Rockhurst was dominant in every sense of the word on Friday night against Olathe North.

The Hawklets, No. 3 in the 810 Varsity Top 25, scored the game’s first 28 points, including three touchdowns in the first quarter, and totaled almost 300 yards in the first half alone. The meeting was the first between the two Kansas City area powers since 1999.

Junior running back Pierce Fisher accounted for two of those three scores in the first on runs of eight and 22 yards, respectively.
Mix in a pair of TD passes, one an 87-yard bomb, from senior quarterback Charlie Loose to sophomore Blake Thomas, and the score ballooned to 28-0 with 6:39 to play in the second quarter.
Olathe North was able to avoid the first half shutout as Jamo Sarver and Sam Simmons connected on an 8-yard pass with 21 seconds left in the half.

“I’m really happy with the way our guys played, especially offensively,” Hawklets head coach Kelly Donohoe said. “We had a little bit of a letdown defensively in the third quarter and we definitely have room for improvement believe me, but we feel good after week three with where we are at.”

Each team scored on a touchdown pass in the third quarter, but Rockhurst was able to block the extra point after the Eagles’ TD and led 35-13, heading into the fourth.

Olathe North scored a pair of touchdowns over the final 12 minutes, but it was not nearly enough to climb out of the 28-point deficit they faced in the first half.

The Hawklets (3-0) are back home next week to play Lees Summit West. Olathe North (0-2) welcomes Lawrence to town next Friday.