Grayson 35, Miami-Central 3
Grayson won a showdown between teams ranked No. 1 by national polls on Friday.
Grayson, Georgia’s 2011 Class AAAAA champion, was ranked No. 1 by ESPN, while Miami Central was ranked as USA Today’s No. 1 team.
Grayson got two short touchdown runs from Robert Nkemdiche and longer scoring plays from Wayne Gallman and Jordan Germany in a dominating performance.
Grayson amassed 355 total offense to Miami Central’s 22. Miami had two running backs committed to FBS (formerly called Division I-A) schools but was held to 17 yards rushing and 3-of-12 passing. It was 21-3 at halftime.
David McTier 38-yard pass to Gallman set up Nkemdiche’s first touchdown, a 3-yard TD run, for a 7-0 lead with 5:58 left in the first quarter.
Early in the second, McTier hit Gallman on a 54-yard pass on third down for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead.
Grayson made it 21-3 on Nkemdiche’s 2-yard run with 14 seconds left in the half after a 76-yard, 15-play drive. Brandon Lewis’ 26-yard run and an interference call on Central Miami sustained the drive.
Germany’s 66-yard touchdown run with 9:23 left in the third made it 28-3, and David Fennell’s 2-yard run put Grayson up 35-3 with 1:40 left. Germany was Grayson’s leading rusher with 88 yards.
Central got its points on a 51-yard field goal by Emilio Nadelman.
Eric Bruce
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Camden74
September 1st, 2012
9:27 pm
It’s a long season and anything can happen. Go Camden County Wildcats!
GHS#22
September 1st, 2012
10:47 pm
@Fred
I’m convinced AK is a new comer to Grayson football by his comments……
I remember haters saying once Joe champ, Green, Nia larty, T williams, Denzel, A nichols, Gaines, all left then the defense would suffer back then……………but like you and I have pointed of several times. Grayson is just reloading every year because of the program, not a few players.
ak
September 2nd, 2012
8:47 am
lol @ ghs#22 your obviously just a kid that loves his school. Im a realist, im a fan of gwinnett county footbal. Do you guys not realize parkview went 15-0 3 times in a row and went to the quarterfinals for 11 or 12 straight years? I still dont label parkview as a dynasty on the level of lowndes, valdosta, brookwood etc. Parkview had a crazy influx of talent for about an 8 year span, similar to what grayson is having now. they played in 6 state championship games in 10 years. The true test of graysons program will be next year and the year after. @ Fred, your so called best team is this team right now
ak
September 2nd, 2012
8:54 am
the talent influx is due to growth in the county. also @ fred, what grade do you think jeff francouer was in when parkview played in there first championship game? parkview still has the same coach and the same feeder system. the talent just dried up. it will happen at grayson. like i said previously, enjoy this run however long it lasts its definelty been a special run
Fred
September 2nd, 2012
10:18 am
@ak – There became a lot more options for players in Gwinnett since Parkview’s run. Things are slowing down now in terms of growth. I fully expect Archer and a few others to continue to get better but the strong teams will continue to attract talent. Overall, the pool of talent is larger now than it was.
This may be the best team but several years ago, there were teams that were considered the best ever. No one could anticipate the talent coming along now just like we can’t imagine who will come along in the next several years. I recognize it could end tomorrow but for now, I am going to enjoy it and work to help it continue.
nomo
September 2nd, 2012
10:25 am
Fred, I disagree with your perception the MC dropped pass/fumble (if you are talking of the one in 4th qtr, on their sideline that led to our last score). Replays clearly show a catch AND a “football move” when the receiver made an attempt to turn to his left. Gaines had moved from safety to CB during that series and made a textbook tackle, shooting his hand right through the ball to cause a fumble. Check your game DVD when it arrives.
The holding and blocking in the back “no-calls” were horrible, but like the bad call on Nkemdiche’s first drop thaey are part of every HS game. It happens. Good teams overcome,losers don’t and haters hate.(See Colquitt)
ak – you are correct: one day the talent will change. However, your analogy with Parkview is somewhatoff base. Parkview lost several assistant coaches along the way, which Grayson has not. Yet. Yes the population changed for them, as it is with Grayson, but until we lose the key coaches like Parkview did, we will continue to field above average football teams.
