“Defense played hard and kept us in the game. They created some big turnovers tonight and kept us in it. We were up 7-0 at halftime and felt like we were in good shape. Mount Vernon made some adjustments and started running the ball, which is smart on their part. I’m proud of the guys. We just came up short in the second half.” – Mount Paran coach Mitch Jordan said to the Marietta Daily Journal after his team lost to Mount Vernon Presbyterian, 14-7. It was the second time this season the Eagles fell to the Mustangs, as Mount Vernon defeated Mount Paran 35-14 on September 3.
“Great group of young men. We only had five seniors. I’ll always be proud of them because they were so positive, even though we struggled at times and had adversity. It’s a great community and a great place. They bought in and they worked hard, and it just didn’t pay off for us in the end.” – North Cobb Christian first year head coach Matt Jones said to the Marietta Daily Journal about his team after the Eagles were defeated by Holy Innocents’, 32-0. Jones and NCC ended the season with a record of 3-9.
“We weren’t planning on being this done this early in the playoffs. I’m so proud of this senior class. I’m heartbroken for them, too. To see what they’ve done in these four years I’ve been here as their coach is a testament to their character. They’ve laid the foundation for this program, and we’re going forward only from this point. We had some very untimely penalties when we could have put (Brookstone) away, and that hurt us. This is playoff football. You can’t give good teams second chances and expect to win the game. We also had some stalled drives in the second half. This game is unforgiving, but our guys played hard.” – Whitefield Academy head coach Coleman Joyner told the Marietta Daily Journal after the Wolfpack lost to Brookstone 14-10. Whitefield Academy led 10-0 entering the fourth quarter.
“I think we need to do a better job of finishing. You’re in the playoffs; everybody is good. When you get up three scores, you can’t relax, you can’t let up, you can’t exhale. It’s understandable, but at the same time we’ve got to fight against that.” – Wesleyan head coach Franklin Pridgen told the Gwinnett Daily Post about his team’s 21-14 win over Christian Heritage. The Wolves built a 14-0 lead but withstood a comeback attempt by the Lions.
“I just saw the end zone and knew I needed to get to it, so that’s what I wanted to do. – Athens Academy junior QB/LB Sam Bush said to the Athens Banner Herald about scoring on a 15-yard touchdown run on the Spartans’ first play in overtime in a 27-21 win over Mount Pisgah.
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