The Grace Brethren High football program has a home, at last, that it can call its own.

The same can be said of quarterback Kevin Ramay and the team's wide-open spread offense.

After years of being vagabonds, Grace Brethren found a home field at Moorpark College and residence in the same league for back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2003.

For three consecutive years, Ramay transitioned from being at the control of three different offenses — I, option and spread.

After breaking nearly every school game and season passing record as a sophomore in 2006, Ramay didn't have to sort through a new playbook during the offseason.

"I love the spread offense," said Ramay. "It allows me a lot of options. And if nobody's open, I can pull it down and run."

Ramay completed 152 of 265 passes for 1,532 yards and 12 TDs for Grace Brethren last season. In the 2006 season opener against Kilpatrick, Ramay passed for 335 yards and three TDs. The following week at Big Bear, Ramay threw 59 times, completing 26 for 276 yards.

In making the jump from Division XII to the Tri-Valley League of the Northwest Division last year, Grace Brethren finished 2-8 and the program missed the playoffs for the first time since 1998.

Immediately after the season, Ramay began work on bettering himself physically and mentally.

"The improvement that he has made from Game 10 last year has been tremendous," said first-year Grace Brethren coach Mark Hoefler.

"He has a better understanding of the concept of our offense. He's such a student of a game. Kevin has always had a strong arm. He worked hard over the last nine months to learn the different type of passes he needs to throw."

Ramay worked closely with offensive coordinator Ty Twine on drills to improve his footwork and balance. Ramay brought those teachings home to his father, Wayne, as the two practiced endlessly in their backyard.

Until the eighth grade, Ramay had never played football. Baseball was his first love.

Since most of his friends were hard-core football players, Ramay tagged along. It didn't hurt that his father was "a total football guy," said Ramay.

As Ramay entered Grace Brethren in 2005, the program was beginning its fourth year of 11-man football and was coming off a 13-1 Division XII championship season. Ramay was the backup to Travis Chupp for most of the 2005 season as Grace Brethren ran off 11 straight wins before losing to Oaks Christian in the Division XI final.

"That was a great group of guys," said Ramay. "They would not accept anything less than victory."

Ramay is from the same mold, said Hoefler.

"He is an extremely competitive young man," Hoefler said. "In the weight room or running, he can't stand to lose. It is one of his strengths. He stays after practice and lifts when others have taken off."

Rare is the day that Ramay doesn't spend working at his craft.

On weekends, it's not uncommon to find Ramay working on his game at Moorpark College.

At home, the junior constantly reviews as much football video as he can.

"If I can see what I did or what another quarterback did right, it's awesome," said Ramay.

That enthusiasm spills over to this year's Grace Brethren team.

"We had mostly sophomores and juniors last year," said Ramay. "Hardly anybody had any experience.

"We grew together as a team. (Ryan) Whitman and (Travis) Sproat are great receivers."