two points instead of their attempted one. This play and others like it would prove pivotal in the game's outcome.

Christ Prep scored again in the second quarter as Finley found Davis White on a 62 yard catch-and-run touchdown. Finley's PAT kick was good this time, drawing the Patriots to 20-15, the score that stood at halftime.

Christ Prep kicked off to the Buffaloes to start the second half, and Sunrise wasted little time going back to work. This time Howell again found Berdan, hitting him on a 16 yard touchdown strike, increasing the Buffaloes' lead to 26-15. The ensuing PAT, however, was blocked by Cale Thomas. This play also proved pivotal, especially when combined with a previous Thomas first quarter blocked PAT and another Sunrise missed PAT.

The Patriots came right back down the field as Will Cook ran 36 yards for the next CPA touchdown. Once again the Patriots lined up for the kick, but this time the ball fell off the tee and Stamatis pitched the ball back to kicker Finley who scrambled over to the right sideline before launching a desperation pass over to the left side of the field. Awaiting the pass was freshman Tanner Metzdorf who may have delivered the play of the night. Catching the ball while covered, Metzdorf, in one sweeping motion, brought the ball in, establishing possession, the dove the ball to the goal line for the two point score. Once again the Patriots went for one point and came away with two. How many times can we write "pivotal?"

Down now 26-23, the Patriots eventually got the ball back and once again drove the ball deep into Sunrise territory. Although having first and goal on the Sunrise four, Christ Prep failed to score after running three plays. On fourth down the Patriots went for the tie, settling for a 20 yard Finley field goal.

Knotted at 26, the Patriot coaching staff elected to implement a "squib kick" on the ensuing kickoff. The call worked as the Buffaloes mishandled the ball and the Patriots recovered. Christ Prep then called the 'ol hook and lateral (ladder) play as Will Cook took the ball to the Buffalo one yard line. Finley then took the ball across the goal line for his second rushing touchdown. With the PAT kick going through the uprights, the Patriots took their first lead of the night at 33-26.

Sunrise was not finished, however. They scored relatively quickly, capped by a 41 yard pass from Howell to Berdan. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Berdan for excessive celebration on the TD, however, was crucial as it backed the Buffaloes back to almost the 20 for the point after touchdown. Although Sunrise completed a pass, they didn't get in the end zone on the conversion. However, a Patriot penalty gave them another chance but the subsequent conversion failed, which kept the Patriots in front by a single point 33-32.

Christ Prep got the kickoff and had the unenviable task of trying to run almost five minutes off the clock to secure the win. They did it. Staying primarily on the ground, Christ Prep drove down into Sunrise territory, tallying a couple first downs and running the clock down as far as they could.  The Patriots finally turned the ball over on downs to the Buffaloes, giving them the ball back with :08 left in the game. Although they managed one completion and stopped the clock at :03, their final pass fell incomplete and the Patriots survived, winning 33-32.

Besides the football plays that made their mark on the game, several other intangibles were noted. While dressing in the locker room before the game, the Christ Prep players made the acquaintance of several Marine Corps servicemen who were spending the night in the Piper gym before working the race this weekend at the nearby Kansas Speedway. The 15-20 soldiers eventually made their way down to the stands and cheered vociferously for the Patriots. Patriots themselves, a quick bond was forged between the two groups. The Marines' presence gave an extra boost to the electric atmosphere that was already supercharged by Homecoming, Senior Night, and the presence of an impromptu Christ Prep drum corps.

Statistically, Christ Prep delivered a well balanced performance, gaining 290 yards on the ground and 172 through the air. Will Cook led the Patriot rushing attack, gaining 124 yards on 15 carries with a TD. Finley added 94 yards on 30 carries (two TDs) while Davis White had 67 yards on two carries.

Finley completed 12 passes on 19 attempts for 172 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. He hit several receivers. Davis White had four catches for 75 yards and a touchdown while Chase Stamatis had three catches for 65 yards. Tanner Metzdorf had four catches for 23 yards and Chris Mills had one for nine.

