Football Recap: Grayson Beats Carrollton for Their 14th Straight Victory

Rams

Previous Games

12/18/24 vs Carrollton	38-24
12/06/24 vs Douglas County	35-28
11/29/24 vs Collins Hill	38-14
11/22/24 vs Norcross	34-24
11/15/24 vs Pebblebrook	56-12
+ 9 more games

With a playoff win on the line, Grayson rose to the challenge on Wednesday. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 38-24 win over the Carrollton Trojans. Winning may never get old, but the Rams sure are getting used to it with their 14th in a row.

Elijah Miller was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns. Travis Burgess was another key player, throwing for 180 yards and one touchdown.

Miller was just one part of a punishing run game: Grayson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carrollton only rushed for 77 rushing yards.

Grayson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Vaughn Mitchom. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more defended passes the last three times he's played. Tyler Atkinson was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending two passes.

Carrollton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zion Cooley, who picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Cooley a new career-high in receiving touchdowns. Julian Lewis was another key player, having thrown for 333 yards and two touchdowns.

Grayson's record now sits at 14-1. As for Carrollton, they moved to 14-1 with that loss, which also ended their 14-game winning streak.

As of now, neither Grayson nor Carrollton have any future games scheduled.