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Offense rolls as Griz wrap up fall camp
Montana Sports Information
Aug. 25, 2016 Football
In the final scrimmage of fall camp, Jerry Louie-McGee provided the ultimate highlight on the opening play of the game and the offense showed its big play potential, producing three 45-plus yard touchdowns.
The Grizzlies ran 74 plays for 515 yards, and Coach Bob Stitt said the team accomplished their goals for the final scrimmage.
"We wanted to stay healthy and we wanted to get into a little rhythm offensively and defensively," Stitt said. "We've been looking really strong through fall camp and the defense has made it real tough for the offense to ever get anything going, and today we got into a little rhythm and got things going and it kind of snowballs."
On the opening kickoff, redshirt freshman Jerry Louie-McGee fielded the ball at his own two-yard line and put his speed on display, dashing 98 yards and into the south endzone for six.
After the kickoff, the Grizzlies placed the ball at the 20-yard line, and spent the day simulating drives and working through every spot in the depth chart. Chad Chalich and Lane Hovey connected for a 79-yard touchdown on the second offensive possession.
Brady Gustafson looked sharp on the next possession, finishing the drive 5-of-8 and capping it off by rushing for a touchdown for the second offensive score of the game.
A couple possessions later, Gustafson threw his lone touchdown pass of the day, connecting with Josh Horner for a 57-yard score. The opening-day starter finished the game 11-for-16 with 186 yards and the one touchdown.
Lane Hovey secured his second touchdown of the day for the fourth offensive touchdown, finishing a nine-play, 69-yard drive with a 17-yard reception from Chad Chalich. Hovey led a very balanced Grizzly receiving corps with three catches for 105 yards and two scores.
In total, 16 different players caught at least one pass in the scrimmage. Caleb Lyons matched Hovey's reception total with three, while Josh Horner's 84 yards were the next best on the team.
Joey Counts led the rushing attack, carrying the ball five times for 25 yards. The Griz had five running backs carry the ball for a total of 51 yards in the scrimmage.
"Offensively, once we put a first down together and got the rhythm going and got the defensive line gassed a little bit, the quarterbacks were doing a nice job of putting the ball where it needed to go and we were making some catches. Once we get a first down or two put together, it's very tough to stop us."
On the defensive side, Trace Bradshaw and Vika Fa'atuise led the way with five tackles each. Caleb Kidder continued to impress at defensive end, recording 1.5 sacks and a tackle for loss. Brandt Davidson also found his way to the quarterback for a solo sack.
The scrimmage concluded fall camp, as the Grizzly players will begin school on Monday and start practicing in preparation for the season opener September 3 against Saint Francis.