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South Pittsburg cruises into 1A state quarterfinals

Garrett Raulston (9) runs the ball for the Pirates. The Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers visited the South Pittsburg Pirates in TSSAA football action on October 21, 2016.
Garrett Raulston (9) runs the ball for the Pirates. The Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers visited the South Pittsburg Pirates in TSSAA football action on October 21, 2016. Garrett Raulston (9) runs the ball for the Pirates. The Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers visited the South Pittsburg Pirates in TSSAA football action on October 21, 2016.

By Stephen Hargis 3 min read

SOUTH PITTSBURG 42,FAYETTEVILLE 0

The stars: Hogan Holland passed for 163 yards and two touchdowns and Kyree Pryor ran for 107 on just seven carries, scoring twice.Up next: South Pittsburg will travel to undefeated Columbia Academy.

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – Five months later, the bad blood lingered for South Pittsburg from a summer 7-on-7 passing scrimmage against Fayetteville.

Focused and physical from the opening snap, the Pirates scored three touchdowns on their first seven snaps on their way to a convincing 42-0 win over the Tigers Friday night in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs.

That makes three times in four years the Pirates (11-1) have eliminated the Tigers (9-3) from the postseason, with an average margin of victory of 41 points.

“They disrespected us, so we really wanted to get after them,” said Pirates senior quarterback Hogan Holland, who completed four of his eight passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. “It was really important to jump on them early. That felt good.”