SUWANEE, Ga. – The only loss Grayson suffered all of last season came at the hands of Collins Hill. The Rams had to wait a little bit longer than expected – the game finally kicked off at 10 o’clock following a weather delay – but they were able to finally able to exact their revenge […]
SUWANEE, Ga. – The only loss Grayson suffered all of last season came at the hands of Collins Hill. The Rams had to wait a little bit longer than expected – the game finally kicked off at 10 o’clock following a weather delay – but they were able to finally able to exact their revenge on Friday.
Grayson, ranked No. 10 in the Rivals National High School Composite Rankings, took full advantage of numerous Collins Hill miscues as they eventually rolled to a 51-3 victory.
Grayson made fewer mistakes
One team played virtually mistake-free football for four quarters. The other did not.
In case it wasn’t obvious by the final score, the Eagles fell into the latter category.
They had a difficult time making anything happen on offense and platooned quarterbacks between senior A.J. Bush and junior Makyree Cross throughout the game.
Collins Hill’s special team unit also let them down as errant punt snaps led to two safeties for Grayson.
Mother Nature is undefeated
Quick, name a more iconic duo than weather delays and the early weeks of the high school football season. That’s a trick question. There isn’t one.
Before Grayson flexed its muscles against Collins Hill on Friday night, Mother Nature flexed hers first. Lightning and heavy rain delayed the start of the game, which initially was set to resume at 8:30 p.m. That quick changed to 8:45 p.m. Then 9 p.m. Finally, just minutes before 10 p.m., the game kicked off.
As the season continues, this will certainly not be the first nor the last time bad weather will be a factor.
Travis Burgess made plays
The 6-foot-5 North Carolina commitment was, for the most part, limited in the passing game in the first half due to the game conditions. His legs, however, were not.
Burgess was deadly on scrambles against the Eagles’ defense. The future Tar Heel tallied 96 yards and a touchdown on the ground, while also adding 133 yards and three scores through the air.
With the wet conditions and increasingly lopsided score, throwing the football became less and less of a priority for Grayson as the game went on.
Collins Hill has to find an answer at QB
Bush and Cross both saw time throughout the game for the Eagles, but neither were able to separate themselves.
Cross, a junior, started the game and could not find any rhythm whatsoever against a tenacious Grayson defense. The signal caller finished the game throwing for just 11 yards. Bush came in the second quarter and was also unable to get the offense moving.
Needless to say, it was tough sledding all night long for Collins Hill and the team’s quarterbacks didn’t make things any easier by mishandling snaps, taking bad sacks and committing turnovers.
Collins Hill has to figure out which quarterback gives them the best chance to win moving forward. The schedule lightens up a bit from here but that Oct. 3 date against Buford, the top-ranked team in the state according to the Rivals National High School Composite rankings, looms large.
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