BYU spring practice wraps up with Blue and White scrimmage
Posted: Mon March 29, 1999 at 6:45 p.m. EST
The Daily Universe (Brigham Young U.)
PROVO, Utah (U-WIRE) -- The annual Blue and White spring
football scrimmage was held Saturday at Cougar Stadium with the
White squad crushing the Blue squad, 28-0.
The White squad used solid defense and a strong passing attack
to cruise to the victory. With last year's starting quarterback
Kevin Feterik not playing in the game, sophomore Charlie
Peterson stole the show.
Peterson led the white team to the victory by passing for 209
yards. He completed 13 of 24 passes and threw two touchdowns in
under three quarters of action.
Despite the big offensive afternoon, Peterson understands what
the real reason for playing the game is.
"Of course, you always want to be on the winning side of
things," Peterson said. "There were no wagers or anything. We
just came in and had fun."
Also having fun for the white squad was another young
quarterback, Bret Engemann. The 6-foot-4 freshman from Provo,
came in after Peterson had set the tone for the white squad and
kept the offensive machine rolling. He completed nine of 15
passes for 105 yards and a touchdown.
The scoring started in the second quarter, when sophomore
running back Paul Peterson scored from three yards out to give
the white team a 6-0 lead.
Three minutes later, the white squad scored again as Charlie
Peterson hit junior tight end Tevita Ofahengaue for a 13-yard
score. Junior Owen Pochman finished the first-half scoring by
hitting a 31-yard field goal, bringing the score to 15-0.
In the second half, it was more of the white squad. This time it
was Engemann's turn. With 3:41 left in the third quarter,
Engemann hit junior Ben Horton with a 19-yard touchdown pass
that gave the white squad a comfortable 22-0 lead.
On the last play of the game, Peterson was back in as
quarterback and threw his second touchdown of the afternoon -- a
20-yard toss to Justin Ena, a linebacker who saw offensive
action.
Another offensive surprise was the introduction of senior
cornerback Brian Gray as a wide receiver. Gray, giving his best
Deion Sanders impersonation, lined up on several plays,
particularly near the goal line. The offensive emergence of Gray
is something the coaches are looking at seriously for next fall.
"The plans are for me to play some offense," said Gray, who last
saw offensive action as a senior in high school. "It will mainly
be in the red-zone. Sometimes as a decoy, but also to run some
fade routes. I'm pretty tall and can jump up and get some of
those balls. It is fun though."
The game brought the conclusion of spring practices. The regular
season will start when the Cougars host the University of
Washington Sept. 9.
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