Coleman at Portland St. Patrick – – Eight Man Football – – The Bleacher Denizen – – September 27, 2025 – – by Chuck Krafft

Today, your Bleacher Denizen is headed to Portland, where the Shamrocks from St. Patricks will host the Comets from Coleman. St. Patrick enters this game with a perfect 4-0 record while Coleman is at 2-2.

Tonight is Homecoming at St. Patrick and your Bleacher Denizen is excited to see the halftime events. I was behind the Homecoming Parade, but I managed to get to Portland High (where St. Patrick plays its football games) early enough to copy down the rosters so I could take my notes. (For some reason, rosters were not available.) It was great to see Ken Cook, the announcer, and some of the other St. Patrick football volunteers I have gotten to know over the years.

I learned the St. Patrick’s cross-country teams did really well in a meet today, especially T.J. Chamberlain! For a small school, St. Patrick has a lot of quality athletes this year. (None of the people who excelled at cross country today are on the football team.)

Shelby Miller, a 2015 graduate of St. Patrick, did a nice job singing the National Anthem and it was time for the game to start.

Let us now look at the results of this game through the somewhat clear (occasionally) lenses of an Aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to make much of a mark in football. I believe your Bleacher Denizen did set a practice record for “most pancake blocks suffered by a defensive lineman” back in the day, so at least I’m not totally forgotten!!

The opening kickoff went out of bounds, so Cael Waterman rekicked the ball. Charlie Thelen downed the ball for St. Patrick on the Shamrock 27 yard line.

On the next play, Brady Leonard swept out to the right sideline and into the end zone for a seventy-three yard touchdown. Charlie Thelen made the long snap, Brady Leonard held the ball and Brody Beckhold booted the extra point kick through the uprights. With 11:47 to play in the opening quarter, St. Patrick had a 7-0 lead.

Ben White booted his kickoff into the end zone and Coleman started its series on its own 20 yard line.

Ben White led the rest of the Shamrock defensive line in stopping Coleman’s first down run up the middle for no gain. Logan Glazier tossed a six yard second down pass to Brayden Schrank on the left side. Jerryd Scheurer made the tackle for St. Patrick. Charlie Thelen stopped the Comet third down run for a one yard loss. On fourth down, Logan Glazier heaved a long pass to Parker Klopf for a thirty-six yard gain.

Coleman had a first down on the St. Patrick 28 yard line.

The Comet first down pass fell incomplete. Aiden Mosser got into the Comet backfield to stop the second down pitch to the left for a two yard loss. Brady Leonard intercepted Coleman’s third down pass on the Shamrock 3 yard line.

Hudson King took the ball up the left side for a seventeen yard first down gain. Dominic Lawrence made the tackle for the Comets.

Caleb Pline gained seven yards on a run up the middle before Dakota Lattimer stopped him. Brayden Wright stopped the Shamrock second down run for a one yard loss. Brady Leonard took a third down pitch to the left and followed some strong blocking by Jerryd Scheurer for a sixteen yard gain and a first down. Brayden Wright made the Coleman tackle.

Jerryd Scheurer completed a pass to Charlie Thelen for a twenty-nine yard gain to give St. Patrick a first down on the Coleman 29 yard line.

On the next play, Brady Leonard ran up the right sideline for a twenty-nine yard touchdown. Charlie Thelen snapped the ball, Brady Leonard held the ball and Brody Beckhold kicked the successful extra point to give St. Patrick a 14-0 lead with 5:34 remaining in the first quarter.

Ben White’s kickoff went to the Coleman 4 yard line where Dominic Lawrence grabbed it and gained eighteen yards before Nick Pung pulled him down. Coleman started its series on its own 22 yard line.

Logan Glazier completed a pass to Aden Aultman for a five yard first down gain. Mason Simon got the tackle for the Shamrocks. The Comet second down pass fell incomplete. On the next play, Jerryd Scheurer made an excellent play facing backward to intercept the ball for St. Patrick on the Shamrock 48 yard line.

