Hurricane Sports Nation

The scrimmage Wednesday night was a success for the Hurricanes. Many underclassmen had the opportunity to showcase their talents at Traz Powell Stadium. There were no major injuries in the scrimmage. Here are some of the highlights from the action.

The star of the offense last night was Storm Johnson. Storm bolted for a 92 yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage. Johnson finished the scrimmage with 132 yard on 12 carries. Jacory Harris was efficient connecting on 8 out of 12 passes for 132 yard and 2 touchdowns. Lamar Miller broke away with a nice 44 yard run and finished the day with 90 yards rushing. The standout receiver for Miami last night was redshirt freshmen Kendal Thompkins. Thompkins finished the game with 4 receptions for 75 yards and a score.

On defense the Canes were lead by Andrew Smith. Smith had 10 tackles and 3 sacks on Wednesday night. With this strong performance Smith will make his case for a starting spot this season. Other standouts on defense were true freshmen James Gaines who finished with 7 tackles and Ramon Buchanan who finished with 4 tackles and an interception.

Here are the complete stats from the scrimmage

Passing
Jacory Harris – 8-for-12, 102 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Spencer Whipple – 7-for-8, 96 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Stephen Morris – 5-for-11, 80 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
Alonzo Highsmith – 0-for-6

Rushing
Storm Johnson – 12 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Lamar Miller – 10 carries, 90 yards
Damien Berry – 6 carries, 19 yards, 1 TD
Eduardo Clements – 14 carries, 16 yards, 1 TD
Mike James – 8 carries, 14 yards

Receiving
(players with multiple catches)
Kendal Thompkins – 4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Travis Benjamin – 2 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD
Asante Cleveland – 2 receptions, 31 yards
Ben Bruneau – 2 receptions, 26 yards
Mike James – 2 receptions, 20 yards, 1 TD

Defense
Andrew Smith – 10 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 quarterback hurries
Olivier Vernon – 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble
James Gaines – 7 tackles (2 on special teams)
Ramon Buchanan – 4 tackles, 1 interception
Allen Bailey – 3 tackles, 1 punt block
Luther Robinson – 3 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss
Colin McCarthy – 2 tackles, 1 interception returned for 31 yards
Marcus Robinson – 2 tackles, 2 quarterback hurries, 1 tackle for a loss
Micanor Regis – 5 tackles
Jamal Reid – 4 tackles
Travis Williams – 4 tackles
Kylan Robinson – 3 tackles

Scoring plays:
- Mike James 20-yard TD catch from Jacory Harris
- Storm Johnson 92-yard TD run
- Matt Bosher 30-yard field goal
- Damien Berry 1 yard TD run
- Kendal Thompkins 28-yard TD catch from Spencer Whipple
- Eduardo Clements 3-yard TD run
- Travis Benjamin 25-yard TD catch from Jacory Harris
- Storm Johnson 1-yard TD run