You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Grayson on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Newton Rams out of the water with a 43-13 final score. Given Grayson's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Newton is ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grayson was led to victory by Travis Burgess and Elijah Miller. Burgess threw for 194 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes, while Miller rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Miller has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Bradford, who gained 85 total yards and two touchdowns.
Grayson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Newton still got an impressive performance from Zion Johnson, who rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Grayson's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Newton, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Grayson will challenge Pebblebrook at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Grayson's defense has only allowed 8.2 points per game this season, so Pebblebrook's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Newton, they will play host again on Friday to welcome McEachern, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Newton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season.
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