(Photo: Coach Zac Harrell.)
Note: This interview was recorded in the Athens ISD Fieldhouse Friday, Aug. 21.
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The Lead
The Athens Hornets played their first -- and only -- scrimmage of 2020 in Canton Thursday night. Overall, the Hornets looked good, particularly on defense.
Key Points (Quotes by Coach Zac Harrell)
* Coach Harrell’s general thoughts on the scrimmage. (1:05)
— “I was extremely pleased with how hard we played. We have a lot of things to work on, but I thought we were in a great place.”
* Coach Harrell’s theory about scrimmages. (3:15)
* General thoughts about the defense. (4:00)
— “You take away three plays and they hardly moved the ball at all.”
* Playing with excitement. (6:38)
— “If you are not playing with enthusiasm and having fun, then you’re not going to be very successful.”
* Defensive line play. (7:40)
* Ability to create turnovers (9:34)
* Ability for the team to overcome bad plays. (12:05)
— “Our guys responded to adversity last night then we’ve done in the past.”
* Big hits from the defense. (14:00)
* Basic 4-3 defense. (15:09)
* Looking at the two quarterbacks who played during the scrimmage. (16:40)
— “I think both of them played extremely well and were efficient.”
* Discussion about the receivers. (20:50)
— “It was really good to see how we caught the ball last night.”
* The strength of the offense is still running back. (23:15)
— “We really have four talented running backs on the varsity team and that’s not counting the quarterbacks.”
* The offensive line. (24:35)
* Big play capability on offense. (28:30)
— “We are super excited about what our possibilities are this year.”
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