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"Crockett has a good team, but we picked it up and made some improvement," said McKenzie coach Wade Comer. "The attitude and effort was there and that was a good sign, but we made a lot of mental errors."

Bad snaps and interceptions halted some McKenzie drives, but those are things that will soon be on the mend.

"We have to correct a lot of things and they are things that can be fixed," said Comer. "Against that competition, I thought our offense was a bright spot."

The Rebels moved the ball consistently against the Cavs, working almost exclusively from the shotgun. But McKenzie had much success running the football and when the ball was in the air, receivers caught it for the most part.

"We finally put it together and played exceptionally well," said Comer. "The line protected Drew (Hayes, quarterback) and opened up lanes for Cody (Cook, running back). Clint (Anderson) has had a good fall camp and gotten better. We moved the ball well against them, but we were our own worst enemy for the most part."

Comer said his receiver corps has gotten tougher.

"They are getting acclimated to the contact," he said. "They know that they are going to get hit over the middle, so they might as well keep their eye on the ball and try to make something good happen if they are going to get hit anyway."

Against South Side and Humboldt last Tuesday, McKenzie found itself in a disjointed situation. Rain, lightning and three-way action somewhat limited the Rebs.

"I didn't think we made as much improvement as we should have in that scrimmage," said Comer. "But we picked it up against Crockett County."

The Rebels edged Humboldt 1-0 and dueled to a scoreless draw with South Side.

Daniel Duncan (back) and Brad Campbell (wrist) were held out of the scrimmages this week. Campbell should be cleared to play this week. Duncan will be checked out this week.

McKenzie played host to Henry County Tuesday night in the final scrimmage of the pre-season. That scrimmage began at 3:30 p.m.

HHS traveled to Jackson-South Side last week and edged the Hawks 2-1 in pre-season play, but Mansfield was hoping that his team would show a better effort.

"We had a good scrimmage, but overall, I was disappointed in how we played," said the coach. "We should have been more physical on defense."

That is a concern for the coach, given his team's leadership.
"We have 18 seniors and we have high expectations," said Mansfield. "We weren't as mentally tough as we need to be."

The Mustangs moved the ball well, but had some mistakes that proved costly. But the coach believes his team can rebound.
"We had opportunities, but we turned the ball over and did some things to ourselves," Mansfield said. "This week, we'll go back to the basics and emphasize tackling and being more physical."

Starting quarterback Adam Parrish suffered a hand injury that required stitches. He will likely be held out of workouts this week, but should be fine when the jamboree comes around. That gave Cody Baker a chance to step up.

"Baker got a chance to play a lot," said the coach. "It served its purpose. He took us on an 85-yard drive."

The coach said he saw a lot of other good things in the scrimmage.

"We had a lot of individual efforts that were very good," Mansfield said. "We made some progress."

The Mustangs will host Dresden 6 p.m. Friday at Huntingdon. Mansfield is a DHS alumnus, incidentally.

On Thursday, Aug. 21, 6 p.m., the Mustangs will host an open house at the fieldhouse. The coaches will pass out hats to the players. Teammates and parents will be treated to a barbecue supper.

Most of the Rebel linksters took part in summer tournament action and that activity, along with a nice mix of youth and experience, could propel them a long way.

MHS will play Huntingdon and Clarksburg in a three-way match 4 p.m. Thursday at Carroll Lake Golf Course and Smith hopes the match serves as a springboard to good things.

"I think we have a decent team and our kids have improved two-fold over last year," said MHS golf coach Larry Joe Smith. "We had 16 wins last year and we did that with a lot of freshmen. But the kids have played on the Vince Gill Tour and it has made a world of difference."

Smith hopes that summer experience translates to low scores in the fall.

"We have to see if we can do it in competition," Smith said. "Whether we can do it in matches remains to be seen. Even though we are young, we are experienced."

John French is the lone senior, but he'll be bolstered by seven sophomores: Marshall Smith, Jake Brown, Craig Broadbent, Beau Brown, Justin Wilson, Justin Petering and Mikey King. Carson Rider is the lone freshman.

On the girls team, Courtney Creasy, Tish Brown and Kristi Petering will be joined by transfer Megan Cox.

"We have two juniors a sophomore and a freshman, so we are young there, too," Smith said.

"We've beefed up our schedule and we think we have a chance to make run and build on what we've accomplished this summer," Smith said. "We have a lot of competition amongst ourselves, so the kids are pushing each other."

Home matches begin 4 p.m. at Carroll Lake and Smith encourages the public to come out and watch these young golfers.
"It gets intense out there," he said.

Both teams ran the ball well and both quarterbacks indicated their ability to throw the ball this fall. Chris Cannon had several receivers during the afternoon scrimmage and managed to connect on several good throws. He also ran the ball when he was unable to find an open receiver. Senior Shane Depriest will undoubtedly be the leading running back for the team this fall and got several good runs early in the afternoon. Defensively the team is blessed with both size and determination.

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