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Maybe he'll be the '14 stud. Lets keep this thread going
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"I'm going to try and recruit all of them," Taylor said. "We are going to try and get this program back up to a powerhouse, back like how it was in '97 and '08 in those years and try to win us a national championship when it's all over with."
Will Grier 2014 QB target throws for 837 yards & 11TD team wins 104-80 !!!!!!!!!!
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Most football teams have to decide at one point whether it prefers to attack by run or pass. Friday's contest between Davidson Day (Davidson, N.C.) and Harrells Christian Academy (Harrells, N.C.) showed us one thing: either method can prove lethal.
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Will Grier, Davidson Day
According to Lake Norman Citizen sports editor Justin Parker, Will Grier threw for a national record 774 yards and 11 touchdowns as Davidson Day's air attack defeated Harrells Christian's ground game 104-80.
That's not a misprint folks. Harrells Christian put up 80 points — and lost by three touchdowns and a field goal. Four NBA games Friday featured less than the 184 points piled up by these North Carolina high school football rivals.
The numbers are all unofficial, but if they stand up, Grier will have bettered the previous national mark of 764 set in 2000 by Pacific Palisades quarterback David Koral.
According to Parker, the teams combined for more than 1,600 yards of total offense. Once those are ironed out, that too is likely a national record.
Harrells Christian senior running back Russell Washington ran for seven touchdowns, including runs of 40 and 55 yards.
While astonishing, the pinball score and almost preposterous statistics didn't come as a total surprise.
Harrells Christian entered the game boasting one of the best running attacks in the country, averaging 531.9 rushing yards per game. Davidson Day came in averaging 408.9 yards through the air and 135 on the ground.
Washington had piled up almost 2,500 yards before the game with 38 touchdowns, while teammates Kelly Nelms and Channing Kelly, both juniors, had each rushed for over 1,200.
Grier, who has a weekly reservation in our MaxPreps National Stat Stars list, came into the game with nearly 4,500 passing yards, 54 touchdowns and just five interceptions.
Something had to give — but it was probably the scoreboard operator's fingers.
Davidson Day was in control from the start, taking a 54-36 lead at halftime.
Grier completed a 99-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Seward in the first quarter. Nelms ripped off a 70-yard touchdown run in the fourth for Harrells Christian.
Davidson Day improved to 10-2 while Harrells Christian fell to 9-3. This is the second time these teams have met this season, with Davidson Day taking a modest 46-29 victory in Week 1.
On Friday, each team more than doubled its total from the previous game. Take a look at the Qwixcore game log to see all the scoring — just make sure you don't have to be anywhere for a while.
For those who have not watched here are his sophomore highlights
The biggest no doubt was Davidson Day 6-foot-3, 192-pound junior quarterback Will Grier, who completed 35 of 42 for a national record 837 yards. It was originally reported he threw for 774 but after an exhaustive review of tape Saturday morning it was revealed he went for 63 yards more.
Don't get too excited. I put up over 500 yards in a flag game during intramurals and I played OL in high school.
I sometimes think what could have been................
The level of competition here is more like high schoolers playing against JV. Not saying the kid doesn't have talent, but this is really slim competition here.
Don't get too excited. I put up over 500 yards in a flag game during intramurals and I played OL in high school.
I sometimes think what could have been................
The level of competition here is more like high schoolers playing against JV. Not saying the kid doesn't have talent, but this is really slim competition here.
Bushmaster...
Yea, I know how you feel. I loved playing quarterback over at Norman's Field on a Saturday afternoon. Back in the early 80's, one could get on Florida Field and actually play some tag football.
Since my junior high days, I could truly pass the ball with a tight spiral. I was the "Larry Ochab" of the day.
13 was my favorite number.
I was left-handed and I was 6'5" and I could throw all the passes.
The bomb... the intermediates... the down and outs... the fades, the timing patterns, etc.
Actually could throw a bomb 70 yards. I could get on the 20 and toss it to the other side of Florida Field at the 10 yard line. I was so big and had such long arms I could wing it. And I actually was taught by a former Gator who played for Spurrier to pass it the way Spurrier would throw it.
Don't sling it... keep the ball high, next to your ear, flip your wrist and let your pinky finger be the last finger leaving the ball. Tight spiral. Loved it.
Problem was:
NO COLLEGES looked to me as a quarterback.
My 40 time was not real fast (4.8)... and I was 245 lbs as a senior coming out of Tampa Plant. NO colleges in the land would look at a quarterback that big.
They wanted me as a left-sided offensive tackle (left-handed).
Little did I know that I would wind up screwing up my shoulder later on in life.
I just had left rotator cuff surgery two years ago...because I wore out the cuff in my late teens and early twenties.
The shoulder surgeon told me that rotator cuff surgery is often referred to as, "The Old Man's Condition"... or..."The Geezer Disease."
And it is ALWAYS comes about because of what we did to our shoulders earlier in life.
Bummer!
I know Guys... Glory Days... I will grab my walker and leave now...
I feel ya pain Leezard. I was the biggest guy on my HS football team at a stout 6'3 220 lbs. Guess where coach wanted me to play despite being the best passer on the team??
Right Tackle.
I gave up football before my college career really got started. Glad I did. After reading your posts in this and another thread, I can only imagine how much worse my shoulder would hurt now if I had played. Troy State and Maryville. I could have been a contender!!
Not.
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Bushmaster...
Yea, I know how you feel. I loved playing quarterback over at Norman's Field on a Saturday afternoon. Back in the early 80's, one could get on Florida Field and actually play some tag football.
Since my junior high days, I could truly pass the ball with a tight spiral. I was the "Larry Ochab" of the day.
13 was my favorite number.
I was left-handed and I was 6'5" and I could throw all the passes.
The bomb... the intermediates... the down and outs... the fades, the timing patterns, etc.
Actually could throw a bomb 70 yards. I could get on the 20 and toss it to the other side of Florida Field at the 10 yard line. I was so big and had such long arms I could wing it. And I actually was taught by a former Gator who played for Spurrier to pass it the way Spurrier would throw it.
Don't sling it... keep the ball high, next to your ear, flip your wrist and let your pinky finger be the last finger leaving the ball. Tight spiral. Loved it.
Problem was:
NO COLLEGES looked to me as a quarterback.
My 40 time was not real fast (4.8)... and I was 245 lbs as a senior coming out of Tampa Plant. NO colleges in the land would look at a quarterback that big.
They wanted me as a left-sided offensive tackle (left-handed).
Little did I know that I would wind up screwing up my shoulder later on in life.
I just had left rotator cuff surgery two years ago...because I wore out the cuff in my late teens and early twenties.
The shoulder surgeon told me that rotator cuff surgery is often referred to as, "The Old Man's Condition"... or..."The Geezer Disease."
And it is ALWAYS comes about because of what we did to our shoulders earlier in life.
Bummer!
I know Guys... Glory Days... I will grab my walker and leave now...
while the talent level sucks I still want Grier. I dont put much into high school stats I just look at ability. Will Grier can throw the football he is also an athletic kid.
And he may be a good one. I would rather take a kid that dominates inferior opponents than one who struggles against inferior opponents.
A lot of kids threw for the coaches this summer and Will Grier was the 2014 QB the coaches tabbed as their number 1 choice. It seems like a real close race between Florida and UNC I would hate to lose Marquez North and Will Grier to UNC
2014 Gator Commitment #2: QB Will Grier of Davidson Day High School, Davidson NC
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