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Worland travels to Riverton for controlled scrimmage in Zero Week action
Worland junior Dylon White looks the ball into his hands as he catches a pass during practice Thursday at Worland High School. The Warriors are traveling to Riverton today for a Zero Week scrimmage against the Wolverines.
WORLAND – The Warriors will get their first look at live action on the field tonight as they travel to Riverton for a Zero Week scrimmage against the Wolverines.
The 3A regular season doesn't officially begin until next Friday, Sept. 4, but most teams use this weekend as a warm up for the regular season.
As opposed to last year's Zero Week contest against Riverton, this year will be treated as more of a controlled scrimmage in a 10-play format where each team will have a chance to run 10 offensive plays against the opposing defense.
No matter the format, first-year coach Todd Weber and the Warriors are ready to get out on the field and play.
"I think everybody's ready to go. Practice is two weeks of us on them all the time and now it's time for them to show us what they've learned and what they know," Weber said Thursday. "Everybody's excited about going down there and seeing somebody different.
"We haven't done a whole lot of live work in practice just because of our numbers. We can't afford to get kids banged up. So this is going to be the first real test where we can establish our identity."
Weber and his staff have spent the past two weeks coaching up the team as they prepare for their first regular season contest against Lander next Friday.
As expected, the Warriors are still learning the new system and picking up on the different schemes and plays they'll be running this season.
Weber doesn't expect the execution to be perfect by any means. They've only been together for two weeks, mistakes are bound to happen. But what he does expect is to see a high effort level from his players.
He's preached it to the team in every single practice thus far.
Today will be no different.
"I'm just hoping they'll execute what we have in so far and that our kids will play hard and we're not lazy. We're trying to correct a few things and so a lot of effort is what I'm looking for."
The Warriors will have a chance to show what they've learned as they take the field against Riverton today at 7 p.m.
