GILMER, Texas-Gilmer's 16-year streak is over.
After not dropping a district game at home since 2001, Pleasant Grove defeated the Buckeyes, 41-38, in a game for the ages at Jeff Traylor Stadium in a District 7-4A game.
Gilmer tried to kick a game tying 31-yard field goal with five second left in the fourth quarter, but the kick sailed wide right.
"I am so proud of our program and how we continue to grow," Hawk head coach Josh Gibson said. "There's not a cap on this team, and that one wasn't easy. It is so special to us. I have so much respect for Coach Traylor and what he built here at Gilmer. We beat our idol."
Carson Cox caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ben Harmon for the go ahead score with 36 seconds left in the game for Pleasant Grove.
"The pass call goes to our quarterbacks' coach Riley Fincher," Gibson said. "I try to keep people off balance the whole game. Fincher told me to run a post. Fincher and I are going to Shreveport tomorrow to party."
It was a special performance for the Hawks' offensive line. Behind the line, Chauncey Martin amassed 219 yards on 17 carries, while TJ Cole had 127 yards on 21 totes.
Gilmer scored on a 39-yard pass to take a 24-21 lead with 11 minutes to go in the second quarter.
Pleasant Grove retook the lead on a 22-yard TD by Cole, but Bran Webb ran in a 16-yarder for the Buckeyes on the next possession to make it 31-28.
Tyler Kelley made an interception with 8:01 left in the fourth. Martin scored on a 57-yard run to make it 34-31 in favor of the Hawks.
Gilmer responded with a Webb 21-yard TD to make it 38-31 in favor of the Buckeyes.
On the Hawks' next possession, Harmon hit Cox on a post to give Pleasant Grove (6-0, 2-0) the win.
Pleasant Grove went into the locker room with a 21-17 halftime lead.
The Hawks took the first kickoff and took it 89 yards downfield. During the drive, Garrett broke free for a 22-yard run, and Cole had a 22-yard run. Cole capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown.
Gilmer responded with a 26-yard field goal by Adan Ibarra.
On the kickoff, Cole returned the ball 50 yards to the Buckeye 37 yard line. The Hawks ran the ball 10 times, and Ben Harmon plunged into the end zone on a 1-yarder to make it 14-3 in favor of PG.
Brown broke free and raced 50 yards to paydirt on the next Gilmer possession to make it 14-10.
Cole had a 1-yard touchdown run on the next Hawk drive to make it 21-10.
Each team traded punts, and the Buckeyes capped an 80-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Brown to Red Jones. Gilmer inched to within 4, 21-17.
Pleasant Grove started from its own 24 yard line with 56 seconds left until the half. Martin ran the ball, got to the right edge and had a 51-yard scamper to put the Hawks at the Buckeye 8 with 18 seconds left.
After a pair runs and a pair of timeouts, PG tried a 26-yard field goal, but Gilmer's Morgan Lusty came off the right edge and got a hand on the ball as the attempt fell short.
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PG 7 14 7 13-41
GILMER 3 14 14 7-38
First Quarter
PG-TJ Cole 1 run (Dillon Williams kick), 7:43
G-Adan Ibarra 35 field goal, 4:06
Second Quarter
PG-Ben Harmon 1 run (Williams kick), 10:05
G-Aaron Brown 50 run (Ibarra kick), 8:26
PG-Cole 1 run (Williams kick), 5:15
G-Red Jones 4 pass from Aaron Brown (Ibarra kick), 0:56
Third Quarter
G-JaMareon Granville 39 pass from Brown (Ibarra kick), 11:00
PG-Cole 22 run (Williams kick), 9:27
G-Bran Webb 16 run (Ibarra kick), 7:39
Fourth Quarter
PG-Chauncey Martin 57 run (kick blocked), 5:59
G-Webb 21 run (Ibarra kick), 3:34
PG- Carson Cox 34 pass from Ben Harmon (Williams kick), 0:36
=PG=Gilmer
First Downs=20=26
Yards Rushing=51-435=29-157
Yards Passing=97=373
Passes A-C-I=6-4-1=41-26-1
Fumbles-Lost=0-0=0-0
Penalties=10-92=8-83
Punts-Avg.=2-38.5=2-37.5
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Pleasant Grove, TJ Cole 21-127, Chauncey Martin 17-219, Bruce Garrett 8-76, Ben Harmon 4-11, James Wiggins 1-2. Gilmer, Braydon Bates 1-3, Red Jones 2-(minus 2), Rasahaad Ward 2-11, Aaron Brown 15-102, Bran Webb 6-55, team 2-(minus 12).
PASSING-Pleasant Grove, Ben Harmon 4-6-1-97. Gilmer, Brown 26-41-1-373.
RECEIVING-Pleasant Grove, Carson Cox 3-79, Cole 1-18 . Gilmer, Bates 1-1, Christian Fluellen 2-15, Jones 5-43, Morgan Lusty 8-163, Ward 4-58, Qua Heath 3-34, Webb 1-11, JaMareon Granville 3-48.