Pleasant Grove played as well as it could have for one half Friday.

Keeping the same intensity after building a 34-0 first-half lead was going to be a tough task, especially since the Hawks’ offense barely saw the turf in the third quarter.

Eleventh-ranked PG won its District 16-3A opener against cross-town rival Liberty-Eylau, 41-14, and improved to 6-0 on the year.

“Our coaches had the kids ready to play on both sides of the ball,” Pleasant Grove coach Kevin Davis said. “We played physical and did a lot of things the right way in the first half.”