BUSINESS CASUAL
KENNEDY, MAYO SHINE IN ANNUAL SPRING GAME
4/24/2010 8:15:43 PM
"We're going to keep it kind of casual" is how Concord Football head coach Mike Kellar described the plans for the Mountain Lions' annual Spring Game.
Indeed, the day included a morning round of golf for Kellar and his coaching staff at Pipestem State Park, and a pre-game barbecue for Concord's incoming recruiting class, their families, and friends of the CU program.
The atmosphere for Saturday afternoon's game at Callaghan Stadium was a little relaxed, befitting a contest played in April.
But once the players took the field it was all business.
In an intense, efficient, physical and crisply-played contest, the White team beat the Maroon, 21-7, as the Mountain Lions closed out their 2010 Spring schedule.
No officials statistics were kept, but longtime Concord beat writer Tom Bone of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph unofficially credited RB Brian Kennedy, playing for the White team, for 171 yards rushing on 14 carries, including two touchdowns. WR Thomas Mayo caught seven passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns. (Wide receivers took turns playing for both teams.)
Read Bone's story in the Sunday, April 25th edition of the Daily Telegraph:
bdtonline.com/localsports/x1612551311/Kennedy-Mayo-star-in-CU-spring-game
Concord's players report to campus to begin their 2010 fall training camp on Tuesday, August 3rd, with the first practice on Thursday, August 5th.
The Mountain Lions open the regular season on Thursday, August 26th, with a non-conference contest against Southern Virginia University. Kickoff is set for 6:00 pm EDT at June O. Shott Field at Callaghan Stadium.
Live video will be available at www.concord.edu/mltv. Radio coverage will be provided by Concord's flagship station, ESPN 102.3 The Ticket, with streaming audio at www.theticket102.com.