Tompkins offense came out, nailed every read option, every RPO and every read on its first drive from scrimmage on Thursday against Klein Forest.

It may have been the first scrimmage of the season for the Falcons, but they looked as sharp as ever.

Justin Thierheimer was slinging the ball around, Etoro Bassey was making plays in the receiving game and a three headed monster at running back was making a huge impact. Overall the Falcons did very well in their first test of the season.

“It’s exactly what we needed to do, we’ve been working every day putting in the new offense and honing things in practice and film so to come out here and put a good performance together was great,” said senior quarterback Justin Thierheimer. “There’s still some things we have to work on and we are going to keep perfecting it, but this was great. We just have to keep getting ready for that first game.”

Tompkins got some good experience from the scrimmage on both sides. The second-string offense grew more comfortable the further into the scrimmage it got and the defense refined it’s coverages and communications. While it wasn’t perfect by any means, both sides continued to grow and learn as we get closer to the season.

“I really liked how focused our defense was, we really had the communication that we needed and got lined up correct,” said Tompkins head coach Todd McVey. “We had one snafu on a communication but you have to understand that not everything will be perfect the first time out and they practice too, they’re going to make plays. It’s about how you respond after that and I thought we did a good job of doing that, the kids learned from it and got better.”

One of the biggest bright spots from the scrimmage was the work that three of Tompkins running backs did. Ronnie Quinn, Robert Bernard and Phoenix Smith all made big plays and continue to look like a trio that could be counted on this season.

“It keeps them all hungry and having that healthy competition while keeping them healthy as well is great,” McVey said. “The guys are working and pushing each other and they all ran well today. Having fresh bodies is huge, you can never have too much depth at a position so it’s good to see all three of them stepping up.”

Tompkins will have another scrimmage this week before they enter the season, and they hope to build on things and continue to grow. The goal is to get one percent better every day and they continue to hold themselves to that standard.

“Everyone just has to keep doing their job,” Thierheimer said. “We have a game plan every week and everyone has to do certain things, as long as we stick to that and keep working, we are going to have a good year. We just have to hold each other accountable and keep doing it all season.”