Shenandoah University Scrimmage
This years scrimmage takes place at 8 p.m. tomorrow (Friday August 25) at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA. Click here for driving directions.
The following is taken from the D3Football.com 2006 Kickoff publication:
Shenandoah Hornets
Last playoff appearance: 2004
Last year: 1-9, 0-7 USAC
Last conference title: 2004, shared with Christopher Newport
Wins increase/decrease: Minus-6
Preseason ranking: 182 of 234
Head coach: Paul Barnes, fifth year, 22-19
Starters returning: 15 (six offense, seven defense, two special teams)
Position battle to watch: Possibilities run deep with the Hornets' defensive front four. The team is looking to fill gaps left by 2005 All-Conference members Roy Funes and Jim Rishmani. While several guys who saw playing time last year will be returning, Shenandoah will be working to build experience on the line among some of the younger players.
Pressure is on: Paul Diggs and Telly Tate. Shendandoah's offense, which often uses three-back formations, needs running backs Diggs and Tate, both juniors, to step up in the skill position. The graduation of Anthony Frates, one of the conference's leading rushers, could be a sore spot for an offense that had trouble putting points on the board in 2005.
Where did he come from? Coaches Garry Fisher and Brian Wolf. Two key faces will be joining the Hornets sideline this season: Fisher as defensive coordinator and Wolf as offensive coordinator. Fisher's strategy will be to promote a more aggressive defense that can better handle opponents on multiple fronts. And Shenandoah will be using Wolf's knowledge of the spread offense to throw the ball more than in past years and to balance the team offensively.
Their season will be defined by: The beginning of conference play against Ferrum on Sept. 25. The Panthers will help Shenandoah gauge where the team stands in comparision with the rest of the conference and could be the first opportunity for Shenandoah to erase memories of the difficult last season.
Predicted record: 1-9, 0-7
Capsule: Shenadoah's 2005 season rattled expectations as the team took one of Division III's biggest slides for a defending conference champion. And the team has lost much of last year's talent. Yet the young team will be spending this year rebuilding and testing its talent depth. Junior Blake derby is the tentative frontrunner for a quarterback spot that will be lining up behind a largly in-flux offensive line. Shenandoah will get one of its toughest tests of the year early in the season as it again challenges in-state powerhouse Bridgewater on Sept. 9.
The following is taken from the D3Football.com 2006 Kickoff publication:
Shenandoah Hornets
Last playoff appearance: 2004
Last year: 1-9, 0-7 USAC
Last conference title: 2004, shared with Christopher Newport
Wins increase/decrease: Minus-6
Preseason ranking: 182 of 234
Head coach: Paul Barnes, fifth year, 22-19
Starters returning: 15 (six offense, seven defense, two special teams)
Position battle to watch: Possibilities run deep with the Hornets' defensive front four. The team is looking to fill gaps left by 2005 All-Conference members Roy Funes and Jim Rishmani. While several guys who saw playing time last year will be returning, Shenandoah will be working to build experience on the line among some of the younger players.
Pressure is on: Paul Diggs and Telly Tate. Shendandoah's offense, which often uses three-back formations, needs running backs Diggs and Tate, both juniors, to step up in the skill position. The graduation of Anthony Frates, one of the conference's leading rushers, could be a sore spot for an offense that had trouble putting points on the board in 2005.
Where did he come from? Coaches Garry Fisher and Brian Wolf. Two key faces will be joining the Hornets sideline this season: Fisher as defensive coordinator and Wolf as offensive coordinator. Fisher's strategy will be to promote a more aggressive defense that can better handle opponents on multiple fronts. And Shenandoah will be using Wolf's knowledge of the spread offense to throw the ball more than in past years and to balance the team offensively.
Their season will be defined by: The beginning of conference play against Ferrum on Sept. 25. The Panthers will help Shenandoah gauge where the team stands in comparision with the rest of the conference and could be the first opportunity for Shenandoah to erase memories of the difficult last season.
Predicted record: 1-9, 0-7
Capsule: Shenadoah's 2005 season rattled expectations as the team took one of Division III's biggest slides for a defending conference champion. And the team has lost much of last year's talent. Yet the young team will be spending this year rebuilding and testing its talent depth. Junior Blake derby is the tentative frontrunner for a quarterback spot that will be lining up behind a largly in-flux offensive line. Shenandoah will get one of its toughest tests of the year early in the season as it again challenges in-state powerhouse Bridgewater on Sept. 9.
posted by Pat McConnell | 8:32 AM
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Any surprises at the scrimmage? Who looked a little sharper?
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