LAST WEEK: The Hawks fell to Gilmer, 31-10.
THIS WEEK: Pleasant Grove plays at Atlanta in a District 7-4A showdown.
OFFENSIVE STANDOUTS: Keshawn Jones eclipsed the 100-yard mark as he rushed for 105 yards on just seven totes. Jones also caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Cole. Logan Wesley ran 18 times for 51 yards. Carson Cox made a 30-yard catch. Place kicker Matt Day hit a 32-yard field goal.
DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS: Chauncey Martin had 15 tackles, including 12 solos, to pace the Hawk defense. Tyler Allen made an inteception and had two pass break ups, while Ryan Pickelman had seven tackles and two pass break ups. Cannon McCrary had one fumble recovery, and Cameron Edwards caused a fumble. Xavier Benson made nine tackles, and Drake Fowler added seven stops.
COACH JOSH GIBSON'S COMMENTS: "Offensively against Gilmer, it was the best game we have played all year. We didn't put up a lot of points because we made mistakes in the red zone. We fumbled a snap on a first-and-20 that killed a drive, and we didn't score twice inside the five, when we had opportunities to do so. Outside of those mistakes, we played really, really well. We played a lot harder and a lot more physical.
"On Defense, we played faster and rallied to the ball more. We held a Gilmer team that was averaging over 50 points a game, to a season low of 31. I think our kids played really, really hard and got better. I think that will help us for the rest of district play. Gilmer is in the driver's seat and if we had converted those opportunities we had, it could have been a 31-24 game. And maybe they could have converted more too. But we played really tough and close. If we play that way and keep growing then we'll be fine."