GHS#22
September 2nd, 2012
10:48 am
@ak…………..Influx of talent? 90% of Grayson kids grow up playing for Grayson. That does not sound like an influx of talent, sounds like farmed talent.
Going off track a second here………………but speaking of influx, you may not know that most of Camden Countys kids are an influx of military folks coming through all the time. Most of those kids spend one maybe two years at the school and move on. (no disrespect to CC. Great Program)
Remember Grayson is only 12 years old, and compare that to Lowndes and Valdosta. I don’t imagine you hearing of one Gwinnett Co school with as many State titles as Valdosta or Lowndes, but I do imagine you will hear serveral Gwinnett Co schools with muliple state titles over the next 20 to 30 years. Then you compare that record. Truth be told…..if Gwinnett Co had two high schools for all of the county over the last 50 years, then you would have never heard of Valdosta or Lowndes!
blowfish
September 2nd, 2012
11:01 am
Zone3 – easy on the crack pipe. How many of the Grayson kids have already committed to the next level. In the WingT just the HINT of a passing game opens it up, and the last 17 games have demonstrated that Grayson has just enough of a passing game to loosen up the safeties thereby making the running game that much more effective. Look no further than last years team, and the QBs full ride which he gave up to walk on at Clemson. It’s not the most exciting offense to watch at the high school level, but it wins. Besides, the WingT is no more than a variation on other offenses…outside, outside, inside, pass…….just a different formation. You can run any offense out of the WingT…..dang it gets old defending a champion.
ak
September 2nd, 2012
11:22 am
exactly fred i totally agree.
#22…..dont even get me started, camden is what they are because they played in a horrible region for years and there coach is the man!!. 3 years ago the grayson folks were calling for mickeys head!
ak
September 2nd, 2012
11:24 am
nomo- very true about the coaching, but for a run that lasted that long you cant expect to keep them all. once jerry stewart was gone it was over. im sure grayson will lose a few within the next couple years
nomo
September 2nd, 2012
1:06 pm
ak – exactly right about Stewart. His departure was the biggest hit to their staff, as will Andrew’s departure be to Grayson’s at some point. BTW, it was 2004 & 2005 when the numbnuts were calling on Conn’s head. I remember them vividly and see them often. Still idiots. Three years ago we were in the hunt until we ran up against Ogletree High down in Newnan.
Zone3canE
September 2nd, 2012
1:56 pm
Blowfish, you’re smoking more than crack if you believe them boys all going to Clemson isn’t on the strength of riding on Nkemdiche’s coattails. Nkemdiche is a once in a lifetime player. I don’t care how good you are fooled in to believing your feeder system is, it ain’t to many brothers that look like Nkemdiche walking around in Grayson/Loganville Ga. That QB you spoke of will never see the field at Clemson, Miss. State was too much for him. Who gives up a full ride to walk on to place they will never see the field. Just wondering if the WING-T is so dynamic why don’t more BIG TIME D-1 COLLEGES run it?
Camden74
September 2nd, 2012
2:30 pm
Zone3canE……..(1) Most coaches don’t know how to run it, (2) Not suited for the NFL! I’ve know about the Wing T since I was 3 years old. All championships in Camden County have been won running the Wing T. Because of Ramsey, Herron has more confidence passing from the Wing T this season. If it’s run correctly, you can’t stop it!
GHS#22
September 2nd, 2012
2:50 pm
@Zone3canE……………….I agree! this is all about Robert. Clemson taking the others (except Gallman) was because of soley on Roberts back. and Nick will never see the field at Clemson.
I will go further in saying Coach Conn will be at Clemson soon………….!!!
Zone3canE
September 2nd, 2012
3:02 pm
Camden 74… Brice Ramsey made his name on the camp circuit right? The system works in high school because of all the misdirection which goes against everything you’ve been taught about getting to the ball. You have to play assignment football against the WING-T which will make an overly aggressive defense like Miami Central look silly. You gotta realize the only time them Miami boys see that CHICKEN WING OFFENSE is when they cross that state line. The coaches in Dade coach to win, but also develop QB’s WR’s RB’s and LB’s for COLLEGE FOOTBALL, which the WING-T does not prepare them for. A win is a win though PROPS to Grayson.
Camden74
September 2nd, 2012
4:07 pm
What’s happening with the posts?
