In previous years Continental High opened up the season at the Lima Bath Kickoff Classic. This year there was no Kickoff Classic but the Pirates still opened up their season at Bath. The past 3 times these two teams met the scores were all 1-0 with the Pirates taking the last 2. This year the Pirates matched the single goal in a game in the 1st minute as 2020 leading scorer Rhenn Armey took a centering pass from Elijah Mayes to make it 1-0 54 seconds into the game. The Pirates would make it 2-0 a little over 7 minutes when Alex Sharritis put a pass from Alex Davis in the goal. At the 25:36 mark the Pirates made it 3-0 when Wyatt Davis converted a penaty kick. WDavis put in his second goal a 1:10 later to make it 4-0. Gavin Huff made it 5-0 when he headed in a corner kick took by Sharritis with 13:39 left in the first half. The Pirates finished the half with their 6th goal when Collin Davis put in a pass from ADavis with 5:11 left.
The second half had a running clock and had the Pirates WDavis put in the hat trick to take a 7-0 lead with 26:36 left in the game. Armey put in his second goal and the teams’ 8th with 19:38 left. Armey got his hat trick goal with 17:45 left in the game with WDavis getting the assist. WDavis socred the final goal of the game with 3:58 left.
Wyatt Davis led the Pirates with 4 goals and 3 assists, Rhenn Armey 3 goals, Alex Sharritis 1 goal 1 assists, Gavin Huff 1 goal, Collin Davis 1 goal and Elijah Mayes 1 assist.
Konnor Knipp Williams got the credit for the shutout win in the goal with 1 save. The Pirates had 20 shots to the Wildcats 1. The Pirates had 9 corner kicks to the Wildcats 1.
Continental improves to 1-0 and will travel to Maumee County Day on Thursday. Lima Bath is now 0-1.
— Mike Jones, Sportswriter
