THIBODAUX — Riverside Academy head coach Bill Stubbs came away pleased from his team’s scrimmage on Friday night.

The Rebels took on the Vandebilt Catholic Fightin’ Terriers.

“I thought there was a lot of improvement from the week before when we scrimmaged (against ourselves),” Stubbs said. “I liked the hustle (against Vandebilt) I thought we flew around pretty good.”

Riverside scored four touchdowns on the night with much of the team’s offensive production revolving around senior wide receiver Herb McGee, who made several big catches and threw for a touchdown out of the wildcat formation.

“He showed his skill set to be able to go across the middle and take the ball and get positive yards anytime he touched it,” Stubbs said. “That is his forte. He is always going to get positive yardage. It is really great to have a player you know you can turn to when you need positive yards.”

Sophomore quarterback Jared Butler saw his first action of the fall against another team.

“I think he did well,” Stubbs said. “We are very pleased with his progress. It will continue. All in all it was a success from a standpoint of a lot of correctable mistakes.”

On defense the Rebels held the Fightin’ Terriers to only one touchdown.

Senior defensive back Kendall Martin and junior linebacker Harrison Heckathorn each had an interception.

Despite limiting Vandebilt’s scoring ability, Stubbs said the defense, and in particular the defensive line, still needs work before the regular season begins Sept. 4.

“The defensive line, they need to get better,” Stubbs said. “We have a lot of kids on defense playing different positions than they played last year. It is about when are they going to venture in from a rookie to the veteran type mentality.”

The scrimmage was originally scheduled to take place at Riverside but was changed the day of to Nicholls State University due to weather conditions.

“We went to Nicholls to get on the turf so it wouldn’t be a slop fest,” Stubbs said. “When you get into that mess, there is not a whole lot you can see. It is the not the best opportunity.”