There was a lot of excitement among the coaches and players on the Halifax County High School junior varsity football team Friday night. <\/p>\n
The Comets won their first pre-season test, outscoring Buckingham County High School four touchdowns to none in a scrimmage Friday afternoon at Tuck Dillard Memorial Stadium. <\/p>\n
Overall Im pleased, but Im not going to get too far in front of myself, said Comets Head Coach Eugene Turbeville. <\/p>\n
I dont want the kids to get too excited early because this was just the first time we matched up against somebody else. It was a good first step, but weve got a lot to work on. <\/p>\n
The Comets got a touchdown on a 63-yard run by Shabazz Buster on the fifth play of their first possession of the scrimmage that had both teams run three 10-play series. William Davis snared a pass and raced to a touchdown on a 60-yard scoring play on the ninth play of the Comets second offensive series. <\/p>\n
Zyliek Perkins intercepted a Buckingham County High School pass and returned it for a touchdown during the Knights final offensive series and Mekhjay Boyd added the Comets final score on a 67-yard run on the eighth play of the final series. <\/p>\n
Along with Davis, Zyliek Perkins and Lamandre Adams also had catches. <\/p>\n
At times we ran the ball pretty well, Turbeville pointed out. <\/p>\n
We long two long runs from two different running backs. Both quarterbacks (Cody White and Zion Wilson) showed some promise. We werent sure which direction we were going to go. We have been working with both of them. Even though it is a run-based offense, our receivers caught the ball well and ran some decent routes. <\/p>\n
As far as the defense went, Turbeville was pretty pleased with his teams effort. <\/p>\n
We went primarily with a base defense, Turbeville noted. <\/p>\n
We didnt try to do anything too fancy. We didnt want the kids to have to think about too much stuff the first time going out. We ran to the ball pretty well. We tackled pretty well. <\/p>\n
We still have other things we need to put in, he added. <\/p>\n
The Comets coach said one area the team still needs work is conditioning. <\/p>\n
Weve got to get into a little better shape, Turbeville said. <\/p>\n
The weather is hot this time of the year, and the kids werent quite ready for that. <\/p>\n
The Comets jayvees will get the final pre-season test Thursday in a scrimmage against Colonial Heights High School. The scrimmage is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Halifax County High School. <\/p>\n
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