Oh, you must know I speak of those Oldroyd twins Mark and Matt. These two have excited Trojan fans the past few years with their blazing speed, option attack, tackeling abilities, and playoff pushes. The only problem for Troy is that Mark and Matt will be throwing their graduation hats high in the air come June. Double trouble is the term, but not in the twins sense anymore. Troy is losing a "boat-load" of seniors this year and spells for a difficult season for the boys of Alapron Park. Troy is going to have to depend on their run and gun senior signal caller Luke Havens, and some youngsters to step on, in a hurry.
THE GOOD: Who is next to step up? Every year Troy seems to bring a new young stud to fill in the hole of an exiting senior. Oldroyd filled the shoes of Parker, who filled Wright's, who filled May's shoes. Who will step up this year and take the title as the "go-to-guy" for the Trojans? Keep your eyes on sophomore Jed Wright, you heard it here first! Also returning and leading tackler senior Tanner Bulkley. Bulkley racked up 126 tackles in 10 games and will be the leader of the Troy defense. Also, All-State kicker Mason Jones will aid the Trojans on special teams.
THE BAD: Offensive Line/ Running back. Besides quarterback Havens, the Trojans do not return a player who ran more then 155 yards from last season. To make things worse, the new guy will not have a proven line to run behind next season. The loss of co-captain guard Muir and many others spells doom for the Trojan option attack.
THE UGLY: Lets be honest here. Troy loses every single one of their best players next year with the exception of Havens on offense. Marcus Oldroyd was also their second leading tackler on defense. Troy was a 5-5 team last year. It would be a real win for them to get to the .500 mark this year with the players they can field. It may not be pretty for these kids either, their first ballgame of '11, is at Towanda. Ouch! Troy had a decent at best junior varsity team last fall. It'll be tough to top that with the lack of experience this year.
LAST COMMENT: I have Troy in at 3-7. I think they can go as high as 5-5, and maybe as low as 2-8. It all depends on how fast this team can gel as a cohesive unit and win games. Thankfully, games that they should win vs Wellsboro and Cowanesque come near the end of the season. Havens needs to step up, and so do a lot of young kids around him.
Is there such a thing as a 5th year Senior in high-school Matt and Mark?
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