By Terry Boehmker
NKyTribune sports reporter
After averaging just 170 yards and 14.8 points per game last season, the Scott Eagles are one of the top offensive teams in Class 4A football this year, averaging 405 yards and 35.1 points through six games.
The reason for the 4-2 Eagles’ offensive resurgence is a new backfield that includes first-year starter Chad Ohmer at quarterback and a talented group of running backs led by brothers Nelson and Quincy Perrin.
The Perrin brothers have scored 18 of the team’s 30 touchdowns and accounted for 1,249 of the 1,843 total rushing yards. Ohmer, who had no varsity experience when he joined the team last summer, has passed for 592 yards and seven TDs.
Scott coach Dan Woolley said having Nelson and Quincy Perrin in the backfield together is a big reason for the team’s success because they’re both threats to score every time they touch the ball.
“The interesting thing is how different their game is,” Woolley said. “Nelson is an in-space guy and Quincy is pretty much a north-south runner with one cut. He’s got some breakaway speed, but he’s not afraid to run you over.”
Nelson was the Eagles’ quarterback at the start of last season, but he missed the last seven games with a hand injury. The coaching staff moved him to wingback for his senior year and he’s lining up in the backfield with his younger brother in the team’s Wing T offensive formations.
Quincy, a sophomore tailback, has rushed for a team-high 712 yards on 77 carries while Nelson has picked up 537 yards on 45 carries. Nelson is the team’s leading pass receiver with 290 yards on 12 receptions.
“It’s gone better than I expected,” Nelson said. “I thought one of us would have a good year and the other one would do all right, but we’re both having good years. We argue all the time about who has more yards and stuff, but we’re different types of players and we’re both having amazing years.”
Nelson is a multi-talented athlete who also earned varsity letters in basketball and track. He was a starting guard on the Scott basketball team that made it to the semifinals of “Sweet 16” state tournament last March.
Ohmer also plays basketball for the Eagles. After Nelson convinced him to come out for the football team, he won the starting quarterback position during preseason practice.
Woolley said Ohmer provides the passing threat the offense lacked last season when the Eagles finished with a 2-9 record and won only one district game.
“We decided early on that we were going to put Nelson back at wing this season,” the coach said. “We were lucky that Chad Ohmer came out for the team and he’s done a great job playing quarterback for us.”
After winning district games the last two weeks, Scott will play Cincinnati Taft at home this Friday and then face district rivals Bourbon County and Holmes the following two weeks. If they win their last two district games, the Eagles will be in a good position going into the playoffs.
“Last year, we didn’t end with a good season,” Quincy said. “Coming into this year we were like, ‘We know we have the talent so let’s go out and do something and try to make a run.’”