Daniel Pierce scored twice on returns and threw a touchdown pass to Mason Sikes, leading the Christian Heritage Lions to a 56-8 rout of the Bartow Generals in the first round of the Glory for Christ Football League postseason playoffs.
The Lions (8-1) advance to the semifinals against the Dominion Christian-Holy Ground Academy winner. That game will be played at 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Riverwood High School in Atlanta.
Christian Heritage is the defending league champion, having won 12 consecutive games for the 2008 title.
“I don’t know who we’ll be playing, although I anticipate Dominion Christian,” Lions coach Mike Vaden said after Friday’s game. “We do know we’ll be in for a real battle next week. Christian Heritage defeated Dominion Christian, 27-12, on Sept. 4.
After Terrell Wilson got the Lions’ scoring started on a 19-yard run in the first quarter, Pierce returned a punt 58 yards for his first touchdown of the game. The extra point failed and the Lions led, 13-0.
Still in the first quarter, Pierce intercepted a Bartow pass and galloped 85 yards for a touchdown. Nick Jang’s extra point gave the Lions a 20-0 advantage.
In the second quarter, Pierce connected with Mason Sikes on a 28-yard touchdown strike, and Pierce ran for a two-point conversion and a 28-0 lead.
Sikes added a 30-yard scoring run on a reverse and Jang’s extra point made it 35-0.
Wilson scored again in the fourth quarter on a 45-yard run, Ethan Turnmire scored on a 4-yard scamper and Austin Lowe capped the Lions’ scoring with a 15-yard run in the fourth quarter.
“I was real pleased with our defense tonight,” Vaden said. “We faced a big team, but our kids did an outstanding job. It was our best hitting in the second half of the season.”
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Lions stroll into playoff semis
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Cats hold on to take sub-region boys basketball title
(Misty Watson/The Daily Citizen) Misty Watson/The Daily Citizen Dalton’s Alexis Bautista takes on LaFayette’s Devarus Porter in the lane during Tuesday night’s Sub-region 7A-3A matchup at the Cats Den. The Catamounts held off a late Ramblers rally to win 56-49 and take the sub-region title.
With LaFayette coming to the Cats Den on Tuesday night with the Sub-region 7A-3A regular-season title on the line, Dalton boys basketball coach Mike Duffie faced his worst nightmare — leading scorer Tristen Harrell was suffering from a fever, weak from a sinus infection.
Continued ... - DHS girls win 11th in a row
- Area prep roundup: Indians put together victory
- Dalton ready for title tilt
- Message of inspiration
- Feb 6, 2012
- What's Going On?: Cats can wrap up top seed
- Feb 5, 2012
- Lady Kodiaks earn top seeds for postseason
- No limits for Bruins
- Area 7-3A Wrestling: Two Cats win titles; SE is fifth
- Area Roundup: Lady Bruins pick up pace for OT win
- Feb 4, 2012
- Doug Hawley: New cause for old race
- Tourney prepares for 13th edition
- Going their way
- Area prep roundup: North Murray boys speed to victory
- Feb 3, 2012
- Area tournaments preview: Pressure rises as season nears end
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