Pirates win big over C.V.
The Prairie Football Team won big at their Homecoming Game Friday, Oct. 2 as they defeated Clearwater Valley by a score of 56-6.
C.V. received the opening kickoff and went backwards as Trajan Elven tackled Pete Fabbi for a 2 yard loss and on the next play Lane Mader tackled quarterback Kale Walle for an 8 yard loss. That forced a punt and Prairie took over after a 21 yard return by Levi McElroy at the CV 40 yard line.
On second and 10, Chris Schumacher picked up 14 yards for a first down. Payton Stamper then picked up a total of 8 yards on 2 carries and Schumacher picked up another first down at the 15.
On third and 7 from the 12, quarterback Kade Quintal tossed a screen pass to the left to Schumacher who went into the end zone for the game’s first points. Quintal then passed to Elven for the 2-pointer to make it 8-0.
C.V. picked up a couple of first downs on their next possession as they moved the ball to the Prairie 42. Three consecutive tackles for loss, the third a 12 yard loss on a sack of Walle, pushed C.V. back to their own 40.
McElroy returned the punt 15 yards to the Prairie 45. Prairie wound up turning the ball back over to the Rams when they came up short on fourth down at the C.V. 48.
C.V. had 2 incomplete passes and a 2 yard loss and punted back to the Pirates. The Pirates took over on their own 28.
Stamper picked up 8 yards total on 2 carries and Schumacher gained 4 for a first down. On second and 11, Quintal connected with Cooper Riener for 38 yards to the C.V. 23.
Levi Gehring, who didn’t start because his ankle was still tender from injuring it a week earlier against Logos, picked up 10 yards to the 13 for a second down and inches. Schumacher picked up the first down with a 3 yard gain to set up first and goal at the 10.
Quintal was sacked for a 17 yard loss on the next play but connected with McElroy for 9 yards and Gehring for 17 yards to set up fourth and goal at the 1. Quintal ran a quarterback sneak for the touchdown. The 2-point run was stopped short leaving the Pirates with a 14-0 lead.
C.V. picked up a first down on their next possession but the drive was stopped when Quintal intercepted a Walle pass at the Prairie 25 and returned it to the 38.
Prairie turned the ball back over on downs at the 37 after consecutive 5 yard losses.
C.V. also turned the back over on downs and a run for no gain and 3 incomplete passes.
Quintal passed to McElroy for 8 yards and a C.V. encroachment penalty gave Prairie a first down. Quintal passed to McElory again for 13 yards to move the ball to the C.V. 37.
Quintal ran the ball for 8 yards and 15 was added to it as C.V. was called for a facemask penalty on the play. On the next play Quintal passed to Schumacher for 16 yards and a touchdown. The 2-point pass fell incomplete as Prairie now led 20-0.
C.V. took over after the kickoff at their own 26. On second and 15, Walle’s pass was intercepted by Schumacher at the C.V. 29. Schumacher took the ball to the end zone to put Prairie up 26-0 as the 2-point pass again failed.
C.V. came right back with the pass and put together their only scoring drive of the game. Walle completed 3 straight passes to Connor Christensen for 46, 14 and 6 yards to put the Rams at the 5 yard line. Walle then passed to Fabbi for the touchdown. Their 2-point try failed making it 26-6 with 25 seconds left in the half.
C.V.’s onside kickoff was picked up by Stamper who returned it 12 yards to the C.V. 43. However Quintal’s pass was intercepted on the next play at the C.V. 13. C.V. tried one deep pass to Christensen that was well defended by Schumacher for an incompletion. They then ran out the half.
Prairie received the second half kickoff and started at their 20 after a touchback. A false start set them back to the 15. Schumacher picked up 6 yards and on third and 9 from the 21, Quintal passed to Stamper for 36 yards down the right side.
On the next play Quintal passed to a wide open Riener who went 43 yards for the touchdown. The 2-point run was stopped short and Prairie now led 32-6.
