The NC high school football players of the week for Week 1: Ny’Tavious Huskey, Crest; Whitt Newbauer, Cardinal Gibbons; Christian Rutledge, South View; Jordan Shipp, Providence Day; and Na’Ledge Wright of Hickory Ridge, who joins us in the studio.

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Foreign [Music] Edition of grice's gyms I had to get Grotter in here you know it's preseason We want for us we're getting out of the Kinks so we got coach ground over there On the real actual green screen but like I said coach Brian it's week one we're Gonna get everything sorted out like we Have uh just like your team with a great Win we'll get to that of course later But you know definitely want to bring You in here for this first edition of Crisis gyms yeah this is a it's going to Be a crazy week one crisis gyms uh I Actually witnessed a few of these myself And uh I think I think you did too as Well I did we'll get to that here in a Second but let's start with the first Guy matavius husky out of Crest boy were You talking about a big time we've won Game against uh the big time Gaffney Program Um of course out of South Carolina 21 of 30 for 326 yards four touchdowns and Also added 87 rushing yards in a 44-38 Win over Gaffney I heard this was the Game of the week I don't know if there Were many better Coach grinder look at This Dynamic Mr Football watch list Player again he may not have you know Someone that we all knew about he's Jumped his way written that conversation Real quick

Yes I mean like talk about weight room Did this guy just live in the white room He looked like he was dead in the water Multiple times in the pocket scrambles Out and makes a play like this one right Here is supposed to be for a five-yard Loss you know that's crazy definitely I Mean I had so many people going crazy in This game again natavius husky great Performance he just really looked you Know like one of the most dynamic Quarterbacks from week one had to Highlight him he balled so you know how We do with that had to make sure we got Him here on week one let's move out into Raleigh we talked about about this guy Even last year with neubauer out of Cardinal Gibbons I mean it continued to Impress here with the 29 or 43 uh 29-43 Completions uh 347 yards four touchdowns Including a 16-yard game winner uh Against Durham Jordan I mean again this Guy has been one to help move this Program you know Gibbons has always been That thorn in the in in the west side Been a program that we know is always Hanging around I think they got somebody Here again with a great quarterback as They look to contend for a State title Grinding Exactly I mean like you said he's got The continuity from last year and uh be Able to come on that you know Carla Gibbons is no slouch to anywhere in

North Carolina and I think you might see Another Contender coming out of the West With this group for sure Dynamic Quarterback again you know ready to lead Them so he had to get him there after Great performance and a game-winning uh Touchdown next to stay out in the East Near Fayetteville let's go to Christian Rutledge out of South View here I got One for you 21 carries 178 yards and six Touchdowns I had 262 all-purpose yards Against over Hills High School and I Mean grounded this kid can go Yeah I mean the way he runs gave me a Little bit of a giggle because I've not Seen someone like Mario crow in a long Time I don't know if y'all remember the Great Independence running back uh I got To witness him in college as a roommate But this kid runs a lot like him wobbles With his shoulders and he's ready for Contact when needs stay Square when he Gets to get square and uh when he's Running even though he's wobbling he's Moving ground I got one better for you You said Mario I thought you were gonna Go he looks like you know Mario when you Get that extra you know get that extra Mushroom in that star you get that star You just run through any tackle or Anything in your way just to get where You need to go it looks like he's got That Mario star every time he gets that Ball that is good you hit that power

That right right there boom perfect okay The power up let's go actually to a Crisis gym we got last night I mean if You saw this master wolf masterful Performance on the field that can build You see Jordan ship here from Providence Day had 13 catches 234 yards and three touchdowns here in a Big win over Rocky to Northwestern and We know this Michigan commit can Ball But we know very very quickly that this Guy was going to make sure he's take This claim on one of the most Big Time Games that they've ever played in Yeah exactly like his quarterback going To Michigan he's going to North Carolina Chapel Hill North Carolina sorry yeah And uh but no I'm gonna go ahead and Make a crazy statement I know I say some Things that people might be like raising Eyebrow to but if you had to ask me in The 24 class even though I have one of The best players I think in the state Jordan ship in my opinion I think is Going to translate his game is going to Translate so well at the next level and Then the highest level we're going to be Talking about Jordan ship as one of the Best players to ever come out of North Carolina a long time from the wide Receiver position and if you had to say I would say he's the number one player In North Carolina as a senior right now Oh I I can understand that he's got some

