Pleasant Grove Hawks sink Pirates, 31 to 18

By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com

The Pirates gave up a lot of ground and a lot of time as the Pleasant Grove Hawks, with the exception of maybe Henderson, did something no other team was able to do… run successfully against the Pirate defense. The secondary was able to usually stop them but, but they would run averaged nine yards per carry. Pleasant Grove scored first on making it 7 to 0. Pitt came back immediately and scored on a Jaylon Jimmerson pass to a wide open Cris Williams, but missed the extra point, making it 7 to 6. That’s the way the first quarter ended. Pleasant Grove took the kickoff and drove to the Pirate 23- yard line then scored again on a 19 yard pass. Later in the second quarter, after only three plays, a Hawk scooted around end to make it 21 to 6. The Pirates came right back in the closing minute of the first half and moved the ball to the Hawks three yard line on a 42 yard pass from Jaylon Jimmerson to Deldrick Shields only to lose a fumble to the Hawks on the very next play. The half ended 21 to 6.

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