Patriot JV Falls to University Academy in OT

The Christ Prep JV fell to University Academy yesterday by a score of 12-6 in three overtimes. CPA took a 6-0 lead on a 17 yard TD pass and catch from Jack Layman to Kellen Mannix (Click here to watch video: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/985ff3820ced154920313a1315b14323/video/6427407) and tried to hold off the Gryphons for the rest of the game. However, University Academy scored a third quarter touchdown to even the score at 6-6.

Christ Prep made a couple of late defensive stands which sent the game into OT. In the overtime period, each team was given the ball at the ten yard line from which it had four downs to score. Neither team scored during the first two alternating possessions but University Academy scored a touchdown on 4th and long on its third possession. Christ Prep was unable to counter on its third possession and the game ended 12-6.

Both the varsity and junior varsity teams will compete at O'Hara High School this coming Friday and Monday, respectively.

Christ Prep Prevails in Track Meet

The Christ Prep Patriots had little time to reflect on last night's loss at West Platte as the team took the field at 1:00 p.m. today to play an 8-man contest against Steelville (Missouri). The game proved to be an offensive showdown with Christ Prep outlasting the Cardinals 64-44 at Shawnee Mission North field.

Both teams rolled up several hundred yards rushing in a game that saw very little punting. Most of the scoring was done early in the game. The first quarter ended with CPA up 30-20 and the Patriots led 58-28 at intermission.  Both teams scored one second half touchdown.

The Patriots rolled up 495 yards total rushing for the game. Junior quarterback Darren Wallace led CPA runners with 227 yards on 14 carries which produced two touchdowns. Senior RB Lenard Manuel added 132 yards on 10 carries while sophomore RB Jesse Mann added 113 yards on 13 carries with three touchdowns.

Wallace was 6 of 12 passing for 34 yards and three touchdowns. The receiving TDs were scored by Mann, sophomore WR Jack Layman and senior wideout Demonta Bailey.

Steelville added significant offense of its own as one of its running backs racked up over 400 yards in just a handful of carries.

Michael Force led all CPA tacklers with 11 while Jacob Bronars added six for the Patriots.

The CPA JV is in action Monday as it travels to University Academy for a 5:00 p.m. contest at 6801 Holmes.  The Patriot varsity resumes play next Friday evening (October 2) as it visits the O'Hara Celtics in south Kansas City.

Scroll down to see more photos of today's action.

Christ Prep Falls to West Platte

It was too little, too late, Friday night for the Christ Prep Patriots as the team lost 49-33 to the West Platte Blue Jays in Weston, Missouri.

The Patriots dug themselves a deep hole early as the Blue Jays returned the opening kickoff to the Patriots' 11 yard line. Two plays later West Platte connected on an 11-yard TD strike. CPA countered shortly thereafter as Lenard Manuel scampered around left end for a Patriot touchdown. The Blue Jays then scored a couple of unanswered touchdowns and the Patriots found themselves down 21-7 at the end of the first quarter.

Things didn't get much better for the Patriots in the second quarter as West Platte put up three more touchdowns to CPA's one. The result was a 42-13 halftime deficit for the Christ Prep.

CPA mounted a second half charge, scoring three touchdowns to the Blue Jays' one. But in the end CPA fell short to the Blue Jays, who improved to 3-2 with the win. Christ Prep fell to 2-2 with the loss.

Another outstanding rushing performance was delivered by Lenard Manuel. The Patriot senior amassed 298 total yards rushing on 21 tries for an average of over 14 yards per carry with two touchdowns. Junior quarterback Darren Wallace also had good success running the ball. Wallace totalled 124 yards on 23 carries, averaging over 5 yards per run while scoring three touchdowns.

The Blue Jays frustrated the Patriots passing attack most of the night, however, as Wallace completed 4 of 12 passes for 44 yards with three interceptions. Wallace connected with Demonta Bailey for three of the completions. Bailey also caught a Wallace pass for a 2-point conversion.  Wallace added one kicking PAT.

