The Clarkson/Leigh Football Team hammered Riverside 58-6 at home in the first round of the playoffs Thursday night.
The Patriots led 18-0 at the end of one and 34-6 at halftime.
Clarkson/Leigh outscored the Chargers 24-0 in the 4th quarter.
Lance Paprocki had 163 yards rushing on 25 carries and four touchdowns. Eli Hays added 91 yards on the ground on 16 carries, and scored twice.
Carter Hanel made 10 tackles while Isaak Wiese had 9. Drew Beeson notched 8.
The Patriots amassed 301 yards of total offense, including 282 on the ground.
Head Coach Jim Clarkson discusses what won his team the game. "Our defense is playing really well right now along with our offensive line, those two things are what allowed us to win the game on Thursday."
Clarkson adds Paprocki was ready to breakout. "Lance has done a really nice job all year, we did have a game plan that was QB run heavy and he was up for the challenge. That kind of performance hopefully will help him have the confidence to reach his full potential."
The Patriots (7-2) battle undefeated Falls City Sacred Heart (9-0) in the second round of the playoffs at Jug Brown Stadium in Falls City on Wednesday in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Irish thumped Diller-Odell 60-6 at home in Thursday night's first round.
Clarkson says his team has to continue doing what they've been doing to be successful. "In order to compete with the Irish we have to stick with the model that has gotten us this far. That is the model that I mentioned earlier about Defense and Offensive line play. If we play well in those areas we will give ourselves a chance to advance."
I think the Patriots have a chance to compete in this one and perhaps pull the upset.
Clarkson/Leigh has been playing great football lately, and is a very good and tough team.
Clarkson says his team anticipates the matchup and hopes to spring the upset. "It would a huge step for our program. We have had some good teams and good seasons but taking the next step requires beating teams like Sacred Heart. We have seen two of the best teams in the State earlier this season, and we have improved a lot since then so now we will find out if we improved enough, Can't wait!"
The Patriots lost 42-14 to Howells-Dodge and 52-0 to Humphrey St. Francis earlier this season.
I think Clarkson/Leigh is a much better team now than they were then though.
And by much better I mean it.
I think the Patriots started to really figure out with the start of the Pender game.
I feel Clarkson/Leigh can go down there and hold their own.
The Patriots are a really good team, but Falls City Sacred Heart is the cream of the crop.
The Irish are always in state championship games and so beating them would be an incredible and amazing feat.
Clarkson/Leigh can become great and upset them though.
Anyone can be beat on any given day.
The Patriots are a solid football team, and I look for Clarkson/Leigh to do and perform well and admirably on Wednesday.
The winner gets either Bloomfield or Hartington-Newcastle in the Quarterfinals, and neither of those teams figure to be easy to beat either should the Patriots get that far.
Kickoff from Falls City is set for 4:00 p.m. with pregame at 3:30 on the Bull.
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