Scrimmage: how did Anahuac fare against Vidor?

[Old Cardinal]

Can someone share the various scrimmages in 21-3A,22-3A, and 20-3A; interested folks would like to know...

<small>[ August 18, 2003, 12:33 PM: Message edited by: Old Cardinal ]</small>

[RBARKER]

Yeah I would love to here about the BH scrimmage. I dont know anyone who went all the way out to Brookshire to see the game.

[duckbutter]

Newton was off this past weekend but I did go watch Kirbyville and Hemphill. Kirbyville looks like they will be good defense but their offense needs some more time.

[trojandad]

Our scrimmage against 1A Burton wasn't much more than just getting to hit others in different uniforms. The Burton guys worked hard but were just outsized a bunch. They did get a deep score on us when a RB got behind our zone. We haven't run a zone here in ages and it was a definite blown assignment. We scored each time we had possession and had at least 5 interceptions, 3 in the flats that would have been run back but they were called dead upon change of possession. The running game is alive and well with the traps working better than I thought they would be this early.

Burton guys didn't have a lot of bodies so our primary work was against their JV and freshmen. They didn't back down, tho. Playing Willis will be a better judge of where we are this Friday.

[Old Cardinal]

Thanks for the good report, TrojanDad

[Old Cardinal]

I received a report from a man that really knows football, in my opinion-on Vidor vs Anahuac. He said numerically Vidor scored 3 to the Panthers 1. He said that Anahuac has big good tackles and looks like they will run and pass from the spread. The QB is then the running back, and he is a whole lot of the team. If he gets hobbled, they are in deep trouble; however, if he stays healthy, they are a very viable 3A team. He said they have 11 or 12 excellent players, but after that, at this point, the depth is not that impressive.

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[eagle08]

The Barbers Hill scrimmage ended up being against Brookshire Royal and Schulemburg. The new head coach at Brookshire had a buddy that coached at Schulemburg and agreed to scrimmage them in hopes, in my opinion, of getting out of the BH scrimmage. This didn't happen though. The BH offensive first teamers only went something like 14 plays against the Brookshire first team D. BH had a 80 yard 14 play scoring drive and looked really good. BH had to huddle up so it was not their true look, but they always huddle up for scrimmages. The BH first team D went against Schulemburg first team O and it didn't look like they had over ten positive yards in the twelve or so plays that were run. The D really swarms to the ball as they usually do. There were a couple of interceptions and sacks by the BH D and they looked really good. BH then left and Brookshire and Schulemburg scrimmaged. So hopefully more will be accomplished and more plays will be run this week against Houston St. Pius.

[mistanice]

8/17 Diboll shows improvement in scrimmage
By GARY STALLARD
DIBOLL - After all these years coaching, Diboll skipper Finis Vanover still refuses to pick on someone his own size.

Not even when it comes to a football scrimmage.

Vanover's Lumberjacks, coming off a disappointing 3-7 season in 2002, took the field Saturday against a strong Rusk Eagles team that finished as 8-5 Division II Regional finalists.

The Eagles, boasting one of the more potent offenses in 3A football, were the perfect fit for the first preseason opponent, considering the numbers of questions that needed answering regarding this year's version of Lumberjacks.

Vanover and his staff had several questions answered, and some answers looked better than others.

Lumberjack Offense: Sputtered at times to find continuity, but showed flashes of solid play. The “multi-headed quarterback” system looks to have its benefits.

Luis Rios looked sharp, using good play-action ball fakes to freeze the defense long enough to allow him to roll out the ball. In the first 15-play offensive series, Rios hit on five of six pass attempts for 57 yards, with his only incompletion coming on a Rusk blitz.

His longest air strike was a rollout to Dylan Oliver that covered 26 yards.

Jonathan Jones also moved the ball when it came his turn to take the snaps. Jones helped engineer the 'Jacks best drive of the day, an eight-play, 43-yard march in which Jones ran for 22 yards and threw for another 19, including a three-yard scoring strike to Lakendrick Oliphant to cap the drive.

The 'Jack ground game, however, struggled to hit its stride. The longest run from scrimmage was a 16-yard burst by Nehemiah Simmons late in the contest; no other run went for more than 10 yards.

Coaches looking for improvement in the offensive line saw just that. Matched against a larger, more experienced Rusk defensive line - the Eagles returned a total of 17 seniors to this season's squad - the 'Jack line showed marked progress with room to grow.

As one might expect in a first scrimmage, there were miscues, including fumbled snaps, bad pitches, and numerous penalties that stalled drives. Still, the 'Jacks showed an ability to move the ball at times, a promising start for a unit sure to get better as the season progresses.

Defense: Got off to a rough start, allowing Rusk RB Cody Glenn to rip off a 64-yard TD run on the Eagles' second play from scrimmage. Rusk, showing great balance as an offensive unit, proved just how they were able to advance so far into the 2002 post-season, with QB Reed Lanham and Glenn doing most of the damage.

Rusk's first and second string offenses posted a total of five scoring drives, with each of those drives covering 60 yards or more. A large Eagle offensive line simply overpowered the 'Jack defense, allowing Lanham and Glenn to move the ball up and down the field.

Despite the obvious mismatch, the 'Jacks showed that they weren't afraid to hit. Jonathan Jones, Nehemiah Simmons and several others put vicious hits on Eagle ball carriers, forcing several fumbles.

As was the case with the offense, the Lumberjack “D” showed improvement with room for improvement.

Special Teams: Not much of a factor, with both teams declining to rush the kickers in this scrimmage format.

‘Jack kicker Maurecio Duran didn't have a chance to show his stuff with field goals, but was allowed to punt, where he struggled.

His first two attempts averaged less than 30 yards; his third attempt traveled 34. His only extra-point attempt sailed wide of the mark.

Duran has been booming balls in practice, and will be expected to perform better as the season rolls on.

Vanover has always refused to put any stock in scoring when it comes to scrimmages. He and his coaching staff used the format to test players in certain situations, to see which players can handle which scenarios.

With that in mind, Diboll will take Saturday's lessons and put them to work next Saturday against another large, talented team in Kilgore.

The 'Jacks are nowhere near where they want to be, as Saturday's performance showed.

But the overall impression is that they're ahead of last year's pace.

That has to be a good sign for any Lumberjack fan.
This comes from the Lufkindailynews.com

[RBARKER]

eagle08:
The Barbers Hill scrimmage ended up being against Brookshire Royal and Schulemburg. The new head coach at Brookshire had a buddy that coached at Schulemburg and agreed to scrimmage them in hopes, in my opinion, of getting out of the BH scrimmage. This didn't happen though. The BH offensive first teamers only went something like 14 plays against the Brookshire first team D. BH had a 80 yard 14 play scoring drive and looked really good. BH had to huddle up so it was not their true look, but they always huddle up for scrimmages. The BH first team D went against Schulemburg first team O and it didn't look like they had over ten positive yards in the twelve or so plays that were run. The D really swarms to the ball as they usually do. There were a couple of interceptions and sacks by the BH D and they looked really good. BH then left and Brookshire and Schulemburg scrimmaged. So hopefully more will be accomplished and more plays will be run this week against Houston St. Pius.Thanks for the Report Eagle08.