Atlanta
Pilot Point 0 Atlanta 19
Felder
THE GAME AT A GLANCE
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Atlanta 13 0 0 6
Pilot Point 0 0 0 0
YARDSTICK
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Atlanta
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Pilot Point
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First Downs
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12
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9
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Rushes-Yards
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50-342
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36-57
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Passing Yards
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15
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79
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Comp-Att-Int
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2-6-0
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5-11-0
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Sacks-Yds lost
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2-10
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3-14
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Punts-Avg
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2-56.5
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7-36.4
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Fumbles-Lost
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6-2
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1-1
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Penalties
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5-60
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3-15
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First Quarter
A - Fred Washington 1 run (Curtis
Burns kick), 10:16
A - Washington 35 run (kick failed),
6:05
Fourth Quarter
A - Jonathan Blaylock 31 run (pass
failed), 9:41
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Atlanta: Fred Washington
25-206; Curtis Burns 14-74; Jonathan
Blaylock 3-39; DeQuan Wilson 6-22. Pilot
Point: Grant Guthrie 8-30; C.J. Hatten
5-17; Tyler Hollar 5-14; Josh LeBlanc
8-9; Shaun Felder 2-15.
PASSING - Atlanta: DeQuan Wilson 2-
6-0-15. Pilot Point: Josh LeBlanc, 4-10-
0-23; Jarrail Johnson 1-1-0-56.
RECEIVING - Atlanta: Dallas Washington
1-10; Calvin Graham 1-5. Pilot
Point: Josh LeBlanc 1-56; Jacob Stuckly
1-13; Damas Reed 2-9; C.J. Hatten
1-1.
By Richard Greene
Assistant Editor
Atlanta's defense brought an abrupt end Friday night to Pilot Point's
deepest journey into the Class 3A playoffs.
Atlanta limited the Bearcats to 136 total yards in a 19-0 victory at
Greenville's Cottonford Field in a Class 3A Division II Region II area
title game.
Atlanta (8-4) moved on to play Jefferson in the Region II quarterfinal.
Pilot Point's second season in Class 3A ended at 7-5. The Bearcats made it
one step farther in the playoffs this season than last, which ended with a
loss in bi-district.
"We came a long way from where we were in August," said Pilot Point coach
G.A. Moore. "In the end, we were a lot better than we were early.
"I hate to see the seniors graduate. They worked hard. The coaches get to
come back; they don't."
Seventeen seniors played their last game for the Bearcats.
Pilot Point couldn't get around Atlanta's speedy defense, which found an
answer for everything the Bearcats tried. Atlanta limited Pilot Point to 57
yards rushing on 36 carries -1.5 yards per carry.
The Bearcats never got inside Atlanta's 20-yard line. Pilot Point only had
five plays of 10 yards or more. On eight plays, the Bearcats didn't reach
the line of scrimmage.
"They had tremendous speed on defense," said Pilot Point quarterback Josh
LeBlanc. "It was just like playing Gainesville. We were trying everything
we could. We just played a tough team."
Atlanta coach Ben Scharnberg said: "We take a lot of pride in our defense.
Our kids love to play defense and hit people. People that are good like
Pilot Point are going to gain yards, but we were able to make up for a lot
with our quickness and speed."
Pilot Point hit some short passes early to tight ends Damas Reed and Jacob
Stuckly in the first series of the game. But the Atlanta pass rush, which
sacked LeBlanc three times and forced six straight incompletions, was able
to take away Pilot Point's passing game.
"We thought we could do it all night, but we needed to run more on it,"
Moore said. "They made the adjustments. They have so much speed."
Pilot Point's lone offensive highlight was a 56-yard end-round pass from
Jarrail Johnson to LeBlanc in the final minute of the third quarter.
LeBlanc got behind the secondary and appeared off to the end zone but was
chased down from behind at the Atlanta 31.
The Bearcats turned the ball over on the next play when John Grumble's
lateral to Josh LeBlanc was recovered by Atlanta. It was one of the two
Pilot Point turnovers.
"We had some junk plays to use," Moore said. "We needed some big plays to
happen. But it goes back to the speed factor. They were able to recover and
make the play."
Atlanta scored on its first two possessions, driving 48 and 52 yards for
scores.
Pilot Point tried an on-side kick to start the game and Atlanta recovered
it at the Bearcats' 48. Atlanta scored four plays later on a 1-yard run by
Fred Washington.
Washington capped Atlanta's next drive with a 35-yard touchdown scamper
that put Atlanta up 13-0 with 6:05 left in the first quarter.
Washington finished with 206 yards on 25 carries, leading a stable of
Atlanta backs. Atlanta finished with 342 yards on the ground.
"Fred is an exceptional athlete," Scharnberg said. "When he wants to turn
it loose, he can.
"All of our backs played well. The big key was our play up front."
Atlanta's final score came on a 31-yard run by Jonathan Blaylock with 9:41
left in the fourth quarter.
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