Grace Football

The Grizzly football team has qualified for the state playoffs for four consecutive years finishing in second place in the state in 2022 and third place in 2023.  This year's squad is capable of continuing that playoff streak while making another run to the championship game.

The Grizzlies will have some decent depth for the new 2A classification.  They will have an almost entirely junior and senior varsity team which can be rare in the 1 and 2A classifications.  Despite their high numbers they are limited on the number of returning varsity players.  Coach Newby stated, “There’s a little bit of a learning curve but we have some good guys and they want to be out here and that's important.”  When it comes to personnel, Coach Newby prefers to talk about groups rather than individual players.  “We hope to have a really strong offensive line.  We're senior heavy with both our offensive and defensive lines so that should be some bright spots this year.”  Those lines will be tested early this year as the Grizzlies will face the Oakley Hornets for their first game.  The Hornets are the team that has ended the Grizzlies season for the past two years.  When asked if that gives any added motivation to his team Coach Newby responded, “Guys can remember that so there's a little bit more incentive going on.  But for the most part I’m trying to keep it like this is what we do every game so we can play our best stuff every week.”  Regardless of motivation you can bet that Coach Newby and his staff will have the Grizzlies ready for that opening game which will be a home game for Grace on August 23rd.