It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Graham had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 38-27 victory over the Glen Rose Tigers. Winning may never get old, but the Steers sure are getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Ty Thompson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 212 yards while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 126 yards and three touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. Another player making a difference was Rylan Monsey, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
Graham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Graham's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jayton Hearne and Mason Milton, who racked up four sacks between them. Milton also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Glen Rose lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Canyon Evans, who threw for 415 yards and three touchdowns. Evans has been hot for a while, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last ten times he's played. Josiah Groeneweg was Evans' top target, picking up 196 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Graham's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Glen Rose, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-3.
Graham will face off against Brock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Graham's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last 11 games. Glen Rose does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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