LC vs Anderson County Scrimmage

The Pats ventured to L-burg tonight to scrimmage the mighty Anderson County Bearcats. It was a good test for the team, a week before the "real" thing gets started in the Death Valley Bowl against Washington County. Anderson, a very formidable 5a opponet, had a solid season last year, going a perfect 10-0 in the regular season, and return many players off that team.

The teams opened up in the ten play format. Basically each squad got to run ten plays, then the ball was turned over to other team and they were given ten plays. Each team ran thirty plays in this format. Twenty by the varsity, and ten by the JV. It was very vanilla and hard to get a feel for. But, it served its purpose. Gave the boys some experience, and let them hit somebody beside wearing a different color jersey. Anderson scored one touchdown during this session of the scrimmage. LC did not score. Both defenses played very well, Anderson set their only score up on a long pass play, where the defender for LC was not lined up correctly (at least it appeared that way).

Next, the teams played a legit quarter. 12 minutes were put on the clock, and the 1's played the 1's for both squads. LC opened up on offense, after the Anderson kicker booted the ball deep into the end zone, on their twenty yard-line. Tre Edwards had a couple nice plays, via run and pass, to move the ball near midfield. Then, junior Julian Calhoun broke about a fifty yard run. By far, the most exciting play of the nigh. Reminded a lot of another running back, who currently is a CB for WKU. Anderson returned the ensuing kickoff all the to the Pats one yard line, and punched it in from there. That was about it. The second quarter opened up with the JV units on the field.

Basically, both starting units scored. Once again, LC's defense appears to be their strength. Very solid outing, really only gave up the long pass play and the kick return. The offense was hard to judge. They obviously didn't show a lot tonight, not wanting to tip their hand a week before the season starts. The glaring weakness, on offense, was the line play. Which, with all due respect, is playing without three potential starters. They HAVE to get Chase Marcum, Ben Harris and Tre Owsley on the field. At leas one or two of the three would help. The offensive line got outplayed pretty badly.

I was very impressed with Edwards and Calhoun. Some of the young kids looked very promising too.