"Grant Tough-Tiger Pride will return to the gridiron this coming fall."- Grant AD John Norton announcing the hiring of Head Coach Gabe Lowry last February It’s been a rough couple of years for the Tiger gridders with just 2 wins over the past 2 seasons. Last year Grant opened with a win over Kelloggsville (0-9 on the season) then never came closer than 20 points to anyone else. Coach Lowry is looking to move his team forward with a focus on competing week in and week out and hustling on every play. “We are embracing the ‘Hard Work Wins’ mentality. Our goal is to win the turnover battle and the line of scrimmage each week!” The Tigers return some solid players on both ends of the ball with the offense being directed by Junior Rory Fish who will be handing the ball off to Senior running back Aiden Booth with some frequency while Brayden Jordan also looks to get his share of carries. It’s a young offensive line with a pair of sophomores and 2 juniors but 4 of the 5 return to Varsity play. 7 starters are back on defense and the experience should help improve in the area of points allowed. Coach Lowry said the focus this season is on TEAM and cites the unselfishness of his squad as one of their strengths while depth and numbers, the 2 items plaguing many of our area teams, will be an issue. In a conference that looks to have a few solid contenders the Tigers will have some tough tests early on. After hosting Kville (currently on a 13 game losing streak) they face a trio of rivalry games with Tri County at home, the Big One in Newaygo (75th meeting between the two with Lions up 38-36) and a visit from the Packers of the WMC. Then comes a matchup with perennial powerhouse Big Rapids. On the road of course. Returning Starters OFFENSE Rory Fish - QB - Junior Easton Swanson - OL - Sophomore Gage Rasch - OL - Sophomore Fern Montenegro - OL - Junior Cameron Jordan - OL - Junior Aiden Booth - RB - Senior Sincere Hatch - TE - Senior DEFENSE Sincere Hatch - DB - Senior Brayden Jordan - DB - Senior Aiden Booth - LB - Senior Fern Montenegro - DL - Junior Ethan Dean - DL - Senior Paul Bonney - LB - Junior Rico Robinson - LB - Junior Others in the mix Cameron Espinoza - RB/DB - Junior Gavin Kiliszewski - TE/LB - Junior Jayden Newton - QB/DB - Junior Jayden Avink - TE/DB - Junior Gitch Genereaux - RB/LB - Junior Alan Traxler - OL/DL - Junior Hayden Kass - OL/DL - Sophomore Jack Swanson - RB/LB - Sophomore Eddie Beight - RB/LB - Sophomore Full schedule can be found here: https://www.mhsaa.com/schools/grant/boys/varsity/football/2024
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