Old High brought house in first scrimmage

Friday night’s storms forced the Steers and Wichita Falls Old High to move their scrimmage to Saturday, but the weather wasn’t the only unsuspected event that occurred when the scrimmage finally commenced. Despite being the first scrimmage of the season, the Old High Coyotes threw a myriad of blitzes at the unsuspecting Steers, something that isn’t usually done so early in the practice schedule. Though the Graham offense was caught off guard by the tactics, the Steers eventually adjusted and made some big plays down the field. Graham head coach Kenny Davidson downplayed the aggressiveness of the Coyote defense, saying the 5A opponents gave the Steers a good opportunity to learn from a talented, bigger school. “The defensive line from Wichita Falls is probably the best defensive line that I’ve seen as a unit,” Davidson said. “We won’t see another defensive line like that this whole year. They did a good job pass rushing and stopping the run. It was a good test for us right off the bat.” As for the blitzing, Davidson said stopping that is something Graham will have to work on. “We hadn’t really had a chance to scheme for that kind of thing,” he said. “That’s not an excuse, but I’m optimistic about how we will improve when we are able to study and scheme against a team in those situations. We had a couple of long passes against them so that was really promising.” For the rest of this story, pick up a copy of Wednesday’s Graham Leader, or subscribe to our online edition.