Brayden Wright knocked the Shamrock first down pass out of the air. Hudson King ran to the left on second down and gained twenty-two yards before Logan Glazier tackled him.

Brady Leonard took a pitch to the right and gained twenty-six yards before Dakota Lattimer pushed him out of bounds. St. Patrick had a first down on the Coleman 4 yard line.

Hudson King gained two yards on a first down run to the left before Dakota Lattimer tackled him. On the next play, Jerryd Scheure took the ball for a two yard touchdown run. Coleman blocked the extra point kick. (I believe Kendon Bock was the Comet who got to the ball, but am not positive.)

With 3:28 remaining in the opening quarter, St. Patrick had a 20-0 lead.

Ben King kicked the ball off to the Coleman 3 yard line where Dominic Lawrence fielded it and gained nineteen yards before Aiden Mosser knocked him out of bounds.

Brady Leonard stopped the Comet first down run to the right for a one yard loss. Mason Simon covered on Coleman’s incomplete second down pass. The Comet third down pass fell incomplete. Aden Aultman booted a fine punt on fourth down. Jerryd Scheurer fielded it on the Shamrock 40 yard line and gained forty-five yards before Aden Aultman stopped him. St. Patrick had a first down on the Coleman 15 yard line.

Brayden Wright led a galaxy full of Comets in stopping the Shamrock first down run for no gain. On second down, Brady Leonard went through the right tackle for a fifteen yard touchdown run. St. Patrick faked an extra point kick. They got the ball to Jerryd Scheurer, who passed the ball to Aiden Mosser for a successful two point conversion.

With 1:23 remaining in the first quarter, St. Patrick had a 28-0 lead.

Ben White kicked the ball off to the Coleman 5 yard line where Brayden Schrank fielded it and gained twenty yards before Chase Bengal tackled him. Coleman started its next series on its own 25 yard line.

Brady Leonard’s timely hit caused the Comet first down pass to fall incomplete. Mason Simon covered the receiver on Coleman’s incomplete second down pass. Jerryd Scheurer intercepted the Coleman third down pass on the Shamrock 47 yard line. St. Patrick started its nextt series there.

Jerryd Scheurer passed to Charlie Thelen on the right side; he gained nine yards before Dominic Lawrence pushed him out of bounds. On the next play, Jerryd Scheurer passed to Gavin Groothuis, who made a great running catch, but was unable to stay in bounds. Caleb Pline gained nine yards on a third down run up the left tackle before Brayden Schrank pulled him down.

On the final play of the first quarter, Jerryd Scheurer was chased out of the pocket, but completed a pass to Brady Leonard for an eleven yard gain.

The first quarter ended with St. Patrick holding a 28-0 lead. St. Patrick had a first down on the Coleman 24 yard line.

The Shamrock first down pass fell incomplete. Caleb Pline went through the middle on second down and gained six yards before Dakota Lattimer stopped him. Jerryd Scheurer tossed a third down pass to Charlie Thelen on the left side for a fifteen yard gain. Brayden Schrank made the tackle for the Comets.

On the next play, Jerryd Scheurer passed to Hudson King on the right side for a three yard touchdown. Charlie Thelen snapped the ball, Brady Leonard held the ball and Brody Beckhold kicked the successful extra point. With 10:55 left in the opening half, St. Patrick had a 35-0 lead.

Ben White’s kickoff went into the end zone and Coleman started its series on its own 20 yard line.

Brady Leonard stopped Coleman’s first down run to the right for a one yard loss. Mason Simon covered on Coleman’s incomplete second down pass. Kaeden Brown covered on the incomplete third down pass. Aden Aultman made a fine punt to Jerryd Scheurer, who caught the ball on the Shamrock 48 yard line and gained seventeen yards before Carson Hall stopped him.

