Travis Burgess Accounts for 4 TDs, No. 1 Grayson Dominates No. 7 Collins Hill in Rainy Opener

North Carolina commit throws for three TDs, runs for another in dominant victory over Georgia No. 7 in high school opener.

Grayson senior quarterback Travis Burgess, a North Carolina commit, threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another as the No. 1 Rams dominated No. 7 Collins Hill in a Georgia high school season opener. / Burgess family/Grayson High School.

Grayson enters the 2025 season with the No. 1 ranking in the state of Georgia as well as the No. 9 spot in the High School On SI Preseason Power 25 National Rankings. The Rams, however, were heavily favored when they met Collins Hill in 2024 and were upset, 20-19.

Grayson was able to avenge that loss in the state playoffs, with an impressive 38-14 victory, setting the stage for Friday's season opener as No. 7 Collins Hill welcomes the Rams to Fahring Field in Suwanee.

Players to Watch

From Grayson

• Travis Burgess, QB: North Carolina commit
• Tyler Atkins, LB: Texas commit, Preseason All-State
• Anthony Davis Jr., LB: Ole Miss commit, Preseason All-State

From Collins Hill

• Katrell Webb, DL: Purdue commit, Preseason All-State
• Deuce Geralds, DL: LSU commit, Preseason All-State
• Makyree Cross, QB: Returning starter

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Live Updates

	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	F
Grayson	9	9	30	3	51
Collins Hill	3	0	0	0	3

Collins Hill vs. Grayson, live scoring and updates

Pregame

Well, folks. It's almost time for high school football, but it's going to be a little while longer. We are currently in a weather delay to start today's game. Opening kickoff is now slated for 8:45 p.m. Eastern.

UPDATE: Still no update. The game was slated to begin at 8:45 p.m. due to a weather delay, but the heavy rain has continued falling. And we wait.

UPDATE (9:52 p.m.): Better late than never. Mother Nature has decided to go bother someone else and we are about to kick off the 2025-2026 high school football season.

First Quarter

We kicked off at 9:58 p.m. Grayson receives and will begin their first drive at their own 41-yard line.

Collins Hill was a little amped up early with two offsides penalties before we have our first snap of the game. Grayson got its first first down without a snap.

TOUCHDOWN! Grayson capped a 59-yard drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Travis Burgess to Ashton Turner. The PAT was good and Grayson leads 7-0 with 10:21 left in the first quarter.

Grayson's defense held Collins Hill to a three-and-out on its first drive, after nearly coming away with an interception deep in Collins Hill territory.

TURNOVER! Collins Hill avoids a threat in its own territory, stripping Burgess at the end of a long run and recovered the fumble at its own 22.

LSU DL commit Deuce Geralds of Collins Hill causing the fumble by UNC QB commit Travis Burgess of Grayson. pic.twitter.com/8X0X2FmJ4Q

— RoyceWall58 (@RoyceWall58) August 16, 2025

Grayson DB Rilee Drew made a higlight-reel pass breakup on a deep ball down the sideline and forced another Collins Hill punt.

SAFETY! After another Collins Hill penalty backed the ball deep in their own territory, a high snap over the punter went through the back of the end zone. Grayson leads 9-0 with 5:41 left in the first quarter.

Collins Hill's defense forced Grayson to punt for the first time and began its third possession at the Grayson 46 with just under 4 minutes left in the first quarter.

FIELD GOAL! Phillip Bonacci booted a short field goal for Collins Hill with 2:08 left in the first quarter to trim the deficit to 9-3.

Collins Hill called its first timeout of the half (and season) with 1:33 left in the first quarter.

Another self-inflicted penalty for Collins Hill, as an illegal substitution with Grayson set to punt on 4th-and-5 gives Grayson a free first down. That play ended the first quarter.

End 1: Grayson 9, Collins Hill 3

Second Quarter

The free first down to end the first quarter didn't matter. Collins Hill forced a punt and took over at its own 20 with its first possession of the second quarter. Collins Hill senior A.J. Bush came in to take over at quarterback.

Another bad snap nearly resulted in another Collins Hill safety, but Bush jumped on it at his own 2 with 10:15 left in the half.

TOUCHDOWN! Grayson forced Collins Hill to punt from the back of its own end zone and Jonathan Stafford returned the punt 44 yards with 9:50 left in the half. Ricardo Martinez booted the PAT to make it 16-3, Rams.

SAFETY! After Grayson's Cam Jones got the first sack of the game to pin Collins Hill deep, another snap on a punt attempt went awry and the punter was smothered in the end zone. The Rams extended theri lead to 18-3 with 3:42 left in the half.

Timeout due to an injury with 2:07 left in the half. Grayson will face third-and-5 from the Collins Hill 6.

Grayson called a timeout with 33 seconds left in the half facing fourth-and-3 at the 4.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Collins Hill's defense came up with a huge stop, holding the Rams just inches shy of the first down with 24 seconds left in the half.

HALFTIME: Grayson 18, Collins Hill 3

Third Quarter

The third quarter got underway with Collins Hill beginning the second half at its own 19. Before getting off a snap, Collins Hill committed its eighth penalty of the game.

TURNOVER! Collins Hill fumbled on its first play of the half and Grayson took over with first-and-goal at the Eagles' 8.

TOUCHDOWN! Josh Thomas scored on a 2-yard run off of the turnover. Ricardo Martinez booted the PAT to make it 25-3 with 11:16 left in the third quarter.

INTERCEPTION! London Goggans stepped in front of a pass and pitcked it off at his own 42 and returned it into Collins Hill's 37 with 11:00 left in the third quarter.

TOUCHDOWN! Grayson tight end Olafemi Hunter catches a pass from Travis Burgess and powers his way into the end zone from 32 yards. The conversion failed. Grayson leads 31-3 with 10:12 left in the third quarter.

TOUCHDOWN! After forcing a punt, Travis Burgess hit senior receiver Dawson Quarterman from 74 yards on the first play from scrimmage. Ricardo Martinez with the PAT to give Grayson a 38-3 lead with 8:29 left in the third.

TOUCHDOWN! Travis Burgess scores from 41 yards on a keeper. It's the fourth TD he's accounted for today (three passing, one rushing). After the Martinez PAT it's 45-3 with 6:45 left in the third quarter.

The night came to a close for Burgess after his touchdown run. Grayson came out to begin its fifth drive of the third quarter without him with 5:05 left.

FIELD GOAL! Ricardo Martinez drilled a 38-yard field goal with 3:06 left in the third quarter to push the Rams' lead to 48-3.

End 3: Grayson 48, Collins Hill 3

Fourth Quarter

FIELD GOAL! Ricardo Martinez kicked another field goal with a running clock at 8:55 remaining to extend Grayson's lead to 51-3.

FINAL: Grayson 51, Collins Hill 3