San Marcos closed another week of practices with its final scrimmage before the Spring Game.
Head coach John Walsh said the team failed at running the ball as effectively as they needed too if they wanted to be successful. Granted, it was the first season for the high schoolers under the former state champion coach, but over the last year the scheme has fit into their personnel like the last puzzle piece.
“I know to win big, you have to be able to run the football. We didn’t run the football like we needed to last year, that’s why we’re 2-7 instead of 5-4 and trying to make the playoffs,'' Walsh said. “It’s not because of anyone specific but this year as a unit, we understand the offense now and being able to throw the ball with Jamil Gordon, Nate Henry and Ryan Hix will back people off us. But we understand we still need to run for 300 for us to reach our goals as a team.”
