LEXINGTON X MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP

In the 1st Lexington 10 Middle School football championship played this past Monday, the Pleasant Hill Cougars took home the championship trophy.

They defeated the Gilbert Middle School Warriors 26-0.

Pleasant Hill dominated the game just as they did their opponents in the regular season, giving up only 6 points all season to finish 8-0.

“It was great,” Cougars’ head coach Matt Hornsby said. “It was just fun watching these kids play that will be playing against each other for the next 3-4 years in high school and I’ve got a special group this year. I’ve been coaching 21 years and this might be the best group of kids and athletes that I had in 21 years.”

The Warriors (6-2) struggled to put drives together against the stifling Cougars defense, going backwards on penalties and negative yardage plays for most of the 1st half.

Running back Jaden Allen-Hendrix gained yardage on some hard fought runs, including breaking a long one early in the 1st quarter to the Cougars’ 18.

The rest of the game was all Pleasant Hill, specifically Jayden Bradford, who scored all 4 Cougar touchdowns. After the game, Hornsby reflected on the team’s undefeated season and winning the 1st Lex 10 championship.

“They’ve worked hard for everything,” Hornsby said. “This has been a special group that I would put up against anyone, I can’t wait to see some of them play for a state championship at Williams-Brice in a few years.”