2023 Team Preview: Troy Area Trojans

Written by: David Mika on Tuesday, August 1st, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Head Coach: Jim Smith

Assistant Coaches:
Joe Millard
Chance Wright
Ryan Ammerman

Team Name: Troy Area Trojans

2022 Record: 9-3

District: 4

Class: AA

League: Northern Tier League, Large School Division

Key Starters lost:
Mason Woodward
Justice Chimics
Kory Schucker

Offensive Starters Returning:
Evan Woodward QB
Clayton Smith RB
Mason Smith RB
Kael Millard FB
Jackson Taylor FB/TE
Shaun Wood center
Nick York OL
Jed Feldmeier OL
TY Spencer OL
WR Camryn Harwick
WR Lincoln Chimics
Brendan Gilliland WR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jed Feldmeier DE
Avery Sens DL
Clayton Smith OlB
Brendan Gilliland LB
Jackson Taylor OLB
Nick York MLB
Camryn Harwick DB
Evan Woodward Safety
Mason Smith SS

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Seth feldmeier FR 5-11 190 OL/DL
Jayden Kutt FR 5-8 185 FB/LB
Reed Palmer FR 5-11 220, Athlete, QB/TE/DL

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Team rushing:
2900 yards
7.1 ypc
3400 total yards
41 TD
28 ppg

Team Defense:
14 points per game
29 turnovers
15 interceptions
14 FR .

2023 outlook:We return 80 percent of the 2022 starting players on both sides of the ball. This team comes in with a lot of experience and had success as a young team in 2022 with a 9-3 record and a district semi-appearance.

The level of competition they were accustomed to playing is also high with successful larger classification programs like Loyalsock, Montoursville, and Athens. Other great nonleague competitions included a successful Bald Eagle Area program. In league competition included a single A state semi-finalist in Canton.

This group ended their season against the eventual state champion Southern Columbia. This is a hard-working group that has lofty goals.

Follow EasternPAFootball.com on Twitter @EPAFootball

---

Leave a Reply

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website

Δ