CHARLOTTE ? A few Havelock football players and coaches took a trip to Charlotte Tuesday to compete in a 7-on-7 passing league contest that featured some top schools from North Carolina and South Carolina.
The games were played at?the practice facility?of the Carolina Panthers.
The Rams went 2-2 to qualify for the eight-team championship round.
Havelock fell 14-7 to Orangeburg Wilkinson, of S.C., in its first game of the title bracket.
?I felt like the guys played well, our work ethic, speed and agility and conditioning were all very solid and that?s very good to see,? Havelock coach Jim Bob Bryant said. ?We saw some good things and sured up our route-running very nicely, I thought.?
Havelock star Pharoh Cooper has done just about everything in his three-year career for the Rams except throw the football.
That will change this year as he is assuming the quarterback role left vacant by the graduation of Garrett Crowe.
?I thought Pharoh threw the ball really well,? Bryant said. ?For a guy who hasn?t played quarterback, except for the one week of practice that we?ve had, he made some good throws and competed well.?
The Rams went undefeated against schools from North Carolina, but were 0-3 against schools from South Carolina.
They defeated Northern Guilford, 30-7; lost to Bluffton High, 14-17; lost to Spartanburg High, 14-17; and defeated Cox Mill 24-7.
One very special onlooker of the Rams Tuesday, was Heisman Trophy winner and Panthers' QB Cam Newton.
Newton spoke to the kids and watched some of the games for a few hours, and even high-fived and chestbumped some of the Rams.
While the Charlotte passing league was a great early test for the Rams, the offseason has just begun.
The Rams have a weekly workout schedule of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning sessions and are competing in a passing league on Wednesday nights.
?I think everything is going about as smoothly as we could hope for,? Bryant said. ?No one has missed a workout and all of the kids hold each other accountable in case one of them does miss one.?
Another factoid about the 7-on-7 camp was that it was strictly passing and defense with no running.
With a running back the caliber of Havelock?s Derrell Scott, that aspect of the game figures to be a key component of the Rams? success this season.
One of Havelock?s featured receivers, A.J. Coplon, is nursing a hand injury and wasn?t able to play receiver at the 7-on-7 camp.
?We have a few guys (that need) to get healthy and all, but we are doing another passing league with North Pitt High School, once at our place and once at theirs, so there?s still a lot more to do,? Bryant said.
One thing is for sure ? with an abundance of talent and solid infrastructure of players and coaches ? Havelock will be a formidable opponent for any team.
Jordan Honeycutt can be reached at 252-635-5670 or at Jhoneycutt@freedomenc.com. Follow Jordan on Twitter at jhoneynbsj29.
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