Cornerback Ben Steigerwalt (right) makes stop
during passing league action against Mission Bay's
offense. (Photos by Ed Piper)
La Jolla's football team faced off with Mission Bay and Clairemont on the new Mission Bay field, the same one that the Vikings will play three of their games on during the upcoming season, in passing league action Tues. afternoon, July 14.
Senior Casey Brown and junior Reilly Rowan were expected to take snaps at quarterback during the three-way scrimmage. With Madison bowing out, La Jolla's defense opened up facing Mission Bay's offense, while the Chieftains sat out. Then LJHS's offense was to run plays against Clairemont's defense following a Mission Bay defense/Clairemont offense stint.
"We played Santa Fe Christian last week," said one of the Viking participants. There are a series of Tuesdays on which La Jolla is vying in passing league action. Coach Jason Carter's squad hosted the Eagles on the Muirlands Middle School playing field, which will be La Jolla's practice field in the coming year and through the summer of 2016 while construction goes on on Edwards Stadium.
Brown is listed at 6'0", 160 pounds. He would be the smaller option at the quarterback position. Rowan is listed at 6'3", 195 pounds. Offensive Coordinator Tyler Roach, who was present at Tuesday's workout, has said that in the post-Colin Rugg era, the Vikings will probably mix it up a little more with potentially more running than in the Carlton O'Neal-Brandon Bonham days. Those two receivers, along with Rugg, set school records in receiving and passing, respectively, while gaining All-CIF honors.
T-shirts with new slogans weren't apparent Tuesday, though some coaches still sported "Unfinished Business" and the like from last year's campaign. What was visible was the new head protection on each player, which the LJHS football program has purchased to cut down on impact related to head injuries. According to Internet sources, the proven effectiveness of those padded helmets remains to be seen, though their manufacturer touts them as cutting impact up to "33 percent".
While a reporter clicked snapshots, an assistant coach for the Vikings called out to players to fasten the padded helmets as they completed warm-ups for the passing league.
In the opening segment against Mission Bay's two quarterbacks, Daniel McColl held down the middle linebacker position directly in front of the center. McColl, who is moving right into leadership positions on both the football and basketball teams this summer, snatched an interception later in the defense's competition against the host Buccaneers.
Quarterback Casey Brown makes tosses
during warm-up drills at Mission Bay
passing league event July 14.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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