Walt Whitman High School Scrimmage

The Vikings took their annual walk down Whittier Lane to Landon for the last scrimmage of the pre-season. In fact, two Whitman teams made the journey to the White Rocks on a cloudy and occasionally rainy day.

The two Junior Varsities exhibited good potential in their controlled practice.

The Landon Captains’ Moms arrived to set up coffee and Danish. Actually donut holes and bagels, but one of the Bears’ trainers’ last name is Danish. The hot caffeine helped fight the chilliness of a late August morning.

The Varsity workout was different from the one four days ago against Bishop Ireton. That Catholic school has a deep roster; so that event was more evenly matched 1^st string v. 1^st string and then 2^nd v. 2^nd. For Saturday’s work out, Coach Padalino and his staff seemed more interested in testing the metal of some of the Bears new to the varsity. The Landon front line players on O and D played a couple of series and then cheered from the sidelines.

To add to the less than precise results, the rain made the ball a little slippery and the ground less secure; so there were a few fumbles and slips which confused the results.

The real test will be on Friday at 4:30pm (Triplett Field @ Bordley Stadium) against the Annapolis Area Christian School, an MIAA team which has had two preseason scrimmages. Shamir Campbell, a former SSSA player, appears to be one of their studs (6’1”, 252#, MLB, number 55, here is his Hudl highlights including last year’s game against the Bears).