After graduating 26 seniors from last year’s 12-2 squad, the Graham Steers understand that they’ll be a popular pick by many to take a step backward in 2025.

But don’t expect coach Clay McChristian or his squad to embrace or endorse such a forecast.

While Graham will be significantly younger and less experienced that it was a year ago, returning just one offensive and three defensive starters among its 17 lettermen, the Steers have every intention of upholding a tradition that has yielded 16 consecutive playoff appearances and eight double digit-win seasons over that span. So when they say they’ve adopted the phrase “Doubt us” as their motto for the season, you can do so at your own risk.