Well
@rocketnation, I'm curious to hear your thoughts, but after the Week 0 scrimmage I'm feeling a tad underwhelmed with varsity.
The Rocket upperclassmen couldn't really get anything going on the offensive side of the ball. Lots of dropped balls and missed assignments/routes. Neither Belleville West nor Rochester scored on the 24 plays each team was allotted.
I think the defense overall performed okay, but definitely not as impressive as last year's D. The offense is really in need of some leaders to step up. No one jumps out as a star performer. Reliance on the option and runs up the middle by Zulauf were common and regularly stymied by BW.
Now for the good news...The Freshman and Sophmore teams were flat out impressive and dismantled BW. Again both teams were allotted 24 offensive plays and the Rockets scored 4 TDs to the Maroon's 1 in both games.
The Gregory brothers were electric and dominating. Khordell was the Rocket QB on the Freshman squad and threw bombs all over the field finding his brother Khornell several times. Pretty sure Khornell scored all four TDs including one pick-6. The Freshman defense was equally dominant.
The Sophmores also excelled with JP at QB and showcasing a dominant defense of their own.
All-in-all...as I suspected this season may be a rough one to experience...but in the words of Timbuk3, "The future's so bright I gotta wear shades."