C.V. looked to score again as they completed passes for 30 and 20 yards and had a first and goal at the 5 yard line. After a 2 yard loss on a run and 3 incomplete passes, Prairie took over at the 7.
An encroachment penalty moved them to the 12. Gehring picked up 16 yards to the 28 and on the next play Schumacher burst through the middle and outraced the defense for a 72 yard scoring run. Ben Secrest ran in the 2-pointer to make it 40-6.
C.V. started their next possession at their own 30. They wound up punting after 3 plays netted -3 yards. Prairie took over on their own 36 after a blocking penalty wiped out most of McElroy’s punt return.
Riener picked up 9 yards on a run and Quintal passed to McElroy for 10 yards and a first down at the C.V. 45.
A pass interference penalty moved the ball to the C.V. 30. Schumacher picked up 8 yards on a run and on the next play he dove for a catch at the pylon for a 22 yard scoring play. Quintal ran in the 2-pointer to make it 48-6. That started the running clock mercy ruler for the final 16:32 of the game.
On C.V.’s first play after the kickoff, Quintal made his second interception of the game setting Prairie up at their own 45.
Backup quarterback Sam Rehder went into the game and Prairie faced a second and 20 after a holding penalty. On the final play of the third quarter, Rehder passed to Riener for 40 yards and a first and goal at the 5.
A sack for a loss of 6 and a false start penalty set Prairie back to the 16. Rehder then passed to Riener down the left side for a touchdown. Rehder then passed to Riener for the 2-pointer to make it 56-6.
C.V. took over on their own 30 but punted again after picking up just 5 yards.
Prairie took over on their own 40 and stuck to just running plays. Rehder picked up a first down on a 6 yard run and on fourth and 2, Isaiah Warren picked up 22 yards for another first down. At that point Prairie was able to run out the clock.
For the game Prairie picked up 204 yards rushing on 37 attempts. Schumacher had 112 yards on 7 carries with a touchdown. Warren added 38 yards on 5 carries and Gehring had 28 on 3 carries.
Quintal completed 12 of 17 passes with 1 interception for 231 yards and 4 touchdowns. Rehder completed 2 of 3 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. Riener caught 4 passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns. Schumacher caught 5 for 67 yards and 3 touchdowns. McElroy caught 3 for 30 yards. Stamper caught 1 for 36 yards and Gehring caught 1 for 17 yards.
The defense shut down the C.V. running game as the Rams had -10 yards on 16 attempts. Walle completed 10 of 29 passes with 3 interceptions for 143 yards. Christensen caught 6 for 82 yards to lead the team.
On defense Schumacher had 1 solo and 9 assists with 1 interception return for a touchdown. Stamper had 4 solos and 3 assists. Mader had 2 solos, 3 assists and 1 sack. McElroy had 2 solos and 3 assists. Josh Abbott had 2 solos and 2 assists. Elven had 2 solos and 1 assist. Warren had 1 solo and 2 assists. Quintal had 2 interceptions. Ashton Martin had 1 solo, 1 assist and 1 sack. Secrest and Zach Schumacher each had 2 assists. Gehring and Riener each had 1 assist.
Prairie is now 4-2 on the season and 2-2 in league play. Their next game is at Potlatch this Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
Prairie 8 18 22 8 -56
C.V.   0   6   0 0 -  6
P-Schumacher 12 pass from Quintal (Elven pass from Quintal) 7:39 1st
P-Quintal 1 run (run failed) 7:35 2nd
P-Schumacher 16 pass from Quintal (pass failed) 2:15 2nd
P-Schumacher 29 interception return (pass failed) 1:54 2nd
CV-Fabbi 5 pass from Walle (pass failed) 0:24.7 2nd
P-Riener 43 pass from Quintal (run failed) 10:53 3rd
P-Schumacher 72 run (Secrest run) 7:48 3rd
P-Schumacher 22 pass from Quintal (Quintal run) 4:32 3rd
P-Riener 16 pass from Rehder (Riener pass from Rehder) 10:14 4th