Patriots Take Out Jaguars Improve To 5-0

The Patriots came onto the field Friday night to a torrential downpour and that lead to a very sloppy game on Patriot field. With Austin Harrison out after his ankle injury from the Leake game, the pats had to look to someone else to stepup and take his place. That was going to prove to be a hard task to achieve though from this Patriot offense. The Patriot offense flourished for the most part throughout the game with Tyler Dalton running in a couple of touchdowns and throwing for another to Dylan Morgan on a nice race down the sidelines. Dylan was that guy to step into the shoes of Austin Harrison and steping up to the plate. The Patriot defense also did their part and allowed just a couple of touchdowns. J.P. Arnett was the mainstay in the defense on this night with a few tackles and an interceptions. And his part earned him the Temptco steel player of the week. The Patriots again struggled though to make a statement against a lesser 1A opponent in Wayne Academy. But with the win they did manage to start their season at 5-0 and 1-0 in the conference. Their next big test comes next week at Patriot field against the Manchester Mavs. This will be their second conference game of the season and with a win they can make a bigger statement among the other teams in the MPSA. Although have failed to make a big one, the Patriots still have established themselves as the number 1 team in the entire classification of 2A and overall they come in at number 4 in the MPSA. Only time will tell though if Coach Wyatt Rogers can win his 3rd State championship in as many seasons with the Winston Academy Patriots.