Sun, blue sky and football — not a bad way to start the week.
I just got back from watching some 7-on-7 football drills in Snohomish. The Glacier Peak High School football team played host to Woodinville and Juanita.
Players wore helmets but did not have full pads. The emphasis was on passing plays. The 7-on-7 light contact scrimmages are a good chance for quarterbacks and receivers to develop chemistry that will come in handy once the 2009 season starts. It’s also a valuable opportunity for defensive backs, who worked on communicating with each other and covering a variety of routes.
From what I saw, Glacier Peak did very well against Woodinville and Juanita. Glacier Peak uses a fast-paced spread offense. After their solid inaugural season in 2008, the Grizzlies are expected to be tough this fall. Since the school didn’t have any seniors in its first year, Glacier Peak relied mostly on juniors and sophomores. That means everyone is back.
I talked to Glacier Peak quarterback Zach Richter, who was an All-Wesco 3A first team pick last year as a junior. He said the Grizzlies are very excited for the upcoming season. With a year of running the spread offense under their belts plus a busy summer filled with weight training, camps and scrimmages, the team expects to get off to a much better start in 2009, Richter said.
Looking ahead to our high school football preview, you can count on reading a lot about Glacier Peak. I’ll take a look at how the Grizzlies’ exciting spread offense works and the key players that make it all happen.
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