The Game of the Year for the city of Greensboro comes up tonight at Jamieson Stadium, with the (12-1) Grimsley Whirlies facing the (11-2) East Forsyth Eagles, for the NCHSAA 4-A Football West Regional Title…The Championship game kicks off at 7:30pm and we will be ready to roll on GreensboroSports Radio at around 6:50, with this our Murphy Wainer Orthopedic Game of the Week, with Air Treatment Inc. and Bruce Wagoner Christmas Trees on board, with the sponsorship boost for us tonight…
The big game with East Forsyth at Grimsley on GreensboroSports Radio….Don Moore will be holding down the fort at the GreensboroSports.com scoreboard, with other scores, from across the state…
Again, all that and more with Don Tilley, stats and commentary tonight alongside from Jamieson Stadium, on GreensboroSports Radio…
We are picking Grimsley 22-13 over East Forsyth and our picks are now at (128-32) for the season, after going (2-0) last week…
East Forsyth won the first meeting over Grimsley, 21-20, back on Friday October 4…Tonight this second meeting becomes the Game of the Year, and it is “The Only Game in Town”…..
Let’s compare and contrast some of the numbers these teams have put up this season….
Grimsley quarterback, senior Chris Zellous, and Zellous is going to have to run some like Mitch Trubisky did for the Bears, on Thursday night…Pass too is you are Zellous, and the three TD’s Trubisky had, it would nice to channel them into Jamieson Stadium…
2019 Passing for Grimsley’s Chris Zellous:
Chris Zellous(Grimsley HS) with 1,378 yards, going 87-155 passing for 19 TD’s/6 INT./56.1% of passes completed and 106.0 yards per game…Zellous with 2,887 Total Yards….37 Total TD’s….
Zellous running the ball:
Chris Zellous(Grimsley HS) with 1,449 yards rushing on 172 carries, with 18 TD’s…8.4 yards per carry and 115.5 yards per game…
East Forsyth quarterback Ty Lyles, a junior:
110-195 passing for 1,870 yards with 16 touchdowns passing and 8 interceptions….Lyles completing 56.4% of his passes, for 143.8 yards per game…
Lyles with 685 rushing yards on 96 carries and 10 TD’s…Lyles with 7.1 yards per carry and 52.7 yards per game…Lyles with 2,555 Total Yards and 26 TD’s…
A look at Grimsley’s top running back Quan Nora:
Quan Nora(Grimsley High School) 1,990 yards rushing on 268 carries with 25 TD’s…7.4 yards per carry and 165.8 yards per game….12 Games….Nora 8 receptions for 137 yards and 1 TD…Nora 2,127 Total Yards and 26 touchdowns…
Top active runner for East Forsyth is Robbin Smith….
Robbin Smith rushing: 144 carries for 1,110 yards and 13 TD’s….7.7 yards a carry for Smith and 85.4 yards a game…
Chris Chaplin with 84 carries for 705 yards and 7 TD’s…8.4 yards per carry and 54.2 yards a game for Chaplin…
QB Ty Lyles is the 3rd top RB for East Forsyth…..4,015 total yards rushing for East this season…Grimsley with 3,848 yards rushing this season….
Grimsley’s Top Receivers:
Lawson Albright with 27 receptions for 470 yards and 10 TD’s…Jaquavion Mayo 23 receptions 438 yards and 3 TD’s…Christian Tutuh with 14 receptions for 186 yards and 3 TD’s…Anthony Dunkins with 12 receptions for 133 yards and 2 TD’s….
East Forsyth’s Top Receivers:
Jamison Warren with 28 receptions for 712 yards and 8 TD’s…Brendan Conway with 16 receptions for 305 yards and 0 TD’s…Chris Chaplin with 16 receptions for 266 yards and 2 TD’s…Da’Mon Stokes with 11 receptions for 192 yards and 1 TD…
Kicking Comparison:
Grimsley junior kicker Jake Henry:
13 games…49-63 PAT kicks/1-1 Field Goals(30 yards)
East Forsyth sophomore kicker Andrew Conrad:
13 games…56-61 PAT Kicks/4-8 Field Goals(Long of 26 yards)
Grimsley Defense: Quentin Williamson with 127 Total Tackles with 91 solos and 36 assists…Travis Shaw with 110 Tackles, with 63 solos and 47 assists…Cam Allison with 97 Tackles, 72 solos and 25 assists../Sincere Burnette with 89 Tackles, 57 solos and 32 assists/Tamorye Thompson and Travis Shaw both with 12 Sacks, while Sincere Burnette has 4 sacks…Sincere Burnette with 5 Fumble Recoveries and Cam Allison with 4 Fumble Recoveries and several players with 2 INT’s each/Cam Allison now with 3 Interceptions….Jaquavion Mayo and Myles Gowens now both with 5 Pass Deflections…
East Forsyth Top Tacklers:
Cobbs and Thomas…Javon Cobbs with 153 Total Tackles going 105 solo tackles and 48 assists…Elijah Thomas with 136 Total Tackles going 82 solo tackles and 54 assists…Those two will be busy tonight…Zyun Reeves with 78 tackles for East…Cobbs and Thomas way out in front for East Forsyth…Torrian Jackson top Sack man for East with 7 Sacks…Jabez Gorham and Javon McCallister each with 5 Interceptions for East…Isaiah Crowell and Jordan Timmons both with 7 Pass Deflections for East Forsyth…
There you have it, our look ahead to Friday night’s Game of the Year at Jamieson Stadium, with Grimsley vs. East Forsyth, with the kickoff set for 7:30pm…