Greenville TrojansHead Coach: Brian Herrick
2009 Record/Finish: 4-3, 7-4 (T-4
th Place)
District/Conference: District 10, Region 3-AA
Class: AA
Last Playoff Appearance: 2009
2009 Points Per Game (Area Rank)Points Scored: 30.3 (12
th)
Points Allowed: 17.7 (32
nd)
Notes: The last year that the Trojans gave up more than 21 points per game was in 2005 (26.5).
Trojans Seek Fifth Consecutive Winning SeasonIn his fourth year at Grenville, Coach
Brian Herrick (22-11), has turned things around since the winless 2005 season. The Trojan football program has been one of the most storied in all of Mercer County. Herrick took over the program from his former mentor
Bob Stone (winningest head coach in Greenville history) at the conclusion of the 2006 campaign.
The league Greenville plays in, Region 3, is one of the finest Class AA conferences in all of Pennsylvania. “You’ve got to be ready to play each week”, says Herrick. “Top to bottom I believe the league is going to be very solid. (You) can’t afford to have an off-week if you want to win the league.”
Greenville’s offensive game plan is very similar to many of the other Western Pennsylvania schools – run the football. Senior running backs
Mike Black and
Nick Weaver will be asked to carry the load for the Trojans in 2010. Those two will attempt to fill the shoes of the graduated
Dylan Zuschlag, who rushed for over 1,300 yards last fall, and
R.J. Malson (Mount Union). Herrick’s backs will be running behind an offensive line that will be playing together as a unit for the first time. “If our line can gel we could be pretty good up front,” says Coach Herrick. The Trojans will utilize a first year starter at quarterback in junior
Tyler Gentile. Number 12 will step into the position after last year learning from
Dave Holiga, who graduated this past June. Junior wideout
Nico Zahniser brings big play capability to wherever he is on the field.
Nick Stoyer, a tight end who was converted from his offensive tackle position, will be another option for Gentile on passing downs.
Stoyer was an All-Conference defender who compiled ten-or-more tackles in four consecutive games last October. The Trojans will have to replace four (Malson,
Jordan Batt,
Eric Fisher,
Dillon Sarcinella) of their five leading tacklers from a year ago.
Between the dates of September 17 and October 15, Greenville will host four of their five contests during that stretch. That should be music to Coach Herrick’s ears as his Trojans have won twelve of their last fifteen home games.
2010 Schedule
Date | Opponent | Time |
9/3/10 | At North East | 7:00 |
9/10/10 | At Wilmington | 7:00 |
9/17/10 | Titusville | 7:00 |
9/24/10 | Grove City | 7:00 |
9/30/10 | At Conneaut Lake | 7:00 |
10/8/10 | Northwestern | 3:00 |
10/15/10 | Reynolds | 7:00 |
10/23/10 | At Hickory | 7:00 |
10/29/10 | At Sharon | 7:00 |
11/5/10 | Slippery Rock | 7:00 |
2009 Results
Date | Opponent | Result |
9/5/09 | North East | W 14-7 |
9/11/09 | Wilmington | L 15-36 |
9/18/09 | At Titusville | W 42-0 |
9/25/09 | At Chestnut Ridge | W 29-7 |
10/2/09 | At Grove City | W 38-7 |
10/9/09 | At Oil City | L 27-33 |
10/16/09 | Hickory | W 41-0 |
10/23/09 | At Sharon | L 26-27 |
10/30/09 | Reynolds | W 42-7 |
11/6/09 | Slippery Rock | W 40-7 |
11/14/09 | Vs General McLane* | L 19-27 |
Last 10 Years
Year | Record |
2009 | 7-4 |
2008 | 8-3 |
2007 | 7-4 |
2006 | 6-5 |
2005 | 0-10 |
2004 | 8-2 |
2003 | 5-4 |
2002 | 4-5 |
2001 | 7-4 |
2000 | 9-1 |
