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Lakota grad prepares for Super Bowl spotlight

1996 graduate Troy Evans is a reserve linebacker and special teams captain for the New Orleans Saints.

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By Steven Matthews, Staff Writer 2:18 AM Sunday, February 7, 2010

LIBERTY TWP. — The New Orleans Saints are preparing for their first Super Bowl appearance on Sunday, Feb. 7, against the Indianapolis Colts.

Lakota High School graduate Troy Evans will be right in the middle of the action.

Evans, a 1996 Lakota grad, is in his third year with the Saints as a reserve linebacker and special teams captain.

“I can’t stay away from the Colts,” said Evans, who spent five years with the Houston Texans — Indy’s AFC South rivals — before signing with the Saints prior to the 2007 season.

“They’re great. Peyton Manning is as good as advertised. We’ve had a heck of a run with quarterbacks lately, and we get to top it all off with Peyton and the Super Bowl.”

Evans (6-foot-3, 238 pounds) has one postseason tackle after appearing in all 16 regular-season games (two starts) and registering 29 total tackles.

“It’s great,” Evans said. “All the cheesy clichés, they’re all true. This is everything you’ve worked for. This is what you dream of as a kid.”

Evans and his family recently purchased a house in Mason.

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Way to go!!!! Celebrate

lisa mc
8:20 AM, 2/8/2010

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Troy, great job this year. Actually, the whole Cinci area isn't rooting for your team, but we do support you. Many of us are for the Colts! They have a great back story also and have spend many years under appreciated. Seems there are those who have never gotten past their move from Baltimore. How pathetic since it was over 25 years ago and most of the current team were toddlers then.

Jane
1:15 PM, 2/7/2010

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you go young man the whole area is rooting for you and your team.live it to fullness.

jojo
10:05 AM, 2/7/2010

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