Viking QB Carsten Fehlan
takes his snaps.
(Photos by Ed Piper)
By Ed Piper
La Jolla High quarterbacks ran almost 50 offensive plays against three opposing teams in a four-way 7-on-7 Tues., July 18, on the Edwards Field turf.
Rising senior Trevor Scully and rising junior Carsten Fehlan completed a combined total of 26 passes in 46 attempts (in incomplete, unofficial statistics) against defensive units from Mira Mesa, Santana, and Mission Bay. Scully was 19 for 29, while Fehlan was 7 for 17.
Viking receiver Gabe Solis was a favorite touchdown target for Scully, as he grabbed at least four TD receptions. Other La Jolla receivers who caught TD passes included Sola Hope, Matthew Hammel, and Tucker Jacobs.
"We're rusty," said La Jolla Head Coach Tyler Roach partway through the rotations. "We've had a lot of time off recently." The Viking football program chose to have its so-called "no contact" period in which coaches and players can't be interacting with one another, when there are no workouts, over the July 4th holiday.
That means that La Jolla players came back the day before this 7-on-7 competition, Mon., July 17, for their first workout in two weeks. The fact that even the past two weeks without organized team activities were significant shows how specialized high school sports have grown. Football, like many other sports, can be almost a year-round sport, without the regular season sandwiched between weight training, offseason workouts, and so forth.
One has to keep in mind with 7-on-7 passing that there is no pass rush and no blocking, so what 7-on-7 predicts as far as team effectiveness under normal game conditions in the fall is highly questionable. The main value seems to be in the practice and repetitions that quarterbacks, receivers, and defensive backs receive during the summer.
Receiver Gabe Solis gathers in a touchdown
aerial from quarterback Trevor Scully
against Mira Mesa in the opening
rotation.
Rules:
25-minute mini-games
Ball starts on the 40 - 3 downs to get to the 30
Ball on the 30 - 4 downs to get to the 10
Ball on the 10 - 4 downs to score
LA JOLLA vs. MIRA MESA
began at 4:27 p.m.
LJ offense
LJ quarterback - Trevor Scully
1st possession: 4 completions in 7 plays; TD Scully to Gabe Solis
2nd possession: 4 for 5; TD Scully to Solis
3rd possession: 4 for 5; TD Scully to Sola Hope
Totals: Scully 12 for 17
Comments: Scully was zipping the ball, effectively finding open receivers against Mira Mesa's pass defense with three straight TD's in three series; Solis looked active and effective, too.
Mira Mesa offense (MM went first on offense, before LJ)
1st possession: 3 for 4, one play not recorded; TD
2nd possession: 2 for 2; TD in end zone, leaping catch
3rd possession: 3 for 3; TD to receiver Noel Sanchez
4th possession: 5 for 9; TD
Totals: 13 for 18, 4 TD's
Comments: Left-handed QB, zipping passes; looked pretty good.
LA JOLLA vs. SANTANA
began at 4:54 p.m.
LJ offense
1st possession: 2 for 2; TD Scully to Tucker Jacobs
LJ quarterback change - Carsten Fehlan inserted
2nd possession: 2 for 3; TD Fehlan to receiver; reporter's notes: "Carsten is mobile, moving well"
3rd possession: 3 for 6, one play not recorded; turnover on downs
4th possession: 2 for 5; TD Fehlan to Matthew Hammel; completion to Abdul Sinjab during possession
5th possession: 0 for 3; time ran out
Totals: Scully 2 for 2
Fehlan 7 for 17
Team totals: 9 for 19
Santana offense
1st possession: 1 for 2; interception by Tucker Jacobs
2nd possession: 4 for 7; TD
3rd possession: 3 for 5; TD in end zone
4th possession: 1 for 3; TD in end zone on long bomb
Totals: 9 for 17, 3 TD's
Comments: Santana seemed to be breaking in a new, inexperienced quarterback. He had a hard time throwing a tight spiral on many throws. Athletes not as impressive, maybe, as those on Mira Mesa and Mission Bay.
LA JOLLA vs. MISSION BAY
began at 5:22 p.m.; ended at approximately 5:47 p.m.
LJ offense
LJ quarterback change: Scully reinserted
1st possession: 1 for 1; TD Scully to Solis in end zone
2nd possession: 0 for 2; interception
3rd possession: 3 for 5; TD Scully to Solis; completion to Buster Hoy on 1st-and10 from the 40
4th possession: incomplete statistics, with 1 completion, 1 sack
Totals: Scully 5 for 10, incomplete stats
Mission Bay offense (went first)
1st possession: 2 for 2; TD "long, nice spiral by right-hander" (reporter's notes)
2nd possession: 5 for 5; TD in end zone
3rd possession: 0 for 3
4th possession: 3 for 4; TD; LJ's Phillip Pacleb made a good defensive stop on a 1st-and-goal from the 4-yard line, sticking his hand in to knock a pass away
5th series: Stats not recorded; time ran out
Totals: 10 for 14 in recorded stats
Comments: MB used more than one quarterback; program under direction of new head coach and new offensive coordinator. MB looks pretty athletic, with several talented athletes.
TOTALS
LJ 26 for 46, incomplete stats
Scully 19 for 29, incomplete stats
Fehlan 7 for 17
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