Two top teams test each other …
While it is just a scrimmage and means nothing in the polls or the win/lose record, it does help the coaches and players to see where they are wanting. {{more: Read more …}}
Friday evening after two weeks of practice, #2 Waco La Vega invade Wildcat stadium to probe the #4 Kennedale Wildcats (Texas High School Football poll).
The La Vega Pirates finished 13-1 last year and was a regional finalist. The Pirates return 11 starters, 6 on offense and 5 on defense. While they lost some key offensive and defensive lineman, they return, as does Kennedale, a killer of a backfield.
If you come, at least for a short period of time, you will get to see Waco’s QB Jamal Williams (1,718 passing, 529 rushing and 24 touchdowns); RB John Richards (1,564 rushing, 20 TDs); Cameron Henry (979 rushing, 8 TDs); and, Kemoche Hobbs (787 rushing, 15 TDs plus 125 tackles).scrimmage details …
At 5:30 p.m. the freshmen and JV will start at the 40 yard line and go opposite direction for about one hour, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Then the varsity will take the field about 7:00-7:15 p.m.
La Vega’s #1 offense will go up against Kennedale’s #1 defense for 15 plays and then they will switch with the Wildcat offensive starters versus the Pirates defense starters, again for 15 plays. This will be followed by the #2 teams on offense and defense for each team matching up for 12 plays each.game situation …The scrimmage will end with the varsity teams lining up and going at it for a quarter, or maybe longer, according to Head Coach Richard Barrett.For Wildcat followers this gives an early peek at the potential of the team and how it matches up against an equal.
