BERRYVILLE — As Shiloh Christian walked around the playing field before the opening kickoff , Berryville’s players stood in one end zone and stared at the processionof Saints.
The Bobcats got a better look at the Saints once the game started and firstimpressions weren’t deceiving. The Saints rolled over Berryville 48-14 on Friday at Bobcats Stadium.
The Saints left no doubt they were in control in dominating the first half. Shiloh (3-1, 1-0 4A-1 Conference) racked up 394 yards of total offense and 17 fi rst downs on 38 fi rst-half off ensive plays.
“They’re a big, strong and fast team,” Berryville coach Eric Daniel said. “There’s a reason they’re No. 1.”
Even a rash of penalties - the Saints had five for 65 yards in the first half - couldn’t help Berryville (1-3, 0-1) slow down Shiloh. The Saints held the Bobcats to two fi rst downs, 15 yards rushing and 26 yards of offense in the fi rst half.
Shiloh Christian led 41-0 at halftime and the entire second half was played with a running clock because of the 35-point sportsmanship rule. Quarterback Kiehl Frazier completed 16 of 21 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns.
“We came out pretty well,” Saints coach Josh Floyd said.
The Saints took the opening kickoff and marched downfield, moving 75 yards in 10 plays before Garrett Harper scored on a 1-yard run to give Shiloh Christian a 7-0 lead with 9 minutes, 26 seconds left in the fi rst quarter. Berryville’s fi rst possession ended with injury and disaster, as the Saints’ Samuel Harvill sacked Berryville quarterback Drew Fry and forced a fumble that the Saints recovered at Berryville’s 44.
Fry lay motionless on the ground for several moments before being helped off the field. He did not return.
The Saints turned the turnover into a one-yard touchdown pass from Frazier to Zann Jones and a 13-0 lead with 4:48 left in the fi rst quarter.
Saints backup quarterback Michael Sloane threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Keston Durrett early in the second quarter. Another Berryville fumble - one of three in the first half - set up Frazier’s 40-yard touchdown pass to Nathan Ortiz.
Frazier and Jones hooked up again for a 15-yard touchdown pass for a 34-0 lead with 5:52 left in the fi rst half. Harper scored on a three-yard run with 47 seconds left in the half to give Shiloh Christian a 41-0 halftime lead.
The Saints played their reserves in the second half and got a three-yard touchdown run from Bowman Fedosky. The Bobcats got touchdowns runs of three yards from Peter Acuna and 90 yards from Eric Holman.
Sports, Pages 7 on 09/25/2010