BROWNSVILLE - Running game big for Scotties

The Scotties scrimmaged Edmonson County, Clinton County and Logan County in 50-minute increments in their first of two scrimmages to begin the season.

“There were some bright spots,” Glasgow coach Billy Lindsey said. “I thought we found some offensive people that could execute a little bit. On defense I think we found out that we can’t sort of set back. We’re going to have to attack and do the best we can with what we’ve got.”

Each team got 10 snaps on one side of the ball before switching sides. The offense started at the 40-yard line heading toward the goal. Each team got three 10-play series for each team.

Glasgow got the ball on offense for the first 10 snaps against Edmonson. The Scotties ran 10 plays on the ground and ended the drive on a 1-yard touchdown run by Blake Perkins.

The Wildcats scored with a touchdown pass over the middle in seven plays to knot the score. Edmonson failed to score in its next three plays.

The Scotties got a big gain on the ground from Stacy Sullivan on their first play of their second offensive series. Sullivan ran for 30 yards on the play. After a holding call, Perkins scored on a 15-yard play for Glasgow’s second touchdown of the scrimmage.

Edmonson scored twice in its next 10-play series. The Wildcats once again found the end zone with a pass over the middle.

Glasgow knotted the score on its final offensive possession. Terrel Whitlow found the end zone on a 15-yard run to knot the scrimmage at three scores a piece.

The Scotties held the Wildcats out of the end zone in their final offensive series.

“Usually at this time of the year the defense is ahead of the offense,” Lindsey said. “But we’ve switched our defense around a little bit and tried to change people and personnel to try to find the right niche. I don’t think they’ve really had the opportunity to work on that one technique that they need to have.

“If we just lay our ears back and go after them, we’re more aggressive, then that carries over to our offense too. That looks like what we’re going to have to do is get after people.”

Glasgow matched up with Clinton in the second 50-minute increment and outscored the Bulldogs 3-1.

The Scotties had mixed defensive success on the Bulldogs’ first offensive possession. Glasgow forced a fumble and came up with an interception, but also allowed a 40-yard touchdown pass. Of the five scores that the Scotties gave up on the night, three came through the air.

“It’s a situation where they ran two guys right down the hash on us and we had no pressure on the quarterback,” Lindsey said. “If you don’t do that, you’re putting a guy in a bind because the quarterback has time to look them off, the safety fades one way, and he throws the other way if he’s got any sense. I think that’s what happened to us there on one of them.