PREP FOOTBALL ’93 / FREEWAY LEAGUE

Troy

1992 RECORDS OVERALL: 5-5-1 LEAGUE: 3-1-1

COACH: RECORD AT SCHOOL John Turek: 48-46-3

RETURNING STARTERS OFF: 3 DEF: 8

TOP RETURNERS OFF DEF YR Chris Blume, 5-10, 170 -- LB Sr. Jason Brown, 5-8, 170 -- DL Sr. Jeff Fewel, 5-10, 215 G -- Jr. Brian Logan, 6-2, 190 QB -- Sr. Rechi Relatores, 5-10, 170 -- LB Sr. Nick Ruzzi, 5-8, 150 WR DB Sr. Robert Viera, 6-1, 210 G -- Sr. Matt Watson, 6-0, 215 -- DL Sr.

TOP NEWCOMERS OFF DEF YR Willie Heaton, 6-2, 200 T -- Jr. Ryl Relatores, 5-8, 160 HB -- Jr. Larry Vasquez, 6-0, 180 FB -- Jr.

OUTLOOK: Turek has a balanced squad that could improve on its third-place finish last season. Blume, an all-league linebacker last season, returns with seven other starters to give Troy a more experienced and improved defense to go with Logan and the wing-T offense. Viera, the 210-pound, all-league guard, is one of Troy’s biggest linemen, but the Warriors’ lack of size doesn’t concern Turek. “A few years ago, I almost always had Division-I linemen recruited out of Troy,” Turek said. “But in the last three to four years, we’ve had a lot of munchkins and twerps. But we get by.” Troy could meet Sunny Hills for the league title in the season finale, Nov. 12.