South Gibson and Pearl-Cohn squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but South Gibson had to settle for second. They lost 36-16 to the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Firebirds are ranked 46th).
Although South Gibson took the loss, they still got scores from Cade Beaver and Nathan Wallace.
Pearl-Cohn was led to victory by Lj Funk and OmariOn Starnes. Funk threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, while StarneS gained 88 total yards and two touchdowns.
South Gibson has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Pearl-Cohn, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
South Gibson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pearl-Cohn, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 56-28 victory against Chester County on the 15th.
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