METRO RECAP: Cobb suffers blows to title chances

The Hillgrove Hawks looked like they had weathered the storm from West Forsyth when Kenyan Drake returned a kick for a score late in the second quarter for a tie-breaking touchdown. West Forsyth would regroup at halftime and hold Drake to under 40 yards for the game in a 40-28 victory to end Hillgrove’s season. Drake did total three scores for the game. Blake Roberts led the Wolverines with 111 yards rushing. … Kell managed to dent the scoreboard against Lovejoy, but it was the Wildcats that ruled the day 15-10. Kell fumbled away a screen pass which led to a Lovejoy score. The defense would force another Kell fumble late in the game. … Pope was thumped 35-0 by Tri-Cities when Oscar Ross passed for a score and ran for another. The Bulldogs scored early on a Xavier Robinson 80-yard score. The defense also forced four turnovers. … ML King was down a touchdown and running out of time when Jonquel Dawson hit Cornell Boyd for a 31-yard score to force overtime. In the extra frame, Dawson found Blake Tibbs for the 27-21 game-winning score. Dawson had three scores and 352 yards in the win. … Dacula dumped Newnan 32-21 thanks to a pair of Marcus Cox scores as well as one from Rocky Capobianco. … Walton advanced to the next round with a 42-7 win over South Cobb. Tyren Jones scored four times in the first half and recorded five total touchdowns for the Raiders. … St. Pius X jumped out to a 24-0 halftime lead before rolling on to a 31-6 victory over Henry County. Ryan Braswell contributed 153 yards and three scores on 23 carries. Aaron Avant picked off two Henry County passes. … Miles Jones scored two touchdowns which would be enough for Allatoona to advance past Mary Persons 14-7.