KFDM COOP Posted May 9, 2006 Report Posted May 9, 2006 Memorial Titans football set for spring finale Ronnie Thompson doesn’t know who will win his first Memorial High spring football game. He doesn’t even know how he’ll keep score. “It’ll be Red versus White,†he says, “but the team won’t be completely divided. Our offense will never lose the ball. They might get turned around, but we’ll keep the unit intact.†Memorial’s spring game will be played at 4 p.m. at the school’s auxiliary field as Port Arthur still doesn’t have working lights at any of their football fields. The scrimmage will last about 90 minutes, Thompson says, and will be run by regular TASO officials under game-like conditions, with the exception of the kicking game. But the Titans did not conduct a draft, splitting their best players. This scrimmage will be offense vs. defense. “We’re going to keep continuity,†Thompson said. “We’ll have the No. 1 offense vs. the No. 1 defense, JV vs. JV, No. 2 offense vs. No. 2 defense.†About 100 players have taken part in the month-long drills, getting acquainted with the new coach who used to be the old coach, for Thomas Jefferson. “They’re starting to make a lot of progress in many areas,†he said. “They’re practicing extremely well. That has to be carried over to scrimmages, and then from scrimmages to gametime. “We’re getting that first part (from practices to scrimmages) done pretty well.†Besides his quarterbacks — Davon Lewis, Harry Brown, Alonzo Revuelta and ninth-grader Jerrell Alexander — Thompson has found a lot to like about his new team. He mentions running backs Patterson Clay, Brent Newcost and Michael Haines; receivers Bryon Martin, Glenn Windom, Freddie King, Rashaud Brown and Ronald Ward; and offensive linemen Jonathan Vernon, Ronald DeJohn and Larry Oliver. Defensively, linemen Charles Jacobs and Darius Leveige have stood out, as well as linebacker Jordan Charles and defensive backs Anthony Cockrell, David Whitmore and Zack Gallow. Thompson’s goals for today’s spring game are modest. “No injuries and everybody playing,†he says.
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