The Skinny
Jeff Sloan takes over as the Head Coach for the Lamar County Trojans. The Trojans had a run of 8 consecutive playoff appearances snapped in 2017. We asked Coach Sloan what his biggest challenge is coming into year one.
“Making sure that we take each day as a challenge to continually improve and only worry about the things that we can control,” he said.
The Trojans return several players at the skill position from last season. Both quarterbacks Grayson Jett and Devin Bateman return for 2019. They will be joined by receivers, Joey Stratton and Keilyn Tyus as well as fullback KT Brownlee. Meanwhile, Daniel Dinkins returns to help anchor the offensive line.
The defense returns several players with experience. Up front the line will be led by Bryce Boland, Aderrius Barron and Josh Wright. Linebackers Cory Young, Donovan Sanford and Stephon Manuel are all expected to have an impact at the position. Dre Blackmon and Grayson Jett will be called upon to lead in the secondary for Lamar County.
We asked Coach Sloan if there were any games circled on the schedule this season.
“The next game” he said, “so at the moment, that is our first game vs Mt. Zion.”
We asked Coach Sloan what a successful season will look like for the Trojans.
“We are in a growth phase in our program and how fast we are able to grow will largely be determined by how we perform this season. Our success will be determined by whether or not we are able to continue in our growth,” he said.
Sloan ended by saying, “With that being said we want to maximize the experience for our Seniors this year, so to say that we are not trying to make the playoffs, Win a Region/State Championship this year is a gross understatement. We have high expectations for our season and our working hard to make sure that we can realize those goals.”
