NTL FOOTBALL: TROY ROLLS PAST SAYRE IN SEASON OPENER (2025-08-23)
Northern Tier Sports ReportSAYRE — Performances don’t get much more efficient than they Troy’s did against Sayre on Friday night, beating the ‘Skins 57-8 in their football season opener.
They needed just 24 offensive plays to amass 338 total yards, as they didn’t punt or have a turnover on the night.
Brendan Gilliland had two carries for two scores on 80-yards rushing, while Spencer Martin had two carries for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Kael Millard ran the ball four times for 45 yards and a score as Josiah Pesesky and Hunter Watson each had a touchdown run.
Under center Mason Smith was 5-for-7 for 52-yards with two touchdowns, hooking up with Trey Teribury twice for scores.
The Trojans had three first quarter touchdowns, beginning with a 37-yard Gilliland run. The Gavin Lykon-Leffler point after made it 7-0 59 seconds in to the game.
Pesesky then ran off 13 yards to pay dirt, followed by the Trojans completing the 2-point conversion for the 15-0 lead.
Gilliland ended his night with three minutes left in the first quarter with a 43-yard scoring run. Lykon-Leffler’s kick was good for a 22-0 lead.
The Trojans added four more scores in the second, beginning with Smith hitting Teribury for an 8-yard strike five seconds into the frame.
Smith then hit Teribury again, this time for a 16-yard strike to make it 36-0. Millard then punched one in from 2-yards out, followed by a 40-yard Spencer with 5:10 left in the half.
Lykon-Leffler went 4-for-4 in the quarter on extra points for a 50-0 lead at the break.
In the third Watson had a 31-yard run to pay dirt, followed by the Lykon-Leffler point after, for the 57-0 lead.
Sayre ended the night on a positive note as Hudson Malanowski punched one in from 2-yards out. Sayre scored the 2-point conversion for the 57-8 final.
Troy heads back to the valley as they travel to Waverly on Saturday with a 6 p.m. kick-off.
TROY 57, SAYRE 8
Scoring Summary
First quarter
T- Brendan Gilliland, 37-yard run (Gavin Lykon-Leffler kick), 11:01
T- Josiah Pesesky 13-yard run (2-point conversion good), 8:57
T- Gilliland 43-yard run (Lykon-Leffler kick),3:00
Second quarter
T- Trey Teribury 8-yard pass from Mason Smith (Lykon-Leffler kick), 11:55
T- Teribury 16-yard pass from Smith (Lykon-Leffler kick), 8:18
T- Kael Millard 2-yard run (Lykon-Leffler kick), 7:28
T- Spencer 40-yard rub (Lykon-Leffler kick), 5:10
Third quarter
T- Hunter Watson 31-yard run (Lykon-Leffler kick), 3:43
Fourth quarter
S- Hudson Malanoski 2-yard run (2-point conversion good), 2:14
Team statistics
Troy Sayre
First downs 11 6
Rushes-Yards 17-285 32-71
Passing yards 53 0
Passing 5-7-2-0 1-1-0-0
Total yards 338 71
Punts-Avg. 0-0 3-17.3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 6-2
Penalties-Yards 5-30 4 -20
Individual Statistics
Rushing
Troy: Gilliland, 2-80-2; Spencer, 2-60-1; Millard, 4-45-1; Watson, 2-40-1; Jayden Kutt, 2-16; Pesesky 1-13-1; Brison Putnam, 1-12; Landon Cole, 1-10; Marcus Frisbie, 1-8; Smith, 1-1.
Sayre: Malanoski, 17-67-1; Riley Johnson, 5-23; Declan Barry, 2-4; Jayden Morningstar, 4- (-1); Karter Green, 4- (-10); Team; 1 (-11).
Passing
Troy: Smith, 5-7-52-2-0.
Sayre: Morningstar, 1-1-0-0-0.
Receiving
Troy: Teribury, 2-26-1; Spencer, 2-14-1; Watson, 1-13.
Sayre: Barry, 1-0.
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PHOTOS BY TIM BIRNEY— —
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