3/22/2015 football Edit

Postcard: Top QBs converge on Atlanta

Adam Krohn

Feature Writer

Quarterback Challenge: Atlanta

Chase Brice earned a spot in the Finals of the Rivals Quarterback

Challenge in Baltimore.

JOHNS CREEK, GA. -- The Rivals Quarterback Challenge

Presented by Under Armour was held at Northview High School on

Sunday, and 2017 Loganville (Ga.) Grayson High School quarterback Chase Brice

beat out more than 80 of the East Coast's best signal callers to win the event.

Sunday's participants came from as far north as New Jersey and as far south as

Miami.

The victory earned Brice an all-expenses paid trip to Baltimore for the Finals of the

Rivals Quarterback Challenge, an event that takes place

during the weekend of the

Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge in June.

Brice, who is still waiting for his first scholarship offer, said he is in frequent contact with

coaches from

Tennessee, Duke and Kentucky.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound prospect hopes to parlay Sunday's

win, and potentially another strong performance in Baltimore, into numerous

scholarship offers.

"I think this is a big opportunity for me to get my recruiting to the next

level," Brice said. "This is such a great event to showcase my

talents."

The Rivals Quarterback Challenge is a part of

the Rivals Camp Series Presented by Under Armour and

includes an accuracy competition and other evaluations that are tracked by

analysts using a unique points system, an explanation of which can be found

here (PDF).

Out of the entire field of Sunday's competition, seven finalists emerged and

advanced to the final round. Brice was the ultimate winner with 40 points, followed by

Justin Berry (34 points), Jake Allen (34), Kato Nelson (33), Stephen Calvert (29), Kurt Rawlings (27) and

Matthew Downing (24).

Those in attendance received a surprise visit from NFL quarterback Jason

Campbell, a 10-year veteran whose career began in 2005 with the Washington Redskins.

He's currently a free agent after spending last season with the Cincinnati

Bengals.

Campbell, who signed with Auburn in 2000 out of Taylorsville (Miss.), heard about Sunday's

Challenge and decided to drop by.

"As a professional quarterback you always like to see guys who are in high

school," Campbell said. "They may think they've got it, but they don't

understand there's still a long ways to go. But at events like this there is a

competitive side and it's fun to come out and watch. I just enjoy it and it's

probably something I want to get involved with once I move on from my career."

Campbell believes that competing in the Rivals Quarterback Challenge will help prospects succeed.

"If you're in your small circle or a small town, the only competition you have

is there," he said. "But if you step out to events like this where it's more

challenging and you get the chance to meet other quarterbacks from across the

nation and you're all in one spot, now you get to test your abilities against

some of the best.

"If you want to be the best, that's what you have to do. You can't stay in your

comfort zone. You have to challenge yourself. That will create more

opportunities."

Camp Awards

At each Quarterback Challenge we award the best individual performances. These players took the top honors:

Mobile Marksman

Kole Stealy

Cypress Bay HS/Weston, Fla.

Interview of the Day

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2017 QB Chase Brice (Grayson, Ga.) with a 50-plus yard bomb at the QB #RivalsChallenge. pic.twitter.com/Z4maiwW5Rx- Adam Krohn (@AKRivals) March 22, 2015

Congrats to our Atlanta QB #RivalsChallenge final top 5: Calvert, Nelson, Allen, Berry and Brice (our champion)! pic.twitter.com/YwbLdVOjs1- Rivals Camp Series (@RivalsCamp) March 22, 2015

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