Blue-Orange scrimmage wraps up Bronco spring season

The Boise State football team wrapped up their spring practice

season with the annual Blue-Orange scrimmage Saturday night at

Bronco Stadium.

Just one short week after the Bronco offense dominated the

second scrimmage of the spring, the Bronco defense and special

teams took center stage in the third and final scrimmage. This game

was the last chance for the players to go head-to-head before fall

camp starts in August. The scrimmage was also the last chance coach

Dan Hawkins had to preview his 2003 team.

Kicker Tyler Jones kicked two field goals, with the first score

and the last score of the game to his credit, at 48 and 58 yards,

respectively. Freshman quarterback Legedu Naanee led the Broncos

only touchdown drive of the game, connecting with Andy Weldon on a

two-yard touchdown pass.

Overall, the Bronco quarterbacks struggled in their last outing.

Naanee had 57 yards passing, completing five of his 13 attempts.

Senior Mike Sanford had 63 yards, completing seven of his 14

attempts. Freshman Jared Zabransky was three-of-12, for four yards.

Naanee, Sanford and Zabransky combined to complete just 15 of 39

attempts, for 124 yards.

The special-teams squad scored the final two touchdowns of the

night. Brad Allen snagged a fumble, running it back six yards for a

score, and Quinton Jones ran back a kickoff 95 yards for a

touchdown. Junior Donny Heck ran for 42 yards on 14 carries, which

led all rushers.

Defensively, sophomore Jason Wardlow put on a show, recording

four tackles, a sack and two forced fumbles. Brad Allen, Chris

Barrios, Gerald Alexander and Kam Hall each completed the scrimmage

with six tackles.

Wide receivers Tony McPherson, Jerry Smith and Tim Gilligan all

capped off strong spring seasons. McPherson finished the spring

with a total of nine receptions, for 187 yards. Smith had six

catches for 96 yards in the combined scrimmages, while Gilligan

contributed 138 yards, making the most of his four receptions this

spring.

Andrea Trujillo, The Arbiter

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