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Tigers enjoy first scrimmage
Fort Scott High’s football team held its lawnchair scrimmage at Frary Field Saturday, which turned out to be a warm, humid morning that felt quite a bit warmer than the 77 degrees it allegedly was when the Tigers began working out.
The freshmen went first before the varsity/junior varsity began their workout at around 9 a.m. It was a typical scrimmage with the No. 1 offense going against the JV defense first. Then a mixture of JV players faced each other for a while before the No. 1 defense got to work out against the JV defense.
“I was really impressed,” Fort Scott head coach Bob Campbell said. “For a first scrimmage, I thought we executed on offense really well. I thought when our first defense was out there, they were getting to the ball, a lot of good gang tackling. I got to see a little bit of the freshmen, they did well.
“I thought the effort was really good. They all got a lot of reps and they’re a little worn out.”
And if you’re asking what good it does for the varsity team to play against the JV, the answer is: a lot.
“Whether we’re on offensive emphasis or defensive emphasis, we’re still watching the (JV) side of the ball,” Fort Scott head coach Bob Campbell said. “I tell our guys, ‘If you can play well on the D-line against our O-line or vice-versa, you’re probably a pretty good player.
“Part of a good program is that your young kids have to get used to how hard you have to play on Friday night, which translates to being a good JV player, which translates later on into being a good varsity player.”
While the Tigers have accomplished a lot in the 10 practice sessions prior to Saturday’s scrimmage, they have plenty to put in during the time remaining before the season opener at Parsons Sept. 1. There will be seven more practices, the Red & White Scrimmage at Frary Field Friday night and a pre-game workout the day before the Parsons game.
“We have a lot of our offense installed and a lot of our defense,” Fort Scott head coach Bob Campbell said. “But now, you start going over situational things, goal-line offense, red zone offense, goal-line defense, short-yardage defense, prevent defense, getting special teams fine tuned. Then you start talking about two-minute offense, checking plays at the line of scrimmage, so there ends up being a lot of things to get in place before the first game. And as a coach, you always worry, ‘Have we covered everything?’ But this group has picked up things very quickly and we have a lot of things installed.”