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Tre Moss ready to help St. Marys anyway he can

File photo Former Ritchie County and now St. Marys running back Tre Moss cuts up field during a high school football game last year.

ST. MARYS — While preparing for another season with the Ritchie County Rebels, Tre Moss’ plans took an unexpected twist.

His family moving to Pleasants County just last week meant the Rebels running back and linebacker suddenly becoming the newest member of the St. Marys Blue Devils.

All of a sudden there were new teammates, new plays, new coaches, and new surroundings to get used to, though it wasn’t as hard on him football wise as he thought it would be.

Everything from his meticulous preparation to his hard-hitting style and tough running to his leadership coming with him from Ellenboro made the transition easier.

Now, it is all about working out and getting ready for his senior campaign and helping the Blue Devils advance to the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

“The adjustment has been fine, everyone on the team is really cool and the coaches are understanding about everything. They are teaching me the new plays and everything. Personally, I think we are going to be pretty good,” Moss said.

What his role on the team will be is still up for debate.

While Moss said he would help the team anyway he can, those two spots he excelled at for Ritchie County are natural fits for him with his new team.

St. Marys defensive coordinator Jay Powell and head coach Jodi Mote witnessed all the evidence the last two seasons as the Rebels swept the Blue Devils. They are both looking forward to working with the young man and adding him to the offensive and defensive schemes.

The new addition, if Moss stays at linebacker, gives the Blue Devils two all-state caliber backers with Brennan Boron being the other one.

And if he stays at running back, his presence opens up the offense more as Ben Long and he give the group two hard runners.

No one is pushing anything on him just yet, though.

“Obviously, when you have a kid who has been a two-or-three year letterman at a school who has done a nice job with them it is certainly an exciting opportunity to coach him and have him here,” Powell said.

“But he is one of just 43 kids we have here, but his varsity experience gives him an advantage to get a starting job. We will just have to wait and see. He could play corner but personally I think he will run the football for us.”

Where he plays isn’t something Moss is worried about right now, though. All his focus dwells on learning the new playbook and preparing for a new camp. So far, the change has been a little jarring.

“Ritchie County’s plays were a lot shorter and here they are just completely different name-wise and things like that,” Moss said.

Mote spoke confidently in Moss’ ability to adapt to the playbook. “It seems like through the years if a kid is older they are able to grasp the concepts better than if he was a sophomore or a freshman,” he said.

Regardless of all the preparations, the new Blue Devil eagerly awaits his chance to get back on the gridiron when St. Marys opens the year Sept. 4 with one of five possible opponents after Ohio COVID-19 protocol forced Belpre to cancel.

It is a night he’s counting down the days until it arrives.

“I am excited because I get to play with a lot of new people. I miss all my old friends and everything, but I think I will do just fine here,” Moss said.

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