Football

Hokies hold another short scrimmage

The Virginia Tech football team participated in a short intrasquad scrimmage the final hour of practice Wednesday afternoon, and two touchdowns highlighted the day.

Josh Oglesby, a redshirt freshman from Garner, N.C., scored the first touchdown of the scrimmage on a 29-yard run up the middle. Oglesby finished with three carries for 36 yards.

Michael Reid, a junior from Martinsville, Va., added the other touchdown, catching a 45-yard touchdown pass from Tyrod Taylor. It was Reid’s only catch of the game.

Taylor led the Hokies in passing, completing 4-of-7 for 71 yards. Sean Glennon completed 7-of-12 for 52 yards.

Other notable performances on offense came from Darren Evans, who rushed for 23 yards on four carries, and Jahre Cheeseman, who rushed for 21 yards on five carries. Andrew Lanier caught two passes for 33 yards, and Ike Whitaker, Danny Coale and Brandon Dillard each caught two passes as well.

Cody Grimm paced the defense with five tackles, while Dorian Porch had four. Jason Worilds had a sack and blocked a field goal, and both John Graves and Demetrius Taylor had sacks as well. Macho Harris, back at cornerback, blocked a field goal.