Big shoes to fill even with you know his Dad in that household just defeat the One got in his household he's got some Big shoes to feel he's well on his way He's doing that for sure though he's Taking he's taking his dad's cornbread Now he is Dad you eating that cornbread All right he's taking that and grinder So hey you know of course we have our Happiness this with these guys gems this Is the second time in Bryce's Gym's History I've had to bring on a guy and Give him the call in a game against me Uh we're bringing on here knowledge Right from JM Robinson let's now let's Go over your stats first we'll talk to You you had 38 rushes at Cabarrus County Record 304 yards and seven I said that Correctly seven touchdowns which is I Think I think it's third all time in North Carolina High School Association Uh Athletic Association State history uh Seven touchdowns in an upset victory Over my uh Hickory Ridge Raging Bulls Now I you know I talk about this even Though I was there being an offensive Coach I don't get to see a lot of what's Going on you know but I do remember Seeing you run past our defense kind of As I'm turning around you know for People that were at that game then there Was an instant class I think both of our Offenses were really cooking when do you Did you realize like oh this was going

To be one of them days because I think You know we scored it within like 29 Seconds and y'all kind of came right Back so when was that moment you Realized like I might have one here Today it Uh we can't hear you we can't hear you Huh All right so I could tell I can already Say like both teams like the energy was Just there so like You know we had to make like we had to Make it happen Definitely no and that was the thing you Know even some of the the times I did to Get to see you run I mean we have the Highlights that were they were put up Here you know I just felt like you know You just had that ability where you Might get contact but even with one guy Trying to tackle you your yards after Contact here we're big it wasn't just One one of those like we show where a Guy just gets in front of everybody and Leaves them immediately like you got Some tough hard yards shout out some of Your offensive line how was their Performance really enabled to you know Enable you to to boost you to this Record-setting performance They're they're like performance is Actually amazing like I think them every Play because if it wasn't for them like I wouldn't be able to you know do what I

Do now uh actually Isaiah King you know Uh we got PJ we got Um What's that mean you're good you're good But um we got we got uh we got Tristan We we got Braylon canals you know we got Some big boys up there you know that's Gonna move around Touchdown Yeah I think that uh it really helps you know Knowledge here to be I mean he's he's 22 Years old Cabarrus County allows 23 year Olds to play it looks like obviously This guy I thought we had one of their coaches on When he got on and I'll say okay where's Knowledge at you know this guy right Here I mean I I don't feel it I don't feel as Bad for you guys now Hickory is this guy Is he's got a beard like me and you Grace Golly so like I want to end with you on This one last question so you know again Talk about how big that win is I mean Clearly you know being on the field I Can see a lot about you know how it Meant to you guys I still am seeing Horns down face you know signs in my Faces from all y'all giving me that but Talk about the win and just how you hope To springboard you know that into the Rest of the season under uh you know

Coach Jason Seidel there his first year Of the program so talk about how you Feel you know with this win what what Can you guys do in that 3A conference Um as far as the win you know like I'm Very grateful for the win you know like We work for it but I don't want just to Get like it's where I had I want us to Like stay focused and like you know Focus on the future and the games to Become you know uh Like I appreciate all the coaches in Like believing and every one of us to Like our full potential and like Believing that we can do it you know So I feel like like the believer is like One of the keys to Our Success For sure I mean I could definitely you Know we could definitely see the belief In you guys hard work on Friday night You know I hate that unfortunately it Had to come against the team that I Coached but definitely you know proud of Your performance and you know don't Don't make that be just your holiday Let's keep on pushing and I want to see You uh ball again but hey you know as we Say on crisis gyms or knowledge we're Happy to have you on if you ball you're Gonna get the call you're another guy Again we've done this all the way from You know Princeton all the way down to To you know to the West you know West Side we've done made in a whole bunch of

Schools in the state of North Carolina From there to Cherokees we like to say So thank you for coming on and we Appreciate you okay thank you Glad it didn't give me the horns down Signal again As we say coach Greiner if you ball and Think you're weak two performances we're Going into our second week is worthy for For getting the call were they being Considered as a crisis gym please reach Out to me at coach J Grace on Twitter at Langston West Junior at coach Sam Griner Reach out to us and as we always say Coach Greiner if you ball You're gonna get the call get that call I love it coach Garner all right that's A wrap for week one see you guys next Week [Music]

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