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Column: Troy Seniors Shine on Big Day
11/17/2012 7:41:00 PM | Football
In a pivotal game like the one Troy played against Arkansas State, a team looks to its leaders and tone-setters in a time of need. For the men of Troy, the seniors are spotlighted when it comes time for someone to step up and play big.
This afternoon against the Red Wolves, on senior day no less, some of the Cardinal and Black's most experienced and dangerous weapons answered the bell.
Wide receiver Chip Reeves, safety Brynden Trawick, linebacker Kannoris Davis and running back Shawn Southward performed admirably, leaving it all on the field for their final home game at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Reeves was a nightmare for the Arkansas State secondary, torching the Red Wolves defense for 142 yards on six grabs, the first of which a 51-yard touchdown from Corey Robinson. Along the way, Reeves became only the fifth receiver in school history to pick up 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
Southward continued to build upon his career year, totaling nearly 100 yards of total offense through hard running and a scintillating showcase of his yards after catch ability.
Trawick and Davis were more than up to the challenge in what turned out to be one of the most hard-hitting and chippy contests that Troy has ever been involved in.
Davis was all over the field racking up 13 stops, with all but one made by him and him alone.
Trawick, the enforcer of the Trojan secondary, who entered this game as the leading tackler for Troy, more than lived up to that role as he made numerous bone-jarring blasts on his way to seven stops (five of them solo). He also scored the first touchdown of his career with a 70-yard interception return, which breathed new life into an, at that point, reeling Trojan team.
These performances fueled the Trojans' effort tonight and as a result, no one can question these four seniors' commitment and meaning to their team.
And, moreover, these inspired efforts came in the face of the emotional backdrop of it being the last home stand for this year's senior class of Troy Trojans football. They were not rattled by the situation; instead they welcomed it as an effective springboard towards the call to action.
With rival Middle Tennessee and the Battle for the Palladium looming next week, Troy will no doubt look towards its leaders once again as the season comes to a close.
If these four play against the Blue Raiders as well as they did against the Red Wolves, then chances are that Murfreesboro will bear witness to yet another Trojan triumph in the Battle of the Palladium.
But that's for next week.
This week is more of a time to recognize a senior class whose play allowed them to shine brightest on their field and on their special day in front of family, friends and fellow teammates, who will undoubtedly look to feed off these exploits in order to inspire some their own play as Troy looks to close the 2012 season with an emphatic victory.
This afternoon against the Red Wolves, on senior day no less, some of the Cardinal and Black's most experienced and dangerous weapons answered the bell.
Wide receiver Chip Reeves, safety Brynden Trawick, linebacker Kannoris Davis and running back Shawn Southward performed admirably, leaving it all on the field for their final home game at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Reeves was a nightmare for the Arkansas State secondary, torching the Red Wolves defense for 142 yards on six grabs, the first of which a 51-yard touchdown from Corey Robinson. Along the way, Reeves became only the fifth receiver in school history to pick up 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
Southward continued to build upon his career year, totaling nearly 100 yards of total offense through hard running and a scintillating showcase of his yards after catch ability.
Trawick and Davis were more than up to the challenge in what turned out to be one of the most hard-hitting and chippy contests that Troy has ever been involved in.
Davis was all over the field racking up 13 stops, with all but one made by him and him alone.
Trawick, the enforcer of the Trojan secondary, who entered this game as the leading tackler for Troy, more than lived up to that role as he made numerous bone-jarring blasts on his way to seven stops (five of them solo). He also scored the first touchdown of his career with a 70-yard interception return, which breathed new life into an, at that point, reeling Trojan team.
These performances fueled the Trojans' effort tonight and as a result, no one can question these four seniors' commitment and meaning to their team.
And, moreover, these inspired efforts came in the face of the emotional backdrop of it being the last home stand for this year's senior class of Troy Trojans football. They were not rattled by the situation; instead they welcomed it as an effective springboard towards the call to action.
With rival Middle Tennessee and the Battle for the Palladium looming next week, Troy will no doubt look towards its leaders once again as the season comes to a close.
If these four play against the Blue Raiders as well as they did against the Red Wolves, then chances are that Murfreesboro will bear witness to yet another Trojan triumph in the Battle of the Palladium.
But that's for next week.
This week is more of a time to recognize a senior class whose play allowed them to shine brightest on their field and on their special day in front of family, friends and fellow teammates, who will undoubtedly look to feed off these exploits in order to inspire some their own play as Troy looks to close the 2012 season with an emphatic victory.
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