Griffin vs LaGrange - Game of the Week

The High Five Sports Game of the Week is brought to you by Motley Injury Attorneys. Our Game of the Week teams were going through their closets considering their costumes because only one can dress up for Halloween as a region champion. LaGrange High School actually finishes their regular season tonight. If they do it with a win, they'll cap a perfect run in region play. Across the field, the Griffin Bears need a win tonight and one in their finale to claim the crown. Lexi Bowden and Stu Blaine coming at our Game of the Week. Tim, hit it. We're proud of y'all. You've done really well this year. My father-in-law was the coach here and we love the tradition of LaGrange. He was such an institution. I'm put on for my city tonight. Yeah, it gonna mean a lot. We had a reason to jump in the minutes. You got a reason to be tight. You got a reason to be scared. To win a region championship. Here's your opportunity. Don't let it slip away. Break it down. More than just bragging rights tonight. A rivalry that goes back to 1922. Griffin leading all time 28 to 25 to 1. But a win for LaGrange would mean their first First region title since 2006. It didn't take long for the Grangers to show just how hungry they were. First drive and just over three minutes into the first quarter running back DeAnthony Stewart with a big run around the outside into the end zone and they're up 7-0. La Grange capitalize on their next drive as well. This time it's Peyton Davis showing off the legs, taking it to the house. The extra point is missed but still all Grangers 13-0. The Bears trying to get something going, but the snap is fumbled and recovered by the Grangers at the Bears' 35-yard line. Then it's Davis again, this time a 20-yard carry into the end zone. The two-point try isn't good, but the Grangers up 19-0 still in the first quarter. And LaGrange didn't stop with the pressure despite the big lead. Another TD from Davis. That made it 33-0, and the Grangers go into the locker room at halftime up 43-7. And the offense kept it rolling in the second quarter. Defense doing their part as well, 50-13 the final. History made for LaGrange tonight. Good night. Region title on the line. You put up 50 points on Griffin, 43 of them coming in the first half. Just what did you like about the way these guys started the game tonight? Well, the week of practice. That's why we're able to come out and do something like that in front of this great crowd. The guys execute every day at practice, work their tail off, and it's truly a team game. Our guys on the scout team are working their tail off every day to give these guys on the field a chance to be able to perform like they did tonight. So we're really proud of them, and it's just an unbelievable opportunity. I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for this opportunity to coach these young men. I've been blessed to have this job, and I would be nowhere without him. And I'll bring it over to you now. Just a complete team effort. I mean, the offense, so many touchdowns in the first half. You had the pick six from Stewart as well. Just what does this group of guys mean to you? We got a very special guys, man. These guys are very talented, everybody. Everybody has a role that they play, and they play very well. What does it mean to be on the team that gets it done, the region title for the first time since 2006? I love it. I love it. It's definitely been since being a sophomore starting. They just wanted the goals that we always wanted to accomplish, and we finally did. All right. I hope you guys have enough room for two pieces of hardware tonight as you are our high five game week winner. First region title in 20 years. Great stuff from Lexi Bound. Let's go.