Following is the box score excerpted from the Kansas City Star:

West Platte (WPL) 49 Christ Prep (CPA) 33
CPA (2-3)   7-6-14-6 = 33
WPL (3-2) 21-21-7-0 = 49


WPL: TD Cole Shepherd 80 kickoff return (Alex Roe kick)


CPA: TD Lemard Manuel 67 run (Darren Wallace kick)


WPL: TD Seth Rulon 11 pass from Brett Grindstaff (A Roe kick)


WPL: TD C Shepherd 10 run (A Roe kick)


CPA: TD D Wallace 2 run (kick failed)


WPL: TD C Shepherd 50 run (A Roe kick)


WPL: TD Colby Clemens 3 pass from B Grindstaff (kick failed)


WPL: TD Raleigh Graham 11 pass from B Grindstaff (Hunter Faris pass from B Grindstaff)


WPL: TD R Graham 13 pass from B Grindstaff (A Roe kick)


CPA: TD D Wallace 4 run (Demonta Bailey pass from D Wallace)


CPA: TD L Manuel 10 run (pass failed)


CPA: TD D Wallace 9 run (pass failed)

Stay tuned for more information this weekend as we'll have photos and more statistics from the West Platte game. The Patriots also play today at 1:00 p.m. at Shawnee Mission North against Steelville.

Busy Weekend For Patriots

The Christ Prep Patriots will play two games in less than 24 hours as the team takes on West Platte Friday night and Steelville Saturday afternoon.  The West Platte game will be held at West Platte High School in Weston, Missouri and will start at 7:00 p.m. The Saturday game against Steelville will be a home game at Shawnee Mission North field with kickoff slated for 1:00 p.m.

The Saturday game against Steelville (Missouri) High will be an 8-man contest. The Patriot coaching staff hopes many of the JV players will see some action during this game. Steelville is located in south-central Missouri in Crawford County.

The address for West Platte High School is 935 Washington Weston, MO 64098. Below is a map showing the school's location.

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For more information on this weekend, please see coach Burton's emails below:

Patriot Football Families,

Friday night’s game against West Platte should be very exciting. West Platte is a 2A school like us and is a perennial state contender. They finished 2nd last year. This will be a great test for us, and we hope as many of our fans as possible can be there to cheer us on!
Please plan to arrive at West Platte High School NO LATER than 5:00 pm. We will have locker rooms to dress in. Our uniform will be white jerseys, blue pants, red belts, white socks, our usual away uniform.
West Platte HS is in Weston, MO, at 935 Washington Drive. From the south, get on I-29 North past KCI. Just north of Platte City get off on exit 20, the Rt. 273 Tracy exit. Go left (west on 273. At one point Rt. 45 joins 273. Take the combined road into Weston. Turn left (south) on Washington Drive. The school will be on your right. The field is behind the school, but you will have to drive several blocks past the school to get to the field, because the road to the field is one-way. There is parking next to the field.
Since West Platte is a public school, we cannot suit up our 6,7, and 8 graders. Please come wearing your jerseys.
We play again on Saturday at Shawnee Mission North at 1:00 pm against the Steelville community team. We want everyone to suit out for this game and we hope to get every player some playing time. This will be an 8-man game, and we will ask players to come an hour early on Saturday so we can get some 8-man practice in before the game. We look forward to a fun game, with lots of scoring, and everybody getting a chance to play.

Coach Burton

Below is Coach Burton's email about the Steelville game....

Patriot Football Families,



This will be a very busy week for football! We will have our next home game this Saturday at 1:00 pm at Shawnee Mission North against Steelville, MO. This will be an 8-man game, and we hope to have our JV players get lots of playing time since the varsity plays the night before.


Please review the volunteer spreadsheet Mrs. Maloy sent out recently and sign up where you can. We have the opportunity to bless the folks from Steelville. They are very excited at the opportunity to play us at such a nice facility.


We also need of an announcer and music during the game. If you would like to be the voice of the Patriots this year, please let me know!


Thank you,


Coach Burton

More Game Videos

We have some additional video from last Friday's game against Central. We're trying to get these formatted so that you may simply click on the link to view. In the meantime, you'll need to cut the link code and paste it in your browser.

