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Purple defeats White in final fall scrimmage, 'Cats turn attention to opener
8/28/2021 9:13:00 PM | Football
ABILENE – The ACU football team hosted its' final scrimmage of the fall season on Saturday evening, with the Purple Team defeating the White Team 34-10. Prior to kickoff, Wildcat players were told who the team captains for the year would be, and at the intermission, former walk-on Rece Stafford was presented with a scholarship that ignited a celebration on the sideline.
"I was really pleased with our transition, and we were very organized tonight. It was good to see us have some big plays and some continuity, and we didn't commit a lot of penalties. Our second offense looked a bit flat, and we missed some opportunities with our second defense," head coach Adam Dorrel said. "Overall, I was super pleased with the White Team, which was made up of mostly freshman. They competed at a high level and gave us a great look. We have to learn from this and get ready for SMU, but we know we have a lot of work to do between now and then."
Key plays:
ACU opens the season in Dallas against SMU next Saturday and is back at Wildcat Stadium the following week, hosting Louisiana College in the home opener. Tickets to all ACU games are still available at ACUSports.com/tickets.
"I was really pleased with our transition, and we were very organized tonight. It was good to see us have some big plays and some continuity, and we didn't commit a lot of penalties. Our second offense looked a bit flat, and we missed some opportunities with our second defense," head coach Adam Dorrel said. "Overall, I was super pleased with the White Team, which was made up of mostly freshman. They competed at a high level and gave us a great look. We have to learn from this and get ready for SMU, but we know we have a lot of work to do between now and then."
Key plays:
- With just under four minutes remaining in the first quarter, quarterback Stone Earle scrambled to his left from inside the 15-yard line to start the scoring for the Purple Team.
- A failed fourth-down conversion around midfield gave the Purple Team the ball back, and Tyrese White found paydirt with a 12-yard run with just under 11 minutes left in the second.
- Blair Zepeda got the White Team on the board with a 54-yard field goal, but Davion Johnson showed off his speed and took advantage of a jet sweep on the ensuing possession to extend the Purple lead to 21-3.
- Earle connected with newcomer Alex Spadone from 27 yards out with under a minute left in the first half to make it a 27-3 lead.
- Anthony Smith rushed up the middle for 16 yards to get in the endzone for the first score of the second half.
- Mike Garrett Jr. came away with a key interception around the 30-yard line to halt a White Team drive.
- Tight end Colt Cooper hauled in a seven-yard touchdown pass for the White Team with 6:13 left to go in the third quarter.
ACU opens the season in Dallas against SMU next Saturday and is back at Wildcat Stadium the following week, hosting Louisiana College in the home opener. Tickets to all ACU games are still available at ACUSports.com/tickets.
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