https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/trinity-high-school-louisville-ky/gama379edd749

 

Streaming link in case anyone that has NFHS wants to watch the scrimmage.

I thought Springfield’s QB was the best on the field. They have a Division 1 WR and were very athletic as a whole.

Springfield beat them in last years Scrimmage. The defense last year was fantastic for Springfield, tons of shut outs. They should have another great year up in Ohio. They lost two games by a total of 11 points. 

10 hours ago, theguru said:

 

What did each of you think of Springfield (OH)?

I thought Springfield looked a little stale to be honest. They, again imo, seemed a little too into themselves. Lacked discipline in a some areas. With the prospects I read about I expected more. They were lackluster. If this had been game speed, the Rocks D would've dismantled them. 

But it was a good opponent to see where the Rocks are. Trinity looked much improved from last year. The starting qb has legs and what seemed to be a strong arm. 

Buy again I left at halftime. My 7 yr old wanted to get "a better meal than here".

Understandably. Lol

Scrimmage thoughts:

Springfield was definitely not the same team, but their two D1 DBs were very impressive. Trinity did not complete much in the way of long balls, but did a great job of controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. #74 Brok Sholtes was really impressive at center and can really move. I know he played a fair amount backing up Drew Woodruff and some of the others last year and you can see he has made strides. The team doesn't have a clear cut running back, but they had a few big plays with a Clint Sansbury (Jr) 34-yd TD and some hard running from Stephen Mack (Sr) and Luke Sasser (Jr). Mack, Sasser, and Jeremiah Lynn (Soph) all lined up in the backfield and split out wide. Drew Allen (Sr) took most of the #1 snaps at QB and showed blazing speed running the RPO game. He ripped off a 45-yd TD run in the first quarter and did a decent job for someone who has missed most of the last two years. Jackson Hepner (Jr) came in and completed a screen to Lynn for a 71-yd TD to make it  21-6 in the second quarter. 

The Trinity defense looked very impressive. The front 7 were dominant most of the day with many plays being made by LBs Wickliffe (Sr) and Barz (Sr) as well as Toney, Lewis (Sr) and Nate Tronzo (Jr) up front. They were without safety Lincoln Mitchell and LB Brady McEnany as well as sophomore JC Wilson, but all are expected to return to the lineup soon. They played hard for the three allotted quarters and both touchdowns for Springfield were on coverage issues in the secondary. 

Special teams were the real star for Trinity on Saturday. Kellan McLaughlin (Sr) hit several kicks deep into the end zone and hit two into the wind all the way to the goal line. Carter Schwartz (Sr) and Carson Hilbert (So) both did a fantastic job with punts and Hilbert added a short field goal for the final points. Brian Davis (DL, Jr) blocked a PAT and the Rocks recovered a bad snap on a punt attempt that led to a touchdown.

 I know there are many people worrying about the state of the program and with so many unknows coming into the season with another difficult schedule. While just a scrimmage, it appears Coach Cobb has really put a lot of work into this team in the offseason and the kids showed a real enthusiasm to compete. Returning OL coach Will Heineman comes back to the program after a stint at UPike and his squad really performed Saturday. Keeping Allen (and/or Hepner) upright and establishing the run game will be the keys to the early season with no certified playmakers on offense yet. If the defense returns healthy and can reflect the outstanding coaching they have known for several years now, Trinity will once again be playing into December. 

2 hours ago, #RockNation said:

Scrimmage thoughts:

Springfield was definitely not the same team, but their two D1 DBs were very impressive. Trinity did not complete much in the way of long balls, but did a great job of controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. #74 Brok Sholtes was really impressive at center and can really move. I know he played a fair amount backing up Drew Woodruff and some of the others last year and you can see he has made strides. The team doesn't have a clear cut running back, but they had a few big plays with a Clint Sansbury (Jr) 34-yd TD and some hard running from Stephen Mack (Sr) and Luke Sasser (Jr). Mack, Sasser, and Jeremiah Lynn (Soph) all lined up in the backfield and split out wide. Drew Allen (Sr) took most of the #1 snaps at QB and showed blazing speed running the RPO game. He ripped off a 45-yd TD run in the first quarter and did a decent job for someone who has missed most of the last two years. Jackson Hepner (Jr) came in and completed a screen to Lynn for a 71-yd TD to make it  21-6 in the second quarter. 

The Trinity defense looked very impressive. The front 7 were dominant most of the day with many plays being made by LBs Wickliffe (Sr) and Barz (Sr) as well as Toney, Lewis (Sr) and Nate Tronzo (Jr) up front. They were without safety Lincoln Mitchell and LB Brady McEnany as well as sophomore JC Wilson, but all are expected to return to the lineup soon. They played hard for the three allotted quarters and both touchdowns for Springfield were on coverage issues in the secondary. 

Special teams were the real star for Trinity on Saturday. Kellan McLaughlin (Sr) hit several kicks deep into the end zone and hit two into the wind all the way to the goal line. Carter Schwartz (Sr) and Carson Hilbert (So) both did a fantastic job with punts and Hilbert added a short field goal for the final points. Brian Davis (DL, Jr) blocked a PAT and the Rocks recovered a bad snap on a punt attempt that led to a touchdown.

 I know there are many people worrying about the state of the program and with so many unknows coming into the season with another difficult schedule. While just a scrimmage, it appears Coach Cobb has really put a lot of work into this team in the offseason and the kids showed a real enthusiasm to compete. Returning OL coach Will Heineman comes back to the program after a stint at UPike and his squad really performed Saturday. Keeping Allen (and/or Hepner) upright and establishing the run game will be the keys to the early season with no certified playmakers on offense yet. If the defense returns healthy and can reflect the outstanding coaching they have known for several years now, Trinity will once again be playing into December. 

Thanks for the detailed update. I have not been too worried about the Rocks. Given the injuries and inexperience last year, they actually performed better than I thought they would. I believe this year might be a little different. ?

18 minutes ago, Rock85 said:

Thanks for the detailed update. I have not been too worried about the Rocks. Given the injuries and inexperience last year, they actually performed better than I thought they would. I believe this year might be a little different. ?

Experience (lack) seemed to be the prevailing issue for them last year, which is common for all programs. Injuries compounded that problem and unfortunately Coach Cobb et al had to endure a rough season because of it. I don't know if any team could have run that gamut after losing what was maybe a top 10 defense all-time and all of those key players, but the path is always forward and the Rocks will certainly rebuild. I do wonder how much the flailing CSAA league in the city is contributing to lower numbers and a lack of "football ready" players coming into the school...