I had to miss this one. Did anyone see it?

I was there. Clay County looked pretty sharp. Their young QB looked great, as did their RB, and OL. I look for a good season out of the Tigers.

 

NL looked a little rusty, missing a few tackles, and sputtering a bit on offense. I believe NL ran out of the gun all night, which is not their normal mode. NL was without key 2-way starter Shawn Asher, who should be back on Monday. A bright spot for NL was the play of QB Tommy Lawson. Tommy helped NL move the ball pretty well, making some good reads and quality throws. I was also impressed with the energy and play of NL's freshman squad. They played with a lot of heart and intensity, and were obviously excited to get to get their first taste of high school football.

If North struggled with Clay County, then they have a monster task trying to beat Johnson Central in week one..

 

Could be a difficult year for North...:cry:

North had several things going against them.

 

1. No Asher (is THE weapon on offense and a key on defense)

2. Breaking in a new QB

3. Running offensive plays/sets they normally do not run

4. Their 3rd different offensive scheme in as many years

 

Like Boucher, I heard a ton of great things about the NL frosh team.

North had several things going against them.

 

1. No Asher (is THE weapon on offense and a key on defense)

2. Breaking in a new QB

3. Running offensive plays/sets they normally do not run

4. Their 3rd different offensive scheme in as many years

 

Like Boucher, I heard a ton of great things about the NL frosh team.

 

5. Clay County

5. Clay County

 

I was just talking about things on the North Laurel side of the football. But absolutely, Clay was a MUCH better first scrimmage opponent than NL had in 2005. If my info is correct, Clay scored 5 times and NL scored 1 time (not counting the frosh scrimmage where NL looked very solid).

 

Now NL has to contend with Rockcastle in their 2nd scrimmage. The good thing for NL, is they have seen a pass first team in Clay and will now see a run first team in Rock.

 

Clay could be better than some think and NL could be in danger of doing something they haven't done in 3 seasons, lose their opening game in the Cumberland Valley Bowl. They have won the last 2 (Leslie County 2004 & Holmes in 2005). Clay's QB was not only solid, but the younger kid with the JV was another solid looking prospect. Coach Stepp is doing a great job with the Tigers!