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
4:12 pm
Hey Rober Nkkiekdina, keep your helmet on. You take it half way off after every play. Everyone know what you look like. The defense you play on does not need you. When you went out for the game with the cramps did you notice that Grayson’s Defense didn’t skip a beat. Now keep your helmet on and play some ball. If you want to model then do so….
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
4:19 pm
Also, if Grayson would play Buford, the Wolfs would not only beat Grayson but they would keep Robert DeKimchi at bay. He dances around too much for anyone to take seriously.
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
4:23 pm
Only reason why Robert DeKimchi picked Clemson is the simple fact that if he played in SEC Conf that he would not fair as well. Kids in the SEC are bigger and faster than the kids in the ACC. Robert DeKimchi is taking the easiest way out. What a homer he is….
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
4:25 pm
I am going to jinx Robert Nkemdiche….here it goes. Robert Nkemdiche will blow out his MCL and ACL this year. You had a great career in High School football, Pal.
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
4:29 pm
And the sad thing is that Grayson’s Defense will still be a beast after Robert Dekimchi blows out his knee.
Fred
September 2nd, 2012
5:05 pm
@nomo – Thanks! I haven’t seen the game on TV. When I got home and got settled in to watch it again, I discovered we don’t get ESPNU!
From where I was sitting, it was hard see exactly what happened. You are correct about how long ago it was people were unhappy with Mickey. I’m glad he had the support needed to keep going. I too, remember the game of the in bounds fumble recovery called out and the reception, 4 steps and hit that was called an incomplete! Maybe that’s why I thought the MC reception wasn’t. :-O
Fred
September 2nd, 2012
5:09 pm
@Joe – Grow up boy! By now everyone knows how to spell Robert’s name and all you are doing is making yourself look immature. Yes, our defense is strong without Robert but even stronger with him. No, there is no way Buford beats us this year and I’m not one that normally makes statements like that. Really, who wishes an injury on a player at any level, much less high school! smh
Fred
September 2nd, 2012
5:17 pm
@Zone3canE – if the coaches in FL are such good coaches, you would think they would prepare their kids for the kind of offense they will see in the next game, especially when it is the first game of the season and has all the hype this one did. I didn’t see anything out of the offense that was supposed to run circles around us. We only got beat on routes a couple of times and ran down the “better athletes” several times. The last time I looked, we were playing high school football – not college or pros. We need to go with what works here.
Thanks for the props on the game. I was predicting a 3-7 point spread and couldn’t even hazard a guess as to the score. I didn’t know if it would be high scoring or low scoring.
ColquittPackerFan
September 2nd, 2012
6:14 pm
@Zone3canE, you sound like a really smart football guy but you are wrong on the topic of the Wing-T. My brother is a division one football scout and he spends alot of time at Lowndes,Grayson, and Camden scouting Linemen, RB’s, WR’s,and QB’s and many of these guys excell at the next level.The lineman really do well because in College because great foot work is a must in this offense. If you have a QB that can throw the ball this offense can’t be stopped. Hell, I think Brice Ramsy has 5 touchdown passes in 2 games.
Grayson Fanatic
September 2nd, 2012
6:15 pm
Hahahahh Joe Buford is good in there classification but as they found out several years ago when they were beat by Central Gwinnett they cant compete with 5A/6A. A year before that Grayson beat them in a scrimmage rather bad. Trust me I was on the field. With that said they were the hardest hitting team I had seen and knocked our running back out cold.
I am getting a little sick of this Robert crap though too!!!
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
6:27 pm
@Fred…who you calling boy? I may “sound” immature but by you calling others “boy” makes you the bigot that you are.
GHS#22
September 2nd, 2012
6:32 pm
@joe………….Kid you must be 12, your immature is showing. I think you are in the wrong room.
GHS#22
September 2nd, 2012
6:35 pm
@joe……………Boy……….was the childlike behaver you are showing. You need to grow up!!!
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
6:38 pm
@Grayson Fanatic…You and I both know Buford would have zero chance against Grayson. I am just sick and tired of reading and hearing about this Robert DeKimchi fella. But by judging by his dance moves and the helmet half way off after every play just shows me that he is about himself instead of the team. Attitudes like that always gets the better of oneself and at Div I football he will his teammates will show him that that will not be accepted. And still with that me attitude he will be a 5th round draft pick and he will not last no more that 4 years in NFL. He will get cut during pre season and he will be broke. Couldnt have happened to a better guy.
