Pirates shut out Rams 60-0
The Prairie Pirates’ defense held the Clearwater Valley Rams to just 29 yards of total offense in a 60-0 shutout win Friday, Oct. 23 at Kooskia.
The Pirates received the opening kickoff and started a little slow as Kade Quintal was sacked for a 4 yard loss on the first play of the game. The Pirates had to convert a fourth and 6 and Quintal passed to Marshall Weber who just barely got the ball to the yard to gain as he was pushed out of bounds.
That play seemed to get the offense going as Weber picked up 20 yards on a burst up the middle on the next play. After an incomplete pass, Quintal passed to Weber on the left side for a 31 yard gain to the C.V. 19. Payton Stamper picked up 14 on the next play to set up first and goal at the 5. Two plays later Stamper scored the touchdown. Quintal pass to Cooper Riener for the 2 pointer and an 8-0 lead.
C.V. took over at their 30 after the kickoff and picked up 9 yards in 3 plays. Trajan Elven then stopped Connor Christensen in the backfield for a 2 yard loss on fourth down as Prairie took over on the 37.
On the next play Weber took the ball up the middle then cut toward the right side and went 37 yards for the touchdown. Quintal ran in the 2-pointer to make it 16-0.
C.V.’s took over at their 47 after returning a short kickoff 12 yards. C.V. had 3 different players at quarterback during the game and none were effective. Ashton Marton and Lane Mader sacked Liam Walle for an 8 yard loss on first down. Tanner Crosby was sacked for a 9 yard loss on the next play by Mader.  Finally Mader tackled running back Peter Fabbi for a 2 yard loss on third down setting up fourth and 29. C.V. punted with the ball going out of bounds at the Prairie 46.
After an incomplete pass and an illegal formation penalty, Quintal ran for 9 and then 14 yards for a first down. He then converted a fumbled snap into a 4 yard gain. Stamper gained 6 to set up third and inches. Weber then went over the right side for 24 yards to set up first and goal at the 2. On third and goal at the 2, Quintal was able to run for the touchdown. The 2-point pass fell incomplete as Prairie now led 22-0.
C.V. took over at their own 25 after the kickoff and picked up their initial first down of the game on a 16 yard pass player. After 2 incomplete passes and an intentional grounding penalty, C.V. punted from their own 30. Riener returned the kick 27 yards to the C.V. 33. That ended the first quarter.
Prairie needed 5 plays to score again. Stamper ran for 8. Isaiah Warren caught a pass for 5 yards and a first down. Weber ran for 13 to set up first and goal at the 7. Stamper picked up 3 then Weber scored from 4 yards out. Riener caught the 2-point pass from Quintal to make it 30-0.
C.V. started their next possession at their own 33. After 3 incomplete passes they tried a fake punt on fourth down. The play only went 3 yards and Prairie took over at the C.V. 36.
After a false start and an incomplete pass, Stamper picked up 5 yards to set up third and 10. Quintal tossed a screen pass to the right side to Stamper who wound up going 36 yards for the touchdown. Stamper then ran in the 2-pointer to make it 38-0.
C.V.’s next possession ended with a fourth down and 5 interception by Sam Rehder at the 50. On the next play Weber burst through the middle for 50 yards and his third touchdown of the game. Tate Uhlenkott ran in the 2-pointer to make it 46-0.
C.V.’s next possession also ended in an interception. This time it was Riener on fourth and 15 as he picked off the pass at the Prairie 25 and took it down the right sideline to the end zone for a 75 yard scoring play. Weber ran in the 2-pointer to make it 54-0 with 5:30 left in the first half.
C.V. picked up only their second first down of the game on their next possession but the next 3 plays were an incomplete pass, a sack for a loss of 13 yards by Weber and an interception at the Prairie 45 by Quintal who returned it to the C.V. 45.
Prairie put in the backup runners and picked up a first down when Zach Schumacher gained 10 yards on second and 3. 3 more running plays ran out the time in the first half.
The entire second half was played with a running clock.
C.V. received the second half kickoff and started at their own 33. On fourth and 12 they punted with Prairie taking over at their own 38.
A 9 yard run by Schumacher and an 8 yard run by Uhlenkott gave Prairie a first down at the C.V. 45. On the next play Prairie fumbled the ball with C.V. recovering at the C.V. 49.
C.V. again had to punt and Riener took the punt at the Prairie 30 and returned it 50 yards to the C.V. 20. A horsecollar penalty moved the ball to the 10 for first and goal.
A false start penalty was the last play of the third quarter. Another false start penalty had Prairie facing a fourth and goal at the 19. Quintal tossed a screen pass to the right to Warren who was able to score. The 2-point pass failed as Prairie now led 60-0 with 8:25 left to play.
C.V. started at their own 45 after the kickoff thanks to a late hit penalty on the Pirates. Another penalty helped C.V. get a third and short and Fabbi picked up 21 yards for a first down at the Prairie 26. A fumble led to an 11 yard loss and the time ran out on a couple of incomplete passes.
Prairie wound up with 260 yards rushing on 33 attempts led by Weber who had 149 yards on just 7 carries. Stamper had 49 yards on 9 carries. Schumacher had 25 on 5 carries, Quintal 20 yards on 7 carries and Uhlenkott 17 yards on 4 carries.
Quintal completed 5 of 9 passes for 97 yards. Weber caught 2 for 37 yards, Warren 2 for 24 and Stamper 1 for 36.
C.V. was held to 2 yards rushing on 21 attempts thanks to 6 sacks of the quarterback. Fabbi led the team with 20 yards on 6 carries.
C.V. passers complete 4 of 22 passes with 3 interceptions for 27 yards. Fabbi caught 2 for 22 yards.
Mader led the defense with 6 tackles including a pair of sacks. Weber had 4 tackles including 2 sacks. Ashton Martin, Warren , Uhlenkott and Stamper each had 2 tackles. Riener had 1.5 tackles plus an interception return for a touchdown. Corbyn Tacke had 1.5 tackles. Rehder had 1 tackle plus an interception. Carson Lockart and Rowan Elven each had 1 tackle. Quintal had 0.5 tackles plus an interception.
Prairie ends their regular season with a record on 8-1 overall and 4-0 in league play.
They are the #2 seed in the state playoffs and will get a bye this week before hosting a game on Nov. 6 or 7, time, place and opponent to be determined.
Prairie 22 32 0 6 -60
C.V.     0   0 0 0 -  0
P-Stamper 5 run (Riener pass from Quintal) 9:06 1st
P-Weber 37 run (Quintal run) 6:18 1st
P-Quintal 2 run (pass failed) 0:55.7 1st
P-Weber 4 run (Riener pass from Quintal) 10:03 2nd
P-Stamper 36 pass from Quintal (Stamper run) 8:30 2nd
P-Weber 50 run (Uhlenkott run) 7:28 2nd
P-Riener 75 interception return (Weber run) 5:30 2nd
P-Warren 19 pass from Quintal (pass failed) 8:25 4th