Training camp report: Lansingburgh High

Lansingburgh senior quarterback T.J. McLaughlin prepares to hand off in a drill as first-year head coach Al McNall looks on in the background. (Mike McMahon - The Record).

T.J. McLaughlin certainly gave his arm a workout this spring on the baseball diamond, tying for the Colonial Council lead with six wins and 72 strikeouts and posting a league-leading 0.78 ERA.

He gave his summer baseball coaches a bit of a headache constantly traveling to football camps and stretching his arm out with the pigskin, but the football season and McLaughlin is ready to keep that arm throwing this fall.

"We’re going to mix things up a little bit, but we’ll still run the double wing," he said.

McLaughlin's also been studying hard, trying to add a mental edge to his physical performance.

"I’ve been watching a few videos on John David Booty, watching his mechanics," he said. "I'm really working on timing."

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We'll have more on the team and linebacker Tyrone Nichols in particular in our September 3 48-page preview section, but another interesting development has emerged in my travels the past three days. Teams gunning for the Knights in their reentry to the Class B ranks.

Cohoes players were excited to talk about the topic and some of the Cadets over at Albany Academy also admitted they were looking forward to their game against the Knights.

Lansingburgh, with all of the success it had at the Class A level, will be in the spotlight this season in Class B, but the Class B mainstays such as Ravena and Hudson Falls will certainly have something to say about that, as will up-and-coming Broadalbin-Perth and Schalmont squads.

The Record's High School Football Preview section, by the numbers:

Teams visited: 16
Players interviewed: 36
Days until week one kickoff: 16