On defense, Timothy Finley helped his quarterback cause by leading the team with 11 tackles while also delivering an interception, a forced fumble, and a defended pass. Tanner Metzdorf had nine tackles while Regan Hurley, Levi Mann and Cameron Rucker had seven each. Rucker also recovered a fumble and Cameron Blair delivered the Patriots only sack.

The Patriots, with the win, improve to 3-5 and will travel to Wichita, Kansas next Saturday to play the Oklahoma City Patriot Homeschool team. Sunrise  goes back home to host the Lighthouse Academy Chargers.

Patriots Hold On, Claim Second Win

The Christ Prep Patriots traveled back to Mound City, Kansas last night to complete a game suspended by lightning last Friday evening. The return trip was worth the wait, however, as CPA completed the game's final 17 minutes with stellar defense and efficient offense, delivering a 23-14 win.

The only scoring last night was a safety credited to Patriot Cale Thomas who was about ready to recover a fumble in the end zone for a TD when Jayhawk QB Thomas Avery kicked the football out of the back of the end zone. Jayhawk-Linn was penalized on the ensuing free kick for that play and was forced to kick from behind the 10 yard line.

Christ Prep got on the board early Friday night as Chase Stamatis intercepted an early Jayhawk-Linn pass, returning it 26 yards for a touchdown. The ensuing PAT was blocked. Then, after allowing a 56 yard scoring pass from Thomas Avery to Austin Coleman, the Patriots found themselves down 7-6.

CPA came back, however, as Timothy Finley found Davis White for a 15 touchdown strike. The same two connected on a 2-pt conversion and the Patriots led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.   After a White interception return for a TD was called back because of a clipping penalty, the Patriots fumbled and the Jayhawks capitalized on a Colt Cummings 2 yard rushing TD which knotted the two teams at 14-all at halftime.

Early in the third quarter a Finley rushing TD was called back because of a helmet-to-helmet contact penalty against the Patriots. The Jayhawks then sustained a fairly long drive but eventually fumbled with CPA recovering. Before the game was suspended, though, Finley once again found White--this time on a 76 yard pass and run for a touchdown. Finley's PAT kick increased the Patriot lead to 21-14 when play stopped Friday.

The Patriots kicked off to Jayhawk-Linn Monday night when play resumed. After starting on their own 20, the Jaywhawks sustained a pretty good drive but were finally forced to punt from mid-field as the third quarter ended. After a Patriot drive stalled Will Cook pinned the Jayhawks deep in their own territory which, combined with excellent CPA defense, led to the safety and the insurance points for Christ Prep.

Christ Prep returns to action Friday evening, hosting Sunrise Christian Academy of Wichita. The game will be senior night for Christ Prep as well as the school's homecoming.

Rock Creek 56 Christ Prep 32

The Christ Prep Patriots fell to the Rock Creek Mustangs by a score of 56-32 last night at Rock Creek's home field in St. George, Kansas.

The Mustangs came out charging from the first play from scrimmage and didn't look back, accumulating a total of 49 first half points. The Patriots managed two spurts of scoring, both 16 point runs near the end of each half, but they were not enough to ever seriously threaten the 4-2 Mustangs.

Key losses for the Patriots were QB Josiah Thill, who reinjured his ankle early in the game, and Tanner Metzdorf who came out with an injured hip.

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Patriots Fall Against Tough Midway Squad

The Christ Prep Patriots limped into Cass-Midway last night and left with a 48-15 loss to a tough 5-1 Viking team. Although losing by a lopsided score, the Patriots competed well with what was a depleted and makeshift squad of players.

Timothy Finley, the Patriots usual TE, got the nod at QB last night as Josiah Thill and Tanner Metzdorf (1st and 2nd Stringers, respectively) were sidelined with injuries. Other players were shuffled around as well to compensate for other Patriot casualties.

Despite the adversity, Christ Prep didn't back down but ran into a Viking juggernaut that was Bobby Zielinski. Zielinski scored the first four Midway touchdowns of the game, the first two coming on pass plays from QB Peyton Semsch on strikes of 21 and 68 yards, respectively. Zielinski then followed up with a 58 yard interception return then concluded the half with another 42 yard touchdown pass from Semsch.