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
6:40 pm
@GHS#22…you state “your immature is showing”…is that the kind of education you are getting at Grayson? They must be pushing you and DeKimchi through. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
6:42 pm
@GHS#22…behaver??? what the heck is that? Yup, they are pushing you through…sad.
Camden74
September 2nd, 2012
6:53 pm
Weird day huh?
ak
September 2nd, 2012
6:53 pm
gotta chime in on nkemdiche, what do you guys think? has it gone to his head? i read in the papers hes a model citizen and none of it has. from an outsiders perspective just watching it seems like it has. i watched him pull his helmet halfway off as time expired in the first half and wave at the central sideline like “is this all you got?” I watched him play 5 times last year and everytime he had me thinkin is this guy human?? I know everybody is double and triple teaming him but the fumbles just seem to be lazyness. the one in the dome was a little league fumble, 3rd graders know how to take a handoff. Theres no reason for him to be cramping halfway through the 3rd quarter?? whats up with that??? And he seems to be a step slower than last year, what do yall think?
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
6:54 pm
@GHS#22….reading some of your other comments made me realize you are not bright at all. How are you making it through High School is beyond me. Next time I see the number 22 on the field I am going to tell all my friends and people around me in the stands that “that number 22 guy is a real dummy” because you really are, Pal.
GHS#22
September 2nd, 2012
6:58 pm
@ joe………Again “your immature is showing” you’ll understand as your get older.
lucky for you this is not a grammer lesson. Reread your post!! Better yet, get someone you proof it for you. I’m serious, Reread your post again!
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
6:59 pm
@ak…you and I know that most high school number ones never pan out…only 1.3 percent of the number one rated guys actually make that huge of difference. Most just turn out to be just so so or good enough to start. That cramping issue was the funniest thing. He just wanted attention. It was all about him that night.
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
7:01 pm
@GHS#22…Man you are dumb as heck…grammer as you spell it is spelled grammar. You really need to shut up because every time you open your mouth you just get dumber.
GHS#22
September 2nd, 2012
7:11 pm
Joe, did you reread your post? but you are right I need to shut up because it’s obvious you are not out of high school.
Camden74
September 2nd, 2012
7:16 pm
Joe the TROLL, be gone!
Camden74
September 2nd, 2012
7:30 pm
AJC, this is NOT amusing!
Camden74
September 2nd, 2012
7:34 pm
Zone3canE………Do you have someone working at the AJC?
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
7:42 pm
Camden…you are the troll. You have made just as many comments and responds as that dummy #22. I have made my point. On to the next subject.
GHS#22
September 2nd, 2012
7:51 pm
Ok………
I’m looking forward to see what all the polls say tomorrow. If you ask most of us, they all should be in agreement!
GHS#22
September 2nd, 2012
7:57 pm
POLLs:ESPN, USA, Maxprep, Rivals………….
The Caption should read: “T’he Wing T beats The Pro Style offense”!!
Camden74
September 2nd, 2012
8:08 pm
Joe……At least most, if not all of my comments, IMO, have made sense, even if you don’t agree. I don’t deliberately try to disrupt the forum by posting outrageous, idiotic statements. You’re a TROLL!
Graysonite
September 2nd, 2012
10:00 pm
My understanding is Nkemdiche has only been playing football since the 7th grade……pretty darn good for just picking the sport up a few years back. I wish I knew more about offense types….Wing T? As my memory serves me Grayson really came on the map with 2006- 2007 class of seniors.
Ramnation
September 2nd, 2012
10:40 pm
To all the haters out there the Grayson o-line is the nastiest group of boys on the field. They do their talking on the field. They will see y’all in the dome! Go Rams!
GHS#22
September 3rd, 2012
10:20 am
Finally, watched to Grayson MC game on DVR. I have to admitt the first fumble Robert made was legitimate. It was a fumble! So if that stood, then no TD……………
Now with that being said………..The rest of the game was a good ole fashion BUTT whomping!!!!
The score just would have been 28-3. Still a Butt Whomping considering MC’s record and ranking.
Grayson Fanatic
September 3rd, 2012
11:36 am
I was very impressed with the new or newer Corner back. I think his name is Napp. All of the defensive secondary were very solid including him.
Great Game for Germany and Mctier also. I dont think I will survive this bye week. MUST WATCH MORE GRAYSON FOOTBALL NOW!!!