Catholic, Warriors state title hopes end
Knoxville Catholic was knocked out of the playoffs last Friday.
Finishing the season with a 6-5 record, the Irish look onward, where the future appears to be bright for them.
“We finished with a winning record,” KCHS head coach Phillip Shadowens said. “I thought we made a lot of improvements this year from last year.
“There were a lot of positives about our season,” he added. “We played one of the toughest schedules in the state.”
The second quarter spelled doom for the Irish as they stumbled. No. 1 ranked Chattanooga Baylor saw the opening they would need to put away their opponent, going on a tear that would see the Irish
losing 35-7 in the quarterfinal of Division II-AAA playoff.
There were bright spots in an otherwise tough game for the Irish. All-state wide receiver Tyreek King hauled in a 33-yard scoring pass from Garrett King in the fourth quarter.
The Irish defense came alive in a late rally, shutting out the Red Raiders in the second half.
“I think we competed hard,” Shadowens added. “I thought they fought their butts off. We couldn’t overcome some of our mistakes we made in the second quarter on both sides of the ball. They got on a roll.
“But we did a lot of good in the other three quarters,” he added.
Lausanne 35, CAK 6
Chistian Academy of Knoxville lost 35-6 to Lausanne (7-3), No. 1 West Region seed, in the Division II-AA quarterfinals in Memphis on Friday. Ryan Gibson rushed for 128 yards and scored CAK’s only points of the game. The Warriors season ends at 7-4.
