First things first: despite what I wrote after the Trotwood game, I did not, in fact, attend last week's home opener for Troy against Xenia. Being a Thursday, the drive to Troy and back to Columbus afterwards just seemed a little too arduous with work the next day, and being able to watch the game online from the comfort of my own couch here in the capital city instead was too good to pass up.
But I did make it to Troy for tonight's contest. Last year's game between these two teams was one of the best games I've ever seen, and the performance from Bellefontaine quarterback Dezmin Lyburtus was maybe the most impressive outing I've seen on a high school field (non-Ryan Brewer division). So I wasn't going to miss this one.
This year's game wanted to be last year's game very badly. Like last year, it looked early like Bellefontaine would dominate, and like last year, the Trojans kept clawing their way back every time you counted them out. Also like last year, the Trojans had a running back emerge as a serious weapon. Last year it was Josh Browder (13 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDs); this year, Jaydon Culp-Bishop went even bigger, with 27 for 211 and a TD. However, this year there wasn't quite enough of a supporting offensive cast, and the Trojans' effort went for naught, despite the defense doing a better job of keeping Lyburtus (somewhat) in check. He was still pretty damned impressive.
So the Trojans are still trying to find themselves, especially on offense, and they find themselves at 1-2 on the season. Next week they're at home for the third week in a row, hosting the Fairborn Skyhawks, who are also 1-2.
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