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Hawks' offense rolls past Tigers
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The Alcovy Tigers fell 41-13 to Hillgrove on the road in the first round of the Class AAAAAA state football tournament, ending their season with a 7-4 overall record. - photo by John Silas/Marietta Daily Journal
POWDER SPRINGS – Hillgrove once again lit up the scoreboard as the Hawks defeated Alcovy 41-13 in its first-round Class AAAAAA state playoff game at Cobb Energy/Hillgrove Stadium. The Hawks jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first half and never looked back as they advanced to a second-round game at Camden County next Friday. “(Alcovy is) very aggressive and they do a lot of things,” Hillgrove coach Phil Ironside said. “They give you problems and they aggravated us for a while.