DECATUR — For several members of the Decatur football team, Thursday night’s scrimmage at Berryville was their first football action in more than a year.
First-year varsity coach Stanley Ellis saw several bright spots in the scrimmage.
“Overall I was pleased with the starters,” Ellis said. “We substituted liberally and played everyone so we lacked a little consistency. The main thing is that everyone played and we got a chance to see a lot of kids.”
The Bulldogs have settled on a quarterback with sophomore Evan Owensearning the job. Ellis said the backfield starters - Brian Cox and Mitchell Perry - also played well.
The Bulldogs do not have a Week 1 opponent, but Ellis said the team played the Gentry junior varsity on Monday, prior to the junior high game at 7.
Decatur’s first game will be Sept. 10 at Hartford.
Sports, Pages 11 on 09/01/2010