OF's Granger hardly ever stands on sideline

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OF's Granger hardly ever stands on sideline

Gabriel Pruett

The Orange Leader

ORANGEFIELD — Last year as a junior, Jeremy Granger played a game at offensive guard.

This year staying in one place would be considered a miracle.

Three games in and the senior has played in six different positions, five coming on the offensive side of the ball.

Granger has seen action at fullback, tailback, tight end, wide receiver and even quarterback for Orangefield offensive coordinator Josh Smalley.

On defense Granger resides at defensive end.

Granger is a busy man.

Being talented enough to play all those positions is not an issue for Granger, not the least.

“It is just hard to remember all the plays for all the positions sometimes,†Granger said. “Fullback is my favorite. I like getting the ball in my hands and scoring is always the best.â€

Granger leads the Bobcats with 157 yards rushing on 27 carries with three touchdowns. He also has three receptions for 73 yards and a score as Orangefield averages 232.3 yards of offense a game.

“He has definitely been one of our major bright spots,†Orangefield Coach Blake Morrison said. “All the kids look up to him as a leader and he is just out there having fun playing the game of football. The kid doesn’t come off the field. We know when he gets the ball something positive is going to happen.

“On defense there is never a question how he is going to play. He plays all the positions very well. He plays everything except offensive line — and he did that last year.â€

Granger has also seen some hard times in Orangefield with the Bobcats holding an 0-3 record and Granger’s cousin, Ryan Granger, out with a torn ACL.

“We have lost a couple of starters and that makes it tough,†Granger said. “I told him I wish he could come back and to not give up. Without him we have to keep playing hard and each of us has to keep our spirits up.â€

Granger knows the Bobcats just have to keep practicing and sooner or later a win will come their way.

“We can just practice as hard as we can,†Granger added. “We have lost to some stiff competition. I expect this team to come out and try our hardest every single play. It is going to be a tough road. There are a lot of good teams in our district with tons of speed.â€

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Jeremy is a good friend of my daughters and I am really glad to see him getting some attention. He is a great athlete and person. He is very humble, by talking to him, you would never know he was the football stud that he is. Best of luck to him, Kellen Free and the rest of the Bobcats!!