Jack Layman touchdown catch: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8f9028c22c8f2de5238a763156b424e7/video/6238538

Another Layman catch: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/a461068694a0073b90e5a199fcc29ce1/video/6281646

Lenard Manuel Run: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/0e0699e0b2e11f2525cb2ccf2ba59ea3/video/6281602

Another Manuel Run: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/748c7549fbc3373aecf8965e4f2032d4/video/6281536

Demonta Bailey Return: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/45f6ebc1a555a9a2c10ce632aad86d92/video/6281790

Run Defense: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/afb8f92024dd1b24df99f290d0e92b3b/video/6281762

Postgame Celebration: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/be7f06e0ac8399ff00f58b6d69d61511/video/6282063

Patriots Defeat Central

The Christ Prep Patriots defeated the Central Eagles Friday night 42-28 at East High School Field in Kansas City. The Patriots rolled up over 400 yards of total offense in the victory, which improved the team's record to 2-1.

As with last week's game, the Patriots found themselves down early as Central connected on an 84 yard touchdown strike on the game's first play from scrimmage. Central also converted its 2-point attempt after touchdown and the Patriots trailed 8-0.

CPA took little time in coming back, however, as junior quarterback Darren Wallace found senior WR Demonta Bailey with a 30-yard touchdown toss with 6:43 left in the first quarter. CPA converted its PAT try and the Patriots were back to within one at 8-7. Shortly thereafter the Patriots' defense stepped up as a Central bad snap allowed senior CB Davis Finley to tackle the Central punter in the end zone for a safety at the 2:31 mark. The first quarter ended with the Patriots up 9-8.

The Patriots and Eagles traded possessions in the second quarter until Central struck with a 37-yard TD pass with 7:34 left in the half. After a failed PAT, the Patriots were down 14-9. CPA fought back just before halftime, however, as Wallace scored on a QB sneak set up by his long pass to sophomore WR Jack Layman on the previous play. Although the PAT attempt failed, Christ Prep took a 15-14 halftime lead into the locker room.

The third quarter saw no scoring until Wallace found the end zone on another QB sneak at the 3:24 mark. The resulting two-point conversion put the Patriots up 23-14.

The CPA offense struck early in the fourth quarter as Wallace connected with Layman for a 25-yard touchdown. The resulting PAT attempt failed and the Patriots were up 29-14 at the game's 11:43 mark. The next six minutes saw no scoring but both teams ended the game with a flurry. Darren Wallace scored on a 32-yard option run with 5:16 left in the game. The PAT failed and the Patriots were up 35-14.

Both teams added scores late as the Central QB scored on an 11-yard scamper with 4 minutes left in the game. After a failed PAT attempt the Patriots took the ensuing kickoff and marched down field for yet another touchdown as Wallace found Bailey again--this time with a pass covering 37 yards with 2:37 left in the contest. Central also scored on a late TD pass and converted its 2-point attempt and the game ended at 42-28.

Lenard Manuel led all players in total rushing by running for 117 yards in 21 carries. Jack Layman had three pass receptions for 78 yards (1 TD) while Demonta Bailey added another three catches totalling 70 yards and two touchdowns. Wallace contributed 81 yards rushing on 15 attempts, three of them going for touchdowns. Sophomore RB Jesse Mann added 46 yards on 16 carries. In all, the Patriots totalled 406 yards total offense--249 rushing and 157 through the air.

Defensively, seniors Cameron Wainscott (S) and Finley (CB) each had one interception. The tackling was spread among the team with several Patriots including Jared Nield, Logan White, Jacob Bronars, Michael Force and Andrew Langston contributing.

The Patriots take their 2-1 record next Friday to Weston, Missouri to face the West Platte Blue Jays, a Missouri Class 1-A school. The Blue Jays own a 2-2 record after defeating Cass Midway 28-0 Friday night. The Patriot-Blue Jay match up is a 7:00 p.m. contest at the West Platte field, located at 935 Washington St. in Weston.

Scroll down to view more photos of last night's action. Look for additional posts this weekend where Patriot Football 2009 hopes to include some video of last the Central game.

Patriots Travel To Play KC Central

The Christ Prep Patriots travel Friday night to Kansas City East High School Field to play the Kansas City Central Eagles. Central is 0-3 and has not scored in 2009. The Eagles are coming off a lopsided loss (42-0) against Rogers (Ar.) High School last week. Earlier this season Central lost 35-0 to St. Joseph Lafayette and 20-0 to Schlagle.

The Patriots seek to win for the second time this season and improve the team's record to 2-1. CPA is coming off a 40-22 victory over Northeast after falling 28-3 in its opener against St. James Academy.

