Pioneers conclude fall camp
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The Pioneer varsity and freshman teams concluded their on-campus fall camp on Wednesday afternoon, then headed to Murfreesboro Thursday morning for a full day of practice with both the Siegel Stars and the Buccaneers from Beech High School.
Thursday?s three-team event featured teams participating in 7-on-7 passing and inside running game drills in the morning, followed by full-team scrimmages in the afternoon.
At the end of the day, Pioneer coaches said they were pleased with what they saw from their team, which opens its season Aug. 18 at Bradley Central.
?The defense looked strong,? said defensive line coach Jeff Watson. ?Nobody was able to run on us, we came out and stood our ground against both of them.?
Offensive coordinator Donnie Harris said his unit turned in a consistent day, as well.
?We moved the ball as well as anybody,? he said. ?Siegel did have a couple of big plays against us, and against Beech, but overall we consistently moved the ball five or six yards at a time.?
Today, the Pioneers will head back to work in the morning, analyzing film from Thursday?s scrimmage before going out for a light-gear practice. After attending tonight?s Football Jamboree at Main Street LIVE!, the team will have the rest of the weekend off before returning to the practice field Monday afternoon.