Two scholarship halls took the CoRec ultimate Frisbee championship with a dominating performance that ended with a shutout.

Pearson/Douthart scholarship halls defeated the Destroyers 13-0 last night at the Shenk Complex, 23rd and Iowa streets.

“We had played against them before,” Pearson’s Shawn Atkinson, Hutchinson junior, said, “So we knew what to expect coming in.”

After scoring on the opening possession, Pearson/Douthart intercepted a pass right on the goal line, then passed the disc in for score number two.

The whole team helped out with the scoring.

Four different players caught four of the first five touchdowns.

Jason Mitchell caught two of those and threw another.

“We go for the home runs a little bit more than other teams,” Mitchell, Independence junior, said.

He said the team knew it would win the game after the first five points.

Pearson/Douthart didn’t let up for the remainder of the half. It went into the break with an 11-0 advantage.

The team scored in every conceivable fashion. Mitchell found Michaela Sakumura, Lawrence freshman, for the ninth point on a short pass.

But the team’s preferred method of scoring seemed to be the long, floating throw from midfield.

On defense, the team rarely started in poor field position because of interceptions and knocked-down passes.

It was a bigger surprise when the team was unable to score than when it did.

Also contributing to the first-half scoring were Matt Unger, St. Louis senior, and Jesse Newell, Emporia junior.

The second half moved slower, with the scholarship hall team controlling the ball on its half of the field.

Every time the Destroyers had an opportunity, they tried a long pass with the hope of scoring their first point.

Despite a few close calls, the team was never able to land a pass in the end zone, and it finished the game scoreless.

Atkinson passed it to Mitchell, his roommate, for the team’s 13th and final point.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE ROSTERS

Name Hometown/Year

Pearson/Douthart

Shawn Atkinson Hutchinson junior

Jesse Newell Emporia junior

Matt Unger St. Louis senior

Caleb Knoernschild Lyndon senior

Jason Mitchell Independence junior

Michaela Sakumura Lawrence freshman

Amanda Williams Wichita freshman

Cindy Oursler Geuda Springs senior

Katy Armstrong Lawrence freshman

Destroyers

Kevin Arney Ankeny, Iowa, graduate student

Mike Merz Garden City sophomore

Tyson Scott Atchison senior

Heather Rodemius Burden sophomore

Jessica Wall Highland, Calif., junior

Chris Pyle Overland Park sophomore

Matt Mourning Lenexa junior

Amanda Maloney Eden Prairie, Minn., senior

Meagan Vessels Nashville, Tenn., junior

Paul Garcia Overland Park junior