Rushing game rights the Pirates’ ship, get first win

The football team got its first win of the season in a dominating 28-4 victory over Lithonia last Friday. Michael Gilbert rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns in the Pirates’ win. Quarterback Jhyree Harris also contributed two touchdowns as the Pirates built a 21-0 first-quarter lead. The defense was just as dominating, not allowing a single point from the Bulldogs, and Lithonia could only manage two safeties. Robert Nelson led the charge for the Pirate defense with 18 tackles. After the game, Stone Mountain head coach Charles Reeves said his young team has plenty of room to grow. "We need to do a better job on the offensive line," Reeves said. "We’re not coming off the ball right now, that’s been our major problem offensively." The Pirates are also getting used to Harris, a transfer student from Florida, being under center. Stone Mountain (1-4) has a bye week before taking on Lakeside on Oct. 11. … Jonathan Spivey led the boy’s cross country team with a 15th-place finish in his race at the Week 4 DeKalb Meet. Spivey’s time was 19:44.67.