The East High School Field is located at 1924 Van Brunt Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri. The contest begins at 7:00 p.m.

Varsity Cheerleaders

The varsity cheer squad has been hard at work during the Patriots' first two games. You may have seen them leading the crowds in cheering on the CPA football team or performing a pre-game dance routine at last Saturday's home game. Members of the varsity squad include Kayla Day (captain), Chelsea Jones (co-captain), Jordan Jones, Mekinsey Johnson, Kirstyn Mannix, Sierra Massing, Ashley Mauk, Jamie Newson, Sydney Newth, Delaney Newth, and Signe Palmer. This blog post includes a variety of photos of the squad from last week's game.

More Photos From Saturday's Northeast Game

Patriots Triump Over Northeast

The Christ Prep Patriots scored three fourth quarter touchdowns and beat the Northeast (KC) Vikings 40-22 Saturday night at Shawnee Mission North field. Quarterback Darren Wallace rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead the Patriots (1-1).

CPA found itself down to the Vikings early as Northeast took a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. However, the Patriots answered with two second quarter touchdowns (to Northeast's one) and went into the locker room tied 14-all at the half.

The Patriots and Vikings traded touchdowns in the third quarter but the Vikings' 2-point conversion put them in the lead 22-21 as the period closed.

The Patriot offense got going in the 4th quarter as Wallace found wide receiver Demonta Bailey for a 10-yard touchdown strike early in the period. After a successful 2-point conversion, the Patriots led 29-22. Wallace and Lenard Manuel each scored another touchdown in the fourth quarter to finally put the game out of the Vikings' reach.

A key to the Patriots' success was the punishing rushing of Manuel as he amassed 126 yards rushing on 21 carries with two touchdowns. Manuel advanced the ball on several long runs and had a 30+ yard touchdown called back due to penalty. The Vikings couldn't seem to produce an answer for Manuel and their focus on him opened up other phases of the offense.

CPA had a total of 205 yards rushing for the night. Darren Wallace contributed 62 yards on 16 carries. Wallace was 5-18 passing for 75 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

The Patriot defense turned in another outstanding performance with a balanced effort. Cornerback Davis Finley led Patriot tacklers with seven while Jesse Campbell and Andrew Langston contributed four each. Caleb Cox, Lenard Manuel, Jared Nield, and Michael Force each had three tackles for the Patriots. Cameron Wainscott had one interception and two tackles.

Northeast had a fairly balanced attack as it rushed for 100 yards and passed for 107. Both teams were penalized significantly. The Patriots had 11 penalties totaling 80 yards.

CPA takes its 1-1 record next Friday to the East High School field in Kansas City where the team will take on Central High School at 7:00 p.m.

Take a look at some of the photos from Saturday night's game. We'll try to add a few more before the end of the weekend.

Patriots to Face Northeast Saturday

The Patriots opponent Saturday is the Northeast Vikings. Northeast is a member of the Kansas City School District's "Interscholastic League" conference and is a Missouri Class 5A School.

The Vikings are coming in to the matchup with the Patriots with a record of 1-1. Northeast defeated Westport last week by a score of 12-8 but lost 42-14 to Hogan Prep on August 29.

Northeast is coached by former Kansas City Chiefs fullback Kimble Anders who is in his first season with the Vikings. To learn more about Northeast and Anders' hiring, click on the links below:

http://www.kansascity.com/696/story/1371982.html

http://www.kansascity.com/696/story/1404638.html

http://varsity.kansascity.com/custom/article&news_id=2934

The Patriots' game is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the team's home field--Shawnee Mission North High School, which is located at 7401 Johnson Drive in Overland Park.

JV Cheerleaders

The JV football boys weren't the only Patriots in action this past Tuesday at Pleasant Ridge High School. CPA has an outstanding cheerleading program led by coach Emily Wells. This blog post will feature photos of the JV cheerleaders from Tuesday's game. The JV cheer squad includes the following girls: Alise Rhines (captain), Audra Boyd, Victoria Davis, Phoebe Finley, Morgan LeBlanc, Lexi Olsen and Jolynne Yankoviz. Check back with Patriot Football 2009 for a future blog post featuring the varsity cheer squad. GO PATRIOTS!