Don't take anything from this. Ponax will be minimal and basic. But you should see the power and how the no huddle, triple option, hurry up can be a problem. I would imagine this to be 10 plays offense / 10 plays defense. No more than 1 or 2 series for starters. No special teams. Can't wait for your write up. Enjoy.
Well sorry to disappoint you Shauntclair but there was not much from the scrimmage that I can report. Massaponax jersey's didn't have numbers so I can't be specific about individual players. I can make generalizations though. First team was only out there for 2 series. They came up a yard short of scoring on their first series after steadily and methodically moving down the field 7 yards at a time. I think they threw it maybe twice while first team was out. On the second series they again moved down the field and scored this time around.
While Massaponax found the ground game inviting, Patrick Henry was not so lucky or good against Ponax' defense. 2 or 3 guys were getting penetration about every play. Once they realized running the ball was mostly fruitless PH went to the air more and found that much more inviting. As I knew, PH's QB was a big reason for the success of the aerial attack. He played at least 3 series, once against Ponax' 2nd team. He looked good against either squad as long as he got rid of the ball quickly. Massaponax had several coverage "sacks"- Referees blew the whistle if it appeared a sack was inevitable. PH had a couple of missed opportunities, a sure TD pass was dropped and another time the QB probably should have pulled the ball down and ran for what looked like an open lane to the endzone.
Overall I think Massaponax "won" the scrimmage 2-0. With the first team only playing 2 series it's hard to draw much from the scrimmage. Both teams did some things well, and at times both showed they have things to work on. Overall Massaponax looked better and moved the ball well on the ground. Patrick Henry looked good through the air. Ponax really controlled the line of scrimmage most of the game.
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