Football scrimmages Friday: ‘Important day for the teams’

Ramona High School football teams will travel to San Pasqual High School to participate in CIF scrimmages on Friday, Aug. 22.

Varsity starts at 6 p.m., preceded by junior varsity at 4 p.m. and freshmen at 2 p.m. Admission is free, and the fans are welcome to see how the teams do in their first contests against other teams this season.

The scrimmages will be played against San Pasqual, Carlsbad and El Capitan high schools.

“This is a very important day for the teams,” said Damon Baldwin, Ramona High’s athletic director and head varsity football coach. “We get to see if our players are ready for the 10-game season against one of the toughest CIF schedules in the county. Can we block, tackle and play physical?”

Many positions on the teams are still up for grabs, noted Baldwin, “and this scrimmage will hopefully solve some questions. There is no bias or fault in the camera’s vision, meaning our film cameras catch everything we need to make solid evaluations of our kids.”

San Pasqual High School is at 3300 Bear Valley Parkway in Escondido.

The Bulldog varsity players’ first game of the season will be at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 29, against the El Cajon Braves at El Cajon Valley High School.

For more information, see www.ramonahighschoolfootball.com.