Defense keeps Bookwood offense in check, sets up a score

The football team stymied Riverwood’s offense on Oct. 3 and won the Region 5B-AAA matchup, 12-3. Grady held the Raiders (1-5) to under 100 yards of total offense and won despite committing 12 penalties. Damian Swain’s 18-yard pass to Rio McWhorter accounted for the game’s lone touchdown. Diamonte Kendricks set up the touchdown with an interception deep in Raider territory. This past Friday, Grady (5-1) took out winless Therrell (0-7) by a score of 46-10. Damian Swann completed seven of 11 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. The team rolled up 320 yards of total offense. Jordan Francaise caught a touchdown pass for the third-place Knights. Grady trails unbeaten St. Pius and Washington in the region standings. The Grey Knights will travel to Carver this Saturday night. … The softball team’s season came to an end with a 13-0 loss to Riverwood on Sept. 25. … The volleyball squad split matches last week, losing to Forest Park and defeating North Atlanta. … The cross country teams will compete in the Atlanta Public School Championships on Wednesday.