Giles High School graduates Justin Farmer and Greg Ray played in the East-West all-star football game at Darling Stadium in Hampton, VA last Friday.

Farmer and Ray shared time on the offensive line for the West team. For Farmer, being chosen to play on the team was a good opportunity.

"It was pretty cool, it was awesome actually." Farmer said.

For Ray, competing against players from across the state gave him a taste of what college football will potentially be like.

According to Ray, while their team had a lot of size, the East team had a lot of speed.

Though they lost 28-6, the atmosphere that accompanied Farmer and Ray during the week of practice prior to the game was a good experience.

"It was really cool, just meeting everybody and seeing how everyone else plays, me and Justin both felt like we had played with everybody forever." Ray said.

Both former Spartans will be continuing their football careers at the collegiate level, with Ray playing at Liberty University and Farmer playing at Emory and Henry.

While Ray signed with Liberty earlier this year, Farmer signed with Emory and Henry in May, after getting invitations from Richmond and Bridgewater College.

"It was really a combination of the school and the (football) program." Farmer said, when asked about his decision to attend the school.

Farmer will be a pre-engineering major in the fall. While many high school graduates don’t get a chance to continue their sports career, Farmer said that playing at Emory and Henry is not only awesome, it is a great opportunity. Farmer’s expectation for his college career is simple.