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ST. JAMES FOOTBALL 2009 |
(FALL SCRIMMAGE) VS Capitol |
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Tough scrimmage for Wildcats
By
Kenny Hymel www.stjameswildcats.com August 20,
2009 ST. JAMES, LA -- If scrimmages were
designed for teams to find out early where improvement is needed, the
St. James Wildcats immediately found one area tonight that will require major
improvement and that is keeping the football.
St. James turned the ball over 7 times (3 fumbles, 4 interceptions)
while only getting one of their own late. The turnovers frustrated the Wildcats into sloppy play
which a good Capitol Lions football team capitalized on by hitting 3 big-play
scores. Wildcat Jaleel Steib provided a rare bright spot of the night for the
Wildcats when he plowed his way into the end zone on a 10-yard run during the
goal-line drill. The actual scrimmage began with Capitol's second offense
scoring first on a big pass play. A
few moments later, Capitol's first-unit defense would have had a score after
a Capitol defender picked up a fumble in the St. James backfield. St. James' first offense was able to move the ball
during the scrimmage but almost all drives ended in turnovers. The second-unit offense actually achieved
better production but they too could not find the end zone. The two teams then engaged in a 12-minute quarter and
again the story was turnovers. Capitol
hit their first of three big-play scores when the Lion running back was hit in the backfield but broke away from sloppy
Wildcat tackling and scampered 35 yards down the sideline for a score. The second and third big plays for Capitol both came
after even more turnovers and both were 60-yard pass plays. The Wildcats picked up a little notch during the
goal-line drill by getting a score from Steib and
also stopping Capitol and even causing their only turnover of the game. The Wildcats will now get back to the basics and then
return next week to face what should be an even tougher test against the 5A
Hahnville Tigers in the Jamboree. NOTABLES St. James looked like a very nervous football team while
Capitol was playing with the poise and emotion that St. James traditionally
plays with. The most important thing for St. James players will be
to use this game as a "gut check" example to get better and to not let it become a confidence killer. All of the mistakes made by the Wildcats
tonight are correctable with the right attitude and approach. While the Wildcats easily beat themselves up tonight,
the Capitol Lions still deserve a lot of credit and seem to be heading in the
direction of being a very good and well-balanced football team. |
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PUBLISHED ON: (August 20, 2009) |
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