Thursday evening’s football scrimmage at Ackerly featured two area teams which reached the playoffs against each other: the Division II O’Donnell Eagles and Division I Sands Mustangs.
With a big edge in numbers the Eagles outscored the Mustangs, four touchdowns to two, in the scrimmage before battling to a 12-12 score in a live quarter.
“When you’ve got 28 kids out, it’s easier to keep them all fresh,” Sands Coach Steve Keith said of the Eagles.
“But you really don’t win scrimmages anyway. They’re there to help make you better by showing you your mistakes.”
Both the Eagles and Mustangs were without some of ...