Those four plays put the Patriots in an early hole, but the team fought back late in the first half as Finley hit paydirt on a one yard run. The game went to intermission with Christ Prep trailing 28-7.

The Patriots entered the second half with momentum on their side and were optimistic that they could come back against the Vikings during the second half. However, Midway quickly squelched that notion as Semsch picked of a Finley pass and returned it 14 yards for an early third quarter score.

Midway added two more third quarter touchdowns, opening up a 48-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. Christ Prep wasn't finished however, as Finley hit Chase Stamatis on a 75 yard bomb that struck gold for CPA. Following a pass from Finley to Davis White for the two point conversion, the Patriots drew closer to 48-15 but could not score again as the game ended with that margin.

In many ways, the game represented the Patriots best effort of the season given the injuries and resulting adversity affecting the team as well as the strength and size of the Midway squad. Statistically the Patriots put up some decent numbers against the Vikings. Timothy Finley was 13-17 passing for 185 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions. Chris Mills caught five of those passes while Chase Stamatis caught 2 passes for 86 yards and a TD. Davis White caught five more passes and Levi Mann grabbed one. The Patriots managed only 55 yards on the ground on 28 carries.

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The Patriots will take their 1-4 record next week to St. George, Kansas to play the 3-2 Rock Creek Mustangs. Midway travels to Rich Hill to take on the 0-6 Tigers.

Patriots Lose to Oskaloosa

The Christ Prep Patriots fell to the previously winless Oskaloosa Bears by a score of 32-12 this afternoon at Piper High School. CPA struggled early, as turnovers and penalties helped the Bears to a 20-0 first quarter lead which was expanded to 32-0 by halftime. The Patriots scored two second half touchdowns, one on a Josiah Thill run and the other on a Thill pass to Chase Stamatis. Another late CPA scoring drive stalled and the game ended 32-12.

We'll try to post links to pictures and some stats later on this weekend or Monday. Christ Prep travels to Midway High in Cleveland, Mo. next Friday night to take on the 4-1 Vikings.

Patriots Fall to McLouth 42-7

Despite being the beneficiaries of seven turnovers, the Christ Prep Patriots lost to the McLouth Bulldogs 42-7 last night at McLouth.

The Patriots sputtered early, handing the Bulldogs excellent field position on their first two drives. McLouth capitalized, as T.J. Crowell scored two first quarter touchdowns on runs of 1 and 20 yards.  McLouth added an 82 yard Drew Cerny punt return in the second quarter and took a 22-0 lead over the Patriots into the locker room at halftime.

The Patriots gained good field position on some of the McLouth turnovers, but never really capitalized. Several drives stalled at the hands of penalties or excellent defensive play by the Bulldogs. The Patriots managed one second half touchdown, the result of a 46 yard pass from Josiah Thill to Chase Stamatis. After Timothy Finley’s PAT, though, CPA found itself pretty much out of the game as they trailed 36-7 at the end of the third quarter. McLouth added another fourth quarter TD which capped the 42-7 victory.

Christ Prep managed only 59 yards rushing on 32 carries. Thill ran for 23 yards on 12 carries while Tanner Metzdorf had ten carries for 14 yards and Davis White added 13 yards on six carries. Thill also completed 12 of 26 passes for 95 yards and a TD. Chase Stamatis caught three Thill balls for 51 yards which included the 46 yard TD. Finley caught six passes for 33 yards. Davis White added two receptions and Chris Mills one.

Defensively, Regan Hurley led Patriot tacklers with 10. Stamatis added 7 followed by Thill (5), Mills (5), Cameron Blair (4), Metzdorf (4), and Levi Mann (4). Stamatis recovered two of the six Bulldog fumbles while Metzdorf added an interception. The other four McLouth fumbles were recovered by Will Cook, Logan White, Blair, and Mills.

With the loss, the Patriots fall to 1-2 as they return home to host 0-3 Oskaloosa next  Saturday afternoon at Piper H.S. McLouth improves to 3-0 as they travel next week to Olpe to take on the 2-1 Eagles.

