The CCA Lady Patriots swept the Georgia Christian Lady Generals in a gridiron doubleheader Thursday at Patriot Field. The Lady Patriots won game one 13-7 then took game two 22-9. CCA is 4-0 is on the season.
The Lady Patriots book-ended game one with touchdowns, scoring one in the first quarter and one in the fourth. The CCA defense kept Georgia Christian off the board until the fourth quarter.
The Generals tied the score at seven with 1:35 left in the game. The Lady Patriots answered with a game-winning one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Klair Mercer Mercer to take a 13-7 lead. Georgia Christian launched another furious comeback attempt but Arabelle Roberts sealed the game with an interception.
Roberts had caught a 26-pass for a score from Mercer earlier in the game. Mercer found Roberts again on the one-point play for a 7-0 first period advantage.
Mercer finished the game with seven completions for 70 yards with a touchdown pass and three interceptions. She also rushed twice for 12 yards and a score. Lilly Waldron provided most of CCA’s offense on the ground; she ran for 126 yards on 10 carries with a long of 43. Roberts caught three passes for 51 yards while Bristol Barrs also caught three passes for 18 yards.
Roberts led the team with five flag pulls. Henli Culpepper, Jayla Shrouder, and Arlee Vickers each had three. Shrouder also had two big sacks.
In game two, the Lady Patriots carried a 13-0 lead into the half. The Generals scored nine in the third. CCA added nine more in the fourth for a 22-9 win.
Mercer had her biggest game of the season, completing 14 of 18 passes for 127 yards and three touchdowns to one interception. She threw touchdowns to Roberts (21 yards) and two to Barrs (three and four yards). Waldron and Mercer each converted one-point attempts.
Roberts rushed for 36 yards on three carries. Waldron had 19 yards on seven carries. Roberts caught five passes for 71 yards. Barrs had nine receptions for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
Roberts grabbed seven flags and two sacks. Barrs and Bleu Carter each tallied interceptions.
The Lady Patriots have six games left, all of which are on the road. CCA next faces St. Andrew’s and First Preparatory on October 27 in Savannah.
