Including this week's slate of jamboree games, high school football teams essentially have two preseason opportunities to prepare for the regular season.

The first of those came last week with an LHSAA sanctioned scrimmage, and it provided a first look for coaches and fans before the regular season begins next week.

For Denham Springs, the scrimmage was against Zachary, a program that has won four state championships and played for another since 2015. The meeting consisted of a controlled practice session followed by a scrimmage with two 12-minute halves.

It was only an initial practice session, and coaches for both teams were more concerned with players getting game-speed reps than the final score. Still, Denham Springs held its own throughout the meeting and got the better of things o

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