They haven’t even played their first game and the Hugh Boyd Trojans are already taking a hard look at their offensive playbook.
The Trojans are expected to be one of the top teams at the AA level of B.C. High School Football this season thanks to a solid nucleus of returning players. However, one of those veterans has been removed from the depth chart.
The team received word last week starting quarterback Tyler Moxin is out for the season with a knee injury. An MRI revealed the Grade 12 pivot has a torn anterior cruciate and will soon have surgery.
It’s a significant blow to a program that doesn’t exactly have quarterback prospects pounding on its door.
“Tyler goes to a lot of camps, is always working out and it was just one of those things,” said Boyd head coach Bill Haddow. “With him, our expectations were pretty high but he’s a big loss. It’s just not that easy to find another quarterback.”
The team is currently grooming potential replacements, including a transfer from North Delta. The plan is to continue with the offensive system that was part of last year’s success and was further tinkered with during spring camp. However, Haddow does have a Plan ‘B.’
The Trojans’ strength is a dominate interior line that should be among the best in B.C. in either tier. Running behind the unit will be 2014 provincial all-star Gabe Saklofski.
“We had moved into more of a zone read (offence) which a lot of teams have been doing,” continued Haddow. “But right now, we’re giving serious consideration to going with some old school football with more of a power ‘I’ formation. With a line and a back like that, you don’t have to be too fancy.
“We got a first hand look at it last year (in the quarter-final playoff loss) against Ballenas. We’ll continue to work on the other stuff but it’s not that difficult (to change the offence) if we have to go there.”
