TATUM, Texas-All the scoring was reserved for the first half.
Pleasant Grove defeated Tatum, 21-7, in a Class 4A, Division II bi-district football playoff game at Eagle Stadium Friday.
The Hawks jumped out to a 21-0 lead until Tatum scored with 6:01 left in the second quarter; it would be the only scoring of the game.
"I was really proud of our defense and thought we played a heckuva game," Pleasant Grove head coach Josh Gibson said. "To hold someone to seven points in the playoffs, I'm very happy. Schematically, I give Tatum credit for scheming us well in
the second half."
The Hawks remain undefeated at 11-0 and will face Aubrey in the area round next week. That game is set for 4 p.m. Friday at the Star in Frisco.
Pleasant Grove's defense drove the Eagles back in rushing as Tatum finished with -8 yards on 22 carries. A lot o f negative yardage came on four Hawk sacks.
Senior TJ Cole, who finished with a game-high 90 yards on 16 totes, helped PG total 257 yards of rushing.
Pleasant Grove sophomore quarterback Ben Harmon hit on 3 of 5 passes for 76 yards, while Tatum's Obadiah Jones was 8 of 17 for 88 yards.
The Hawks attempted a 25-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, but it sailed wide left.
Both defenses did a good job of slowing down the opposition's offense in the second half.
Xavier Benson caught a 33-yard pass from Ben Harmon for PG's first score of the game.
The Hawk defense forced a 3-and-out on the Eagles' first, second, and third possessions.
Chauncey Martin capped a 73-yard, 8-play drive with a 27-yard touchdown run. Martin broke a tackle and bounced outside for the score to put Pleasant Grove up, 14-0.
Cole ran the ball in from 2 yards out, and the Hawks were cruising, 21-0.
Tatum responded its next possession. Quarterback Obadiah Jones found Jamaurie Wilson for a 43-yard passing TD to make it 21-7.
Pleasant Grove had 10, first half first downs compared to the Eagles' four.
Tyler Allen and Caleb Porchia each had a sack for the Hawks in the first half.
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PG 14 7 0 0-21
TAT 0 7 0 0-7
First Quarter
PG-Xavier Benson 33 pass from Ben Harmon (Dillon Williams kick), 6:53
PG-Chauncey Martin 27 run (Williams kick), 0:54
Second Quarter
PG-TJ Cole 2 run (Williams kick), 8:38
TAT-Jamaurie Wilson 43 pass from Obadiah Jones (Ismael Vazquez kick), 6:01
=PG=TAT
First Downs=16=9
Yards Rushing=48-257=22-(minus 8)
Yards Passing=76=169
Passes A-C-I=17-8-0=5-3-1
Fumbles-Lost=2-1=1-0
Penalties=6-55=5-45
Punts-Avg.=2-39.5=6-35.7
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Pleasant Grove, Cole 16-90, Martin 8-49, Garrett 6-38, Roberts 4-20, Luke Harmon 5-26, Ben Harmon 7-42, team 2-(minus 8). Tatum, Obadiah Jones 4-15, Cedric White 13-6, Jachais Jenkins 1-(minus 1), team 4-(minus 28).
PASSING-Pleasant Grove, Ben Harmon 3-5-1-76. Tatum, Jones 8-17-0-88, Jamaurie Wilson 2-2-0-81.
RECEIVING-Pleasant Grove, Benson 1-33, Cole 1-22, Garrett 1-21. Tatum, Wilson 3-57, Demetris Moore 1-6, Jenkins 1-12, White 3-13, Jakubowski 2-81.