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Coach Harrell discusses Canton scrimmage
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Coach Harrell discusses Canton scrimmage

(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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