Patriots Head to Iowa

The Patriot football team travels to Lamoni, Iowa Friday to participate in a pre-season "jamboree" with three other teams. The event offers CPA players their first opportunity since they put on pads to hit someone besides themselves. Christ Prep will compete against Gallatin, South Harrison and Maysville (all Missouri 2-A schools) in a roud-robin type exhibition to be held at Graceland College in Lamoni. (see photo above)

Coach Burton and his staff are looking forward to seeing how the team competes against unfamiliar foes. The jamboree will give the Patriots a chance to play against all three teams in a scrimmage type format. Coach Burton said each team will get to run 12 offensive plays and 12 defensive plays starting from the 40 yard line. This process will repeated with the other teams and alternated with periods of rest/practice.

Lamoni is approximately 125 miles from Red Bridge Baptist Church where the team will depart at 3:00 p.m. The town is located just north of the Missouri-Iowa border and is just west of Interstate 35. Patriot Football 2009 will attempt to report on the jamboree in the event you aren't able to follow the team in person. Stay tuned!