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Grant’s Hopes lïirn to Next Year
After completing
spectacular season
by J ames P.
H ii . i ,
T he P ortland O bserver
G rant’s spectacular football season end Fri
day with a loss in the 6A state championship
semifinals to Sheldon, 41-21 at PGE Park, but
hopes for next year are high as the Generals will
return 17 juniors and 14 sophomores.
In just three seasons at the northeast Port
land school. Grant varsity football coach Diallo
Lewis’ teams are (27-7). With Lewis’ system,
the Generals are once again one of best in
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Oregon.
“Were just trying to restore and bring that
vibe back to Grant High School,” says Coach
Lewis. “Grant has the most state champion
ships in the history of the state of Oregon and
we want to make sure we continue to strive for
excellence.”
According to Oregon School Activities
Association football championship records.
Grant won state titles in 1943,1945,1946,1949,
1950, and 1963.
The 2007 G-Men crushed Portland Inter-
scholastic League opponents going undefeated
(4-0). Overall Grant finished with areeord of (10-
2). Lewis’s blueprint to building a winning
program was executed by talented players like
Andre Broudous (QB/DB) 39TD, 2,000 passing
yards. I .(MM) rushing yards, Paul McCoy (WR/
DB) 10 TD, 8(X) receiving yards, and Bryan
Butcher (WR/DB) a finalist for PIL Scholastic-
Athlete with a 3.7 GPA.
"Our goal is to help shape and mold the lives
of our young men. We really emphasize aca
demics first believing the stronger they are
academically the better athletes they will be,”
says Coach Lewis.
With back to back PIL championships. Grant
should make another strong run to capture the
OSAA 6A State Championship next year.
“We just want to get to the point where we' re
competing for a state title each and every year,”
says Coach Lewis.
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