The
Pioneers hosted their annual intrasquad scrimmage Saturday on Rosenbloom Field and got the season started in fine fashion.
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| Goetz '14 delivers the ball. |
Dressed in their new black Adidas Techfit jerseys, the defense looked good early. They forced two quick three-and-outs to start the scrimmage, and forced a fumble to start the fourth series. The linebacking corps of
Colton Feller '14,
David Ternes '15,
Richard Renteria '15, and
Jeremy Wiles '14 led the way as expected, doing a nice job stuffing the run and pressuring the quarterback. The experienced defensive backfield of
Seth Gustafson,
Andrew Clark,
Kevin Hwang, and
Max Keller, all class of 2014, looked sharp as well.
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| Ed Hardman '16 brings down Aamir Walton '15. |
The Pioneer offense finally got things clicking with some quick passes from backup quarterback TJ Goetz '14, and a nice scoring toss from starter
Sam Poulos '16 to Jake O'Polka '16. Senior linemen
Morgan Kinsinger and
Quinn Rosenthal led the way up front.
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| O'Polka '16 hauls in a touchdown. |
All told, the Pioneers ran 62 plays on the sixth consecutive day with a heat index of over 95 degrees. The mental toughness displayed by the Pioneers throughout the pre-season should pay dividends when they head to Northfield, MN this Saturday to take on Carleton. The game will kick off at 1:00 PM and will be webcast by Carleton (details will be provided soon). You can also catch the broadcast of Chris Varney, the voice of the Pioneers, on KGRN 1410 and
online.
