By ERIC VICCARO
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Well, the Nocona High School football team was certainly involved with plenty of snaps during Saturday’s scrimmage at Windthorst.
“We had 160 plays overall,” Nocona head coach Brad Keck said. “That’s way too many for a first scrimmage. That’s a game and a half of plays, and we were really tired by the end of it.”
Keck said this is the best Windthorst team he’s ever seen.
The Trojans scored six times while the Indians didn’t score once.
Even with the results, Keck was optimistic with the regard to the Indians’ performance.
“In the first 10 minutes of offense and defense we did pretty well,” he said. “We did some good things.”
Keck said the Indians’ mistakes are correctible – such as missed blocking assignments, especially from skill position players.
It’s a matter of repetition at this point, and the Indians will see how they fare in yet another scrimmage on Aug. 20 at Olney.
Saint Jo played host to a scrimmage at home. Segments were timed, with first segments for offense and defense running 15 minutes long.
“It was definitely a learning experience, especially with a large number of freshmen,” Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon said.
Tallon was pleased with the Panthers’ effort, and that’s important since Saint Jo is transitioning from a tight to spread offense to take advantage of new team speed.
Tallon said the offensive line needs work on blocking while the defense needs to play more “physical.” Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

High school football. (Metro photo, used with permission)