The Creekview football team has been balanced between the run and pass all season and generate an average of 37.6 points per game.

The Grizzlies (6-1) will likely score that many points Friday night when they host Mt. Zion-Carroll, a team that's still looking for its first victory.

"We're not going to worry about (Mt. Zion-Carroll)," Creekview coach Al Morrell said. "We're just going to focus on us and our base offense. We hope to improve the fundamentals. That's what successful teams in the long run work on, the little things that make you a better team."

There doesn't appear to be much room for improvement on offense. Creekview has yet to score less than 22 points and have gone over 30 in five of seven games played. They posted more than 40 points four times.

Ironically, the week when their offense was least successful was the week they fell 26-22 to North Oconee on Sept. 28.

"We try to be balanced and mix the run and the pass. When we're ahead, we try to run a little bit and chew time off the clock, but we like to mix it up and keep the defense off balance."

The Grizzlies have been successful on the ground, thanks largely to Hunter Livingston and Josh Reyes. Livingston generated 140 yards on 14 carries and Reyes added 62 yards on 10 touches in Creekview's 35-6 victory over South Paulding last Friday. Michael Ay is also a solid contributor in the backfield.

Morrell describes Livingston and Reyes as being similar. Livingston has grown into his role over the years and has showed exceptional speed and vision. Reyes, who is second on the team in all-purpose yards, is a wing back who is more shifty than Livingston, who has straight-ahead speed.

Creekview's running game helps open up the Grizzlies passing attack. Collins Wold is in his third year under center, and Morrell said he's improved in recognizing defenses. Most of his passing yards come from play action packages, and Dillon Mulkey and Justin Wright being his primary receivers.

"I do believe we average about 38 or 39 a game," Morrell said. "Like I said earlier, we have a lot of kids that we rely on. With our Wing T offense, we can spread the ball around a lot. When you have the ability to be balanced and spread the ball around, it becomes harder to defend."

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