St. Patrick started its series on Coleman’s 34 yard line.

Jerryd Scheurer tossed a screen pass to Hudson King, who dragged a Coleman tackler about ten yards before he was finally tackled to get St. Patrick to the Coleman nine yard line. Aden Aultman and Haydn Naylor teamed up to sack the Shamrock Quarterback for a six yard second down loss. On the next play, Hudson King followed a nice block by the right tackle for a fifteen yard touchdown run.

After Brody Beckhold kicked the extra point, St. Patrick had a 42-0 lead with 8:34 remaining in the first half.

Tyler Thelen kicked the ball off to the Coleman 10 yard line where Dominic Lawrence snared it and gained eleven yards before Ben White and Augustus Teachworth stopped him. Coleman started its series on its own 21 yard line.

Dominic Lawrence took the ball to the left for a three yard gain; Augustus Teachworth made the Shamrock tackle. Augustus Teachworth stopped the Comet second down run up the middle for no gain. Logan Glazier passed to Dominic Lawrence on the right side for a twenty-six yard third down gain. Ben White made the Shamrock tackle.

Coleman had a first down on the 50 yard line.

Mason Simon covered on the Coleman incomplete first down pass. Jerryd Scheurer covered on the incomplete second down pass. Logan Glazier found Dominic Lawrence over the middle and passed to him for a six yard gain. Augustus Teachworth made the tackle for the Shamrocks. Ben White covered on Coleman’s long, incomplete fourth down pass.

St. Patrick took over the ball on downs on its own 44 yard line.

Caleb Pline took the ball to the right and gained thirteen yards on first down. St. Patrick had a first down in Coleman territory on the 43 yard line.

Will Coe stopped the Shamrock first down run to the left for no gain. Brayden Schrank stopped the second down run to the left for no gain. Dakota Lattimer and Will Coe teamed up to stop the third down run for no gain. Brady Leonard’s fourth down punt was downed by Charlie Thelen on the Comet 16 yard line.

Logan Glazier passed to Aden Aultman, who gained four yards before Gavin Groothuis pushed him oout of bounds. Logan Glazier completed a second down pass to Brayden Schrank on the right side; he gained four yards before Ben White tackled him. Hudson King covered on the Comet incomplete third down pass. Gavin Groothuis made a timely fourth down hit that resulted in the pass falling incomplete.

St. Patrick took over the ball on downs on the Comet 24 yard line.

Brayden Wright, Dakota Lattimer and Aden Aultman teamed up to stop the Shamrock first down run to the right for a one yard gain. A delay of game penalty on second down cost St. Patrick five yards. (Actually the cost was to the football team and not to the Saint, himself.) On the final play of the first half, Jerryd Scheurer was chased out of the pocket and gained about twenty-six yards before he was tackled.

St. Patrick had a 42-0 lead as the teams took a halftime break. If normal football procedures are followed, St. Patrick will also have a 42-0 lead when the third quarter starts.

T.J. Chamberlain, who was the star of the day’s cross country meet came into the press box to emcee the halftime show. Mr. Chamberlain was also a starting outfielder on St. Patrick’s State Baseball Champions last spring. I was tempted to drop a piece of paper to see if he would make a diving catch. (T.J. had a great running, diving catch in right field in the top of the fifth inning of the State Championship game.) I decided that trying to drop the paper might distract him while he read his script, so I backed off.

For his part, T.J. Chamberlain did a fine job emceeing the halftime ceremonies. Charlie Thelen was named Homecoming King and Mattie Honsowitz was named Homecoming Queen.

Ben White kicked off for the Shamrocks to open the second half. Dominic Lawrence caught the kickoff on the Comet 2 yard line and gained eighteen yards before Augustus Teachworth tackled him. Coleman started its first series of the second half on its own 20 yard line.

