Grove City had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past the Teays Valley Vikings 42-14. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Vikings are ranked 204th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grove City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blaike Jackson, who rushed for 127 yards and three scores on only 15 carries, and also caught one touchdown. Jackson's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another signal caller making a difference was Carson Welsh, who threw for 282 yards and three TDs.
Grove City's run defense was locked in: Teays Valley could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Brieon Savage for the heroic effort on defense: he. Grove City didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.3.
Grove City 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 Trace Price.
Despite the loss, Teays Valley still got an impressive performance from Peter Graham, who rushed for 73 yards and one score on only eight carries, and also picked up 80 receiving yards.
Grove City has already played their next matchup, a 45-41 win against Westland on the 29th. As for Teays Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-0 victory against Bloom-Carroll on the 29th.
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