Hello, Friends and Families of Grant Football!
What a week of excitement finished off by some great football! In normal seasons, there is more movement of players between teams because the JV game and Varsity games are usually not on the same day. This week’s games will be:
JV at Sunset @4pm on Thursday
******GAME TIME CHANGE- Varsity at Roosevelt @5:30 on Sat.******
Please email Karmenvonarx@icloud.com if you would be willing to put snacks together for the ride home for 40 players. Need one parent each to drop off at buses for JV and Varsity teams. .
Game Streaming
(Still, no spectators allowed but we saw many parents at Barlow lining the fences. PIL may be more strict about this.)
We will be training JV parents on how to do the stream with the Varsity system. Filmers are still getting used to how to use all equipment so please bear with them. In case it doesn’t go well, Sunset is also streaming the JV game with no announcers. We don’t know the quality but you can check out both. There is no replay with the Sunset live stream.
*Grant JV and Varsity stream
https://www.friendsofgrantfootball.com/gsn
*Sunset Stream
www.6thBoy.com
This will take you to the correct YouTube destination used for all home football games, including Freshmen, JV and Varsity.
Streaming will start approximately 15 min before kickoff. We will only announce Varsity games. The feed will disappear after the game and not be available for replay afterward.
Due to copyright laws, YouTube (...and Facebook, others) mutes any streams that contain published music so we will be trying hard to separate announcing from any music played in the stadium so we don't lose the audio feed (it's still possible if YouTube "hears" enough recognizable music).
Grant vs Barlow Players of the Week - Week#1
Offensive Player of the Week: Timon Davis
Defensive Player of the Week: Jamison Price
MVP: Max von Arx
Lineman of the Week: Ajani Jones / Simon Porter
Special Team Player of the Week: Colin O'Rourke
Practice Player of the Week: Jackson Montfort
Underclassmen of the Week: Austin Yue
Help Needed Senior Parents
We are looking for senior parents to help plan A special senior send-off for our Senior players. I have had only one parent contact me to help.
Things we need from Parents
Please prepare a 20-30 video by March video telling us about your player and any good wishes. We will be playing them on the live stream.
We need the names and info of Parents or Guardians and family names along with player name and years playing football
Please send videos and info to Karmenvonarx@icloud.com
Friends of Grant Football wanted to announce that our Youth President Josh Haley will be retiring. Josh has spent more than a decade involved with the youth of our community, even when his children were no longer involved. This takes a specials love of the game but also a great desire to make a positive impact in kid’s lives. Friends of Grant Football would like to extend our thanks and appreciation for his years of hard work, and dedication.
With this opening for Youth President, we are looking for someone that has a love of the game to help keep the youth program strong. If there is a parent from the program, coach, or someone you would like to nominate or you would like to find out more info please email karmenvonarx@icloud.com
We will be sending out information to the 8th grader players after the high school season ends. In the meantime, please have players you may know sign up on our website to get a feel for the program, watch some games and start getting emails about all things Grant Football
https://www.friendsofgrantfootball.com/
*If you would like to advocate for fans in the stands, comment on @oregongovbrown to bring awareness! www.change.org/fansinthestands
SnapRaise
Our SnapRaise fundraiser is getting closer to our goal of $15,000
Thanks so much to all the friends and family that have participated so far! We still have 1 week left so parents sharing on their social media or putting up flyers at work make a big difference. Football costs 4xs as much as every other sport in high school and fees are the same for all. Football also has the highest participation of disadvantaged youth than any sport at Grant. We have coaches that have spent a lot of extra time training this year, then the normal season. Businesses also don’t have the funds for sponsorships this year. So our fundraising efforts are very important.
Thank you!!
Friends of Grant Football
Go Generals!