Sep 25, 2021

🏈TMP-Marian cruises past Syracuse in district opener

Posted Sep 25, 2021 7:04 AM

SYRACUSE – The TMP-Marian Monarchs scored on their first five offensive series on their way to a 62-0 win over the Syracuse Bulldogs in the 2A district opener Friday night.

TMP (3-1) received the opening kickoff and started at their own 36 yard-line. It was the only time in 11 drivers that they started in their own territory. They started 10 drivers inside Bulldog territory.

The Monarchs wasted no time putting points on the board. They strung together a six-play drive that was capped off by a 14-yard touchdown run for Kade Harris, his first of two rushing touchdowns on the day, to put TMP up 7-0, after the point-after-touchdown.

After a Syracuse (1-3) three-and-out TMP capped off a three-play drive with a 15-yard Bryce Seib touchdown run giving TMP a 14-0 lead. Seib also scored from 20 and 10 yards out on the ground in the second quarter for TMP.

Following a short punt by the Bulldogs, Harris scored his second rushing touchdown of the first half from 12 yards to put TMP up 21-0.

In the second quarter TMP got rushing touchdowns from Harris, Seib and Lance Lang and a 43-yard Andrew Schwartz interception return for a touchdown, his third career defensive touchdown as TMP built a 49-0 halftime lead.

With a running clock in the second half Lang scored his second rushing touchdown in the third quarter to put TMP up 56-0.

Then in the fourth quarter Austin Gilbert got his first career completion, an 11-yard touchdown pass to fellow freshman Alessandro Acosta putting the Monarchs up 62-0.

TMP records their fourth shutout in their last 14 games.

Harris led TMP with 160 yards on 10 carries. Lang finished with 58 yards and Seib added 53.

TMP outgained Syracuse 352 total yards to 97.

The Monarchs host Ellis next Friday at Lewis Field in Hays.