Three weeks of training camp officially came to a close Thursday when Highland Park’s varsity and sub-varsity football teams competed in a series of spring games at Highlander Stadium.
At the varsity level, the first-team offense competed against the first-team defense with the two’s going against the two’s in a format that featured 10-minute quarters with a running clock.
The final score was 21-3 in favor of the first team and the scrimmage saw 54 plays contested.
“It was a competitive scrimmage and you could really see the progress that was made over the three weeks,” said Randy Allen, HP head coach. “What stood out the most to me was the defense and the enthusiasm they were playing with. Offensively, we were able to run the ball effectively and made some big plays in the passing game. The biggest thing, though, was that we came out of it pretty healthy.”
Allen noted that while veteran quarterback Buck Randall performed well, including completing numerous big plays to receiver Evan Snellman, he was also pleased with the performance of second-stringer Thomas Coffman.
“He completed quite a few of his passes and really moved the team well,” Allen said. “We’re pretty pleased with what we saw at quarterback.”
Allen added that the staff has a “great idea” of how the depth chart is shaping up in advance of fall camp in August.
For now, though, HP will continue with its typical offseason schedule, including strength and conditioning resuming during the second week of June with the Scots also slated to compete in a 7-on-7 tournament June 12 at SMU.
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