Iowa Jamboree Provides Much Needed Reps

The CPA Patriots returned home from Iowa Friday night knowing much more about their team than they had known earlier in the day. The team competed at the South Harrison Jamboree at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa against three other teams--the host South Harrison Co. (Mo.) Bulldogs, the Gallatin (Mo.) Bulldogs, and the Maysville (Mo.) Wolverines.

While score was not kept in any of the 12-play scrimmages, it is accurate to summarize that the Patriots dominated Maysville, played Gallatin relatively evenly, and was mostly outplayed by South Harrison, whose size seemed to dominate each of the three other teams.

After a shaky start offensively versus South Harrison (S.H.) in the first scrimmage, CPA settled down and had a strong showing defensively against the S.H. Bulldogs. After a two-scrimmage rest, the Patriots then returned to have a two-touchdown offensive burst against Maysville while dominating the Wolverines defensively as well. The final scrimmage of the night featured the Patriots against Gallatin. It revealed a couple of breakdowns defensively, but overall the Patriots showed well against those Bulldogs on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
Following are a couple of highlights observed by Finley River. Look for more later this weekend after we get some feedback from the coaches.

• A long touchdown run by Lenard Manuel against Maysville.
• A touchdown pass from Darren Wallace to Jack Layman against Maysville
• A pass interception by Davis Finley against South Harrison.
• Several bone-jarring tackles by Michael Force throughout the night
• A long run by QB Darren Wallace against Gallatin.

Above and below are photos of Friday night's action....