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Justin-Siena offense plays well, defense needs work
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CommentThe offense looks to be in good shape for Justin-Siena High School’s football team.
The defense needs work.
The defense needs work.
That was the way Rich Cotruvo, the Braves’ head coach, and Steve Vargus, the team’s defensive coordinator, saw things Friday night in a scrimmage against Napa at Memorial Stadium.
Kevin Reinell threw a touchdown pass to Chris Meyer, David Ichikawa ran the ball very well, and Nick Gingold looked sharp at left guard in the Braves’ offense in the 15-minute session against Napa.
Kevin Reinell threw a touchdown pass to Chris Meyer, David Ichikawa ran the ball very well, and Nick Gingold looked sharp at left guard in the Braves’ offense in the 15-minute session against Napa.
“We moved the ball a little bit better this year than we did last year against Napa,” said Cotruvo. “I’m more pleased about that. Offensively, I was actually a little bit more surprised.”
Justin-Siena was outscored four touchdowns to one, causing the staff to express concerns about the defense. The Braves are inexperienced on defense, with eight new starters. The standout was Justin Clayton, an outside linebacker.
Justin-Siena was outscored four touchdowns to one, causing the staff to express concerns about the defense. The Braves are inexperienced on defense, with eight new starters. The standout was Justin Clayton, an outside linebacker.
“We’re young, we’re making mistakes,” said Vargus. “But we’re playing hard. We made some good plays, we’ve got a lot of work to do. There’s a lot of room for improvement.”
Cotruvo said it’s a matter of maturity on defense.
“We’re very young out there,” he said. “They looked better at practice than they did tonight. We’ll have to really look at that.”
Reinell fumbled the ball twice, but still showed lots of poise in running the offense.
“I thought he looked very good,” Cotruvo said. “He made some real good decisions.
“Our running backs looked OK. I think, overall, they clicked a little bit better than last year. I thought we represented ourselves very well overall.”
The Braves, who were 8-3 last year, also scrimmaged Vintage.
They are tied for 10th in the Redwood Empire Football Preseason Rankings. They open the 10-game regular season schedule Sept. 7 against Berean Christian-Walnut Creek in a non-league game.
Justin-Siena, the No. 1 seed, lost to eighth-seeded John Swett-Crockett 27-7 in last year’s CIF North Coast Section Class A playoff opener.
Cotruvo said it’s a matter of maturity on defense.
“We’re very young out there,” he said. “They looked better at practice than they did tonight. We’ll have to really look at that.”
Reinell fumbled the ball twice, but still showed lots of poise in running the offense.
“I thought he looked very good,” Cotruvo said. “He made some real good decisions.
“Our running backs looked OK. I think, overall, they clicked a little bit better than last year. I thought we represented ourselves very well overall.”
The Braves, who were 8-3 last year, also scrimmaged Vintage.
They are tied for 10th in the Redwood Empire Football Preseason Rankings. They open the 10-game regular season schedule Sept. 7 against Berean Christian-Walnut Creek in a non-league game.
Justin-Siena, the No. 1 seed, lost to eighth-seeded John Swett-Crockett 27-7 in last year’s CIF North Coast Section Class A playoff opener.
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