Football Followup - Pleasant Grove

LAST WEEK: Pleasant Grove upended Dallas Roosevelt, 56-12, in a Class 4A, Div. II bi-district playoff game at Paris High School's Wildcat Stadium.

THIS WEEK: Pleasant Grove (9-2) tangles with Waco Connally (8-3) at Royse City ISD Stadium at 1 p.m. in a Class 4A, Division II area playoff game.

OFFENSIVE STANDOUTS: Bruce Garrett racked up 163 yards on just 13 carries and a touchdown, while teammate James Wiggins piled up 79 yards on seven carries with two rushing scores. Wiggins also caught a 40-yard pass from QB Ben Harmon for a touchdown. Jackson Cobb caught two TD passes from Harmon and finished with two catches for 92 yards. Harmon finished with 204 yards and three touchdowns on 6-of-7 passing.

DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS: DE Marcus Burris had three sacks to go with seven tackles.OLB Nick Martin had 11 tackles and a sack, while ILB Caleb Hemphill made 12 stops. Shayne Nelson recovered a fumble. ILB Bladen Reaves had 10 tackles and a sack.

COACH JOSH GIBSON'S COMMENTS: "We wanted to dominate the game and set a tone for the playoffs. I was proud of our kids and the way we executed. I believe we took another step and grew as a team. Consequently, that also provide more belief in our quest to continue to play deep in the playoffs.

"We can still improve in a number of areas. We want to play more physical on both sides of the ball. That will be a big goal this week-physicality."

-Brian Tyl

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