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.
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