Overview
- Graham Simpson completed 18 of 21 passes for 566 yards and seven touchdowns, added 46 rushing yards and a score, and totaled 612 yards in Westview’s championship win.
- Westview set or tied nine TSSAA championship records and finished with a title-game record 690 total yards, highlighted by five TD passes of 60-plus yards including a 99-yarder to Donteze Joy after opening with an 80-yard strike to CD Damron.
- Ty Simpson watched from Atlanta while preparing with Alabama for the SEC Championship and texted with family during the game, as Graham quipped that Saturday might introduce Ty as his brother.
- A three-star Class of 2028 quarterback, Graham holds 17 offers — including Alabama, Oregon, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt — after publicly announcing an Alabama offer in June.
- Coach Matt McConnell praised his team’s resolve and said the Chargers will stay hungry after avenging last year’s title-game loss to Alcoa, as Graham even celebrated a rushing TD with the Alabama-style crane kick.