Wylie vs Brownwood scrimmage....how'd it go?

[football_fanatic]

ANy one know?

[Black_Magic]

Well if it took place saturday and we have not heard then it may not have gone to good for the 3A school.

[Johnny Moxen]

Wylie beat Brownwood 15 touchdowns to none. I am told that all of these were from the "goal line" situations, but that Brownwood couldn't stop Wylie.

[Buffalo]

WOW

[wildstangs]

Tonight was the "real" scrimmage. Saturday was just one of those practice sessions.

[Buffalo]

It was moved to Brownwood. Wildstang are you going to the Vernon Scr.

[wildstangs]

No I dont think I am going to make it...Kinda far for just a scrimmage. How about you?

[Johnny Moxen]

Story below is from the Abilene Reporter News regarding Thursdays scrimmage against Brownwood. I went to the scrimmage and the article doesn't tell the whole story. It was pretty much an even match with our 1st team probably beating Brownwood's 1st team. Brownwood's 2nd and 3rd teams defintely beat Wylie's 2nd and third group. Overall good scrimmage, pretty even for both squads.


Bulldogs look ready to start tough season

They have a seasoned quarterback, a winning tradition and a coach committed to excellence.

And, judging by Thursday's scrimmage against Brownwood, the Wylie High School Bulldogs are eager to be let off their leash.

Both teams were given 20 plays on offense and 20 plays on defense to start the scrimmage. In that time, Wylie was the only team to score when Chad Copeland reached the end zone on a 5-yard run, capping a 10-play, 70-yard drive.

Brownwood's second team then bested Wylie's, 14-0, and the Lions added another touchdown late in the game. Wylie managed just a safety over the final half, but was able to get a lot of players some time on the field and discover multiple problems that can now be ironed out before next week.

The scrimmage was a good warm-up for Wylie, which begins playing one of the most difficult schedules in the Big Country next week.

In today's world of architecture, the laying of a cornerstone is pretty much a ceremonial photo-op, most of the construction having already begun. Traditionally, though, the cornerstone was the all-important first step in building a solid structure. Everything in that structure, from measurements to angles, was based on that one stone. For Wylie, that one stone is junior Case Keenum.

Keenum will be back under center for Wylie after a sterling sophomore season. He threw for more than 2,000 yards in 2003 - good enough to rank him third among returning Class 3A signal callers. Add to that his 420 yards on the ground, and it becomes easy to see why defensive coordinators will have some late nights over the next four months.

Working to make life in the pocket easier for the QB will be offensive tackle Tyler Crump and center Levi Wolfe, both seniors.

With that protection, tailback Mike Kiger and wide receiver Josh Poorman ought to become prime targets for Keenum. Both are solid receivers and should appear in multiple scoring summaries throughout the year.

If there is one weakness this season for Wylie, it's inexperience. The Bulldogs lost 27 lettermen to graduation, and return just five starters. The good news, though, is that this isn't anything new. Wylie began the 2003 campaign after losing 38 lettermen and all but two starters, and still managed to finish at the top of the district.

That feat may be more difficult to duplicate this season thanks to a grueling schedule.

Here's what's in the Bulldogs' dinner bowl this season:


Non-district - Six games, six 2003 playoff teams.

District - Four games, three 2003 playoff teams.
That lone non-playoff team last season? Clyde High School, which still finished 3-2 in district, and will, by no means, be a gimmie this time around. And even if this game does seem to be a bit of a break for Wylie, it doesn't even come until the last week of the season. And, with only four district games this season, Wylie needs to be peaking at the right time or it will quickly find itself behind in the count.

In the past, though, coach Hugh Sandifer (146-63-4) has shown that, whatever the schedule, his teams win. Based on that tradition and what Wylie has shown so far in preseason, there is no reason to doubt this year will be any different.