Henrico outscored Hylton 21-7 in their scrimmage yesterday. Posted a brief rundown on the 5a board. I also watched Woodbridge scrimmage Osbourn Park and South County today.
Woodbridge and OP played first, I got there about half an hour after the scrimmage started, only caught a couple of possessions with the starters in. Woodbridge had thrown for a score and intercepted three passes from the point that I got there until that part of the scrimmage was done.
Woodbridge moved onto South County. I thought this would be a good test for them, after going against Osbourn Park and facing a fresh SC team that is regarded as one of the top teams in the state. They outscored SC when the starters were in 18-14, the refs left after that and both teams put in their back ups. SC backups scored a couple of touchdowns while I was on my way out.
SC drove the field and scored off a short TD pass on their first possession. Their offense looked polished to start, not only did they get back to the line fast but they did so without any hiccups, false starts, etc. with a good mix of runs and passes. They were pretty much automatic in the beginning. Their offense was not very big in size, at least compared to Woodbridge, but it didn't seem to be that much of a factor because of their execution. They ran their option style attack well most of the night, they have a couple of speedy RB's that are threats to catch out of the backfield and turn up field.
Woodbridge picked up a score when their receiver made a great catch for a 40 yard touchdown. SC QB ran the ball in for another short touchdown, but Woodbridge threw two more touchdown passes, one by the backup QB I believe, to make it 18-14 (missed extra points).
SC only scored two touchdowns when the starters were in, but they were in sync enough to make it look like they won't miss a beat from their high scoring output a season ago. Their defense was also tough to run on, aggressive, and I thought their DB's were good in pursuit.
WB had good moments too. They played with SC, offense showed decent balance and made a few nice plays through the air. They had a couple of fourth down stops on defense, a sack here, batted down pass there.