Martin's Big Night Leads Troy Past NPM

By: Chris Manning / October 3, 2026

BLOSSBURG - Troy jumped out to a 34-0 first quarter lead en route to a 48-12 win over North Penn-Mansfield during NTL football action Friday.

The win is Troy's fifth straight as they improve to 5-1 on the season.

Spencer Martin had three touchdowns to his name in the game - one rushing and two passing.

The junior quarterback opened up the scoring with a 4-yard rush with 9:44 on the clock to make it 7-0 after Landon Lee's kick.

Jayden Kutt punched in the second touchdown for a 13-0 lead.

Then with 4:19 to play in the first frame Martin hit Josiah Pesesky for a 21-yard scoring strike, with Lee's kick good for a 20-0 score.

An Evan Allen 2-yard touchdown run with 1:15 on the clock made it 27-0 after Lee's kick.

Finally, Logunn Heasley had a pick-6 from 39-yards out with 54.8 seconds left in the quarter. Lee's kick was good for the five touchdown lead at the first horn.

Early in the second Martin hit Trey Teribury for a 9-yard scoring strike with Lee's kick making it 41-0.

Troy made it 48-0 with 8:50 left in the second quarter of a Lucas Norton 15-yard scoring run. Lee's kick was good.

Jeremiah Lawrence had two rushing touchdowns for the Tigers - including a 77-yard burst in the second quarter - to get them on the scoreboard.