Logan Glazier completed a first down pass to Brayden Schrank, who gained seven yards before Jerryd Scheurer pushed him out of bounds. On the next play, Jerryd Scheurer made another athletic interception going backwards; he landed on the Shamrock 43 yard line where St. Patrick started its next series.

Hudson King took the ball to the right on first down and earned eight yards before Brayden Wright tackled him. Jerryd Scheurer completed a second down pass to Gavin Groothuis, who gained twenty-seven yards before Logan Glazier and Dominic Lawrence tackled him. St. Patrick had a first down on the Coleman 21 yard line.

Caleb Pline burst through the middle and gained eleven yards before Dominic Lawrence stopped him.

On the next play, Jerryd Scheurer tossed a ten yard touchdown pass to Gavin Groothuis, who dove to catch the ball. Brody Beckhold’s successful extra point kick gave St. Patrick a 49-0 lead with 7:12 to play in quarter number three.

Tyler Thelen kicked the ball off for St. Patrick. Coleman fumbled the ball and St. Patrick recovered it on the Coleman 27 yard line.

Brayden Wright stopped the Shamrock first down run for a two yard loss. Kaeden Brown took the ball to the left for a four yard second down gain. Aiden Fandel gained one yard on a third down run before Brayden Schrank took him down. A penalty on Coleman gave St. Patrick five yards. On fourth down, the Shamrocks attempted an unsuccessful thirty-six yard field goal.

Coleman got the ball on its own 20 yard line to start its next series.

Logan Glazier passed to Aden Aultman over the middle for a six yard gain. Mason Simon made the tackle for St. Patrick. Logan Glazier passed to Brayden Schrank on the left side to gain eight yards and earn a first down. Aiden Fandel got the tackle for the Shamrocks.

A timely hit by Gavin Groothuis caused Coleman’s first down pass to fall incomplete. Aiden Fandel covered on Coleman’s incomplete second down pass. Mason Simon covered on Coleman’s long, incomplete third down pass.

That was the end of the third quarter.

St. Patrick had a 49-0 lead. Coleman had a fourth down with ten yards to go on its own 34 yard line.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Gavin Groothuis may have gotten a hand on the Comet fourth down pass; it fell incomplete. St. Patrick took over the ball on downs on the Coleman 34 yard line.

A delay of game penalty pushed St. Patrick back ten yards. On first down, Caleb Pline plowed through the middle for a twelve yard gain; Cael Waterman made the tackle for Coleman. On the next play, Aiden Fandel went to the left and gained twenty-four yards before Cael Waterman made a tackle to prevent a touchdown.

This put the Shamrocks on the Coleman 3 yard line. On the next play, Kaeden Brown went through the middle for a three yard touchdown. After Brody Beckhold kicked the extra point, St. Patrick had a 56-0 lead with about 8:30 remaining.

Tyler Thelen kicked the ball off to the Coleman 15 yard line where Dominic Lawrence fielded the ball and gained nine yards before he ran into Ben White and Aiden Mosser. Coleman started its next series on its own 24 yard line.

Brody Beckhold and Emmet Fandel teamed up to stop the Comet first down run up the middle for a one yard gain. Logan Glazier threw a second down pass to Parker Klopf, who broke a tackle and galloped for a thirty-one yard gain before Emmet Fandel tackled him. Coleman had a first down in St. Patrick territory on the 44 yard line.

On the next play, Logan Glazier passed to Brayden Schrank for a twelve yard gain. Emmet Fandel got the tackle for the Shamrocks.

Logan Glazier ran to the left on first down and gained four yards before he ran into Tyler Thelen and Gavin Groothuis. Emmet Fandel and Aiden Fandel covered on Coleman’s incomplete second down pass. Pressure from Nick Pung and Isaiah Rockey caused Coleman to throw an incomplete third down pass. Coleman’s fourth down pass fell incomplete.

St. Patrick took over the ball on downs with just 35 seconds left to play. The Shamrocks took a knee and the game ended.

St. Patrick won by the final score of 56-0.