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Patriots Grab First Win

In a game that was not as close as the score indicated, the Christ Prep Patriots beat the Derek Thomas Academy Chiefs last night 19-6 at Piper High School.

The Patriots scored on their first possession, a 16 yard TD strike from Josiah Thill to Timothy Finley. The score happened four plays after an opening play 54 yard keeper by Thill.

The Patriot defense was stifling throughout the game and the Chiefs found few plays that would work against the CPA defenders. The teams traded possessions until Thill broke free for another score on a 13 yard run. The Patriots then took a 13-0 lead into intermission.

The Chiefs threatened to come back early in the third quarter, returning the second half kickoff to their own 40. Two plays later, the Chiefs' quarterback Robert Verge reversed field and ran 58 yards for the lone Thomas Academy touchdown.

Penalties kept the Patriots from reaching the end zone several times during the game as twice they were as deep as the two yard line before being penalized back where their drives ended up stalling. However, they did hit paydirt one more time as Thill pushed through for another TD in the fourth quarter on a one yard run.

Statistically, the Patriots showed well in all phases offensively. The team rushed for 179 yards on 37 carries. Josiah Thill had 114 of those yards on his 14 carries with two touchdowns. Tanner Metzdorf added 38 yards on ten carries while Cameron Rucker put up 27 yards on 13 carries. Thill had a big night passing as well, going 9 for 14 for 109 yards with one TD no interceptions. Thill hit Finley five times for 56 yards (one TD) and found Chase Stamatis twice for a total of 31 yards. Thill found Chris Mills and Metzdorf once each, completing passes of 16 and six yards, respectively.

The Patriots defensive put up some big numbers as well. As a unit they had 37 tackles and were consistently penetrating the line of scrimmage, tackling the Chiefs several times in their own backfield.  Chris Mills led Patriot tacklers with seven, while Josiah Thill also contributed on the other side of the line of scrimmage, tackling the Chiefs six times. Cameron Blair stopped the DT runners five times while Regan Hurley and Timothy Finley added four tackles each. Hurley also batted down an attempted PAT pass. Cameron Rucker  contributed the lone Patriot sack.

With the win, CPA improves to 1-1 as they travel next Friday night to McLouth to face the 2-0 Bulldogs who handily put away Doniphan West lat night by a score of 46-14. The Chiefs fall to 1-2 and will travel next week to Milan, Mo., to take on the 2-1 Wildcats.

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Patriots Fall in Opener

The Christ Prep Patriots lost to the Jefferson County North Chargers 28-12  last night in the season opener for both teams.

CPA scored on its opening series--a 15 play workmanlike drive that was capped by a 9-yard run by senior Grant Layman. After drawing first blood, the Patriots sputtered on defense and allowed the Chargers to come right back and tie them 6-6 after a partially blocked punt was returned for a Jefferson County North TD. The Patriots struggled during the second quarter, as Jefferson County North capitalized on several Patriot injuries, miscues and turnovers, most of which were at least partially assisted by the torrential rains delivered courtesy of lingering Hurricane Isaac.

Although down 21-6 at the half, the Patriots made several adjustments at intermission and better contained the Chargers running attack during the third and fourth quarters. The Patriots gave up a 54 yard Charger running touchdown in the third quarter, which was by-and-large the only defensive hiccup in the second half. The Patriots looked better offensively late but could still just muster one more score-a 1 yard Josiah Thill quarterback sneak late in the game.

With the loss, the Patriots fall to 0-1 while the Chargers start the season at 1-0. Christ Prep returns next week to its home field--Piper High School--as they seek to even their record against Derrick Thomas Academy.

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Patriots Jam

The Christ Prep Patriots got a chance to hit someone besides their own teammates last night as they competed in a four team "Jamboree" in Maysville, Mo. Getting 12 offensive and 12 defensive plays against each of the three other teams--Maysville, South Harrison, and Trenton--CPA got a chance to see their pre-season strengths and weaknesses. The round-robin practice scrimmage format will help the Patriots make corrective measures in advance of the team's season opener August 31 against North Jefferson.

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