Passes were flying and the sharp pitch of an official’s whistle was
music to a football lover’s ear, as 16 area football programs,
including seven from the MIAA, descended on the turf fields of Boys’
Latin for eight hours of glorified passing practice at the 2007
Baltimore Touchdown Club 7 on 7 Jamboree, on Saturday.
Scores
were kept and bracket winners were named, as technically this was a
competition, but in reality team’s were on hand to get plenty of reps
with their passing game and begin the transition from summer
conditioning to more football related activity, as the start of
training camp looms just ahead.
The recent heat wave which has
gripped the Baltimore area subsided just a bit this weekend and a
slight breeze provided near ideal conditions for the workouts. No pads
were worn and plays were ended by a simple two-hand touch. Lineman
were conspicuous by their absence and most lineups were a liberal mix
of varsity, junior varsity and even freshman players.
“It’s a
beautiful day and its great to see some football,” said Boys’ Latin
head coach Ritchie Schell, who left his team largely to his assistants
as he focused on his duties as host of the event. “We’re excited about
the season. The [MIAA] B Conference is loaded and we have a tough
non-conference schedule as well, but we’ve progressed to this point
with our program and we look forward to the challenge.”
Schell’s
Lakers went just 1-3 on Saturday, but senior quarterback Charlie
McComas, who will run the BL offense full-time this fall, after sharing
the position with Grady Gamble the last two years, looked sharp in the
drills.
Boys’ Latin was in Bracket B with St. Mary’s and Severn,
two other teams which expect to contend in the B Conference this fall,
and both clubs got plenty of reps in for their younger players.
|
Processing your request, Please wait....
