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Riders head coach Craig Dickenson was excited when asked about the performances of Holmes, Garcia and Zimmermann.

“Did you see how the defence reacted? They loved it,” Dickenson said. “There have been a lot of questions about how the junior players, the territorial guys and the global players are fitting in. That was proof they are fitting in just fine and they are loving those guys.”

The performances by Holmes, Zimmermann and Garcia overshadowed the showing by Zach Collaros, the Riders’ No. 1 quarterback.

Collaros started the scrimmage and completed one of 10 passes — a 15-yarder to Cory Watson — and was intercepted by Nick Marshall before giving way to the other quarterbacks.

It was a surprising outing considering how well Collaros had performed since training camp opened last Sunday.

Fajardo had the best afternoon of all the quarterbacks, completing nine of 13 passes for 129 yards and the aforementioned touchdown catch by Zimmermann. Fajardo was also intercepted by Holmes.

“Cody Fajardo looked good and he was the one quarterback who stood out,” Dickenson said. “He seemed to move the team well.”

Watford, who is battling Fajardo for second on the quarterback depth chart, completed five of 10 passes for 96 yards and was intercepted. He also scored on a one-yard sneak.

Rookie Isaac Harker completed three of seven passes for 73 yards. Ty Gangi, also a rookie, was four for five for 10 yards.

There wasn’t much contact even though the players were in pads. Having said that, Dickenson was pleased with his first scrimmage as a head coach.