We tell you everything you need to know about the 2023 Turner County football team, including roster changes and what fans can expect from the Titans this season.
2022 Stats
- Overall Record: 2-9
- Points Scored: 229
- Points Allowed: 406
Key Losses
Coach Simmons and the Titans will enter this season missing some talent from the last couple of years. That group includes four college signees and a talented DE/TE who will all move on to the next stage of their life. Tackle Cam Parker and RB/LB Vaad Bynum will be taking their talents to the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky. Bynum was the Titans’ leading rusher last season with 1,364 yards and 16 TDs. He also had 148 yards receiving, and he contributed 50 tackles from his LB spot last year.
QB Amarion Blanks leaves behind a stellar career at Turner County that saw him throw for 4,538 yards and 42 TDs while rushing for over 400 yards with 4 scores. He and OG Corey Jordan are headed to Columbus State. TE/DE Aaron Walker will leave a hole to fill this season, as he has graduated also.
Who’s Back
Simmons says there are three seniors and two juniors he will be counting on to lead the Turner County football team in 2023. The senior group of key returners includes WR/CB Kaleb Joiner, who had 234 all-purpose yards last season, along with 19 tackles and an INT from his DB slot; OG/DT Mitch Phillips; and CB/RB Shawn Nelson, who has 46 career carries for 221 yards and a TD for the Titans.
The two key returning juniors Simmons mentioned are RB/LB Tyrone Perry, who has rushed for 272 yards on 61 carries so far in his time at Turner County, and ATH Cedric Hillmon, who has seen time as a running back, cornerback, and quarterback. He has 437 career rushing yards with 3 TDs over the last two seasons, and last year he passed for 401 yards with 6 TDs in spot duty at QB.
What to Expect
There’s some talent leaving Turner County, but there appears to be a group of returning contributors who will be ready to step in and take over. Simmons is entering his second season as the Titans head coach, and he’s actually in his second stint in that role at Turner County. He hopes to do what he did back in 2015 and 2016, when he led the Titans to consecutive state playoff appearances and a 16-7 overall record. Simmons’ team struggled last season, but he has shown he can win at Turner County, and everyone who is a fan of the Titans is hoping at will be the case in 2023.
Prediction
Look for a big improvement over last season. This year will see the Titans finish 6-4.
Game to Watch
The season opener on August 18 against Worth County.
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