North Gwinnett KOs Archer, 49-3

Updated Nov. 12, 2011

If it was a boxing match, it would have been stopped after a few rounds.

earned a second-round playoff spot Friday in overwhelming fashion, routing Archer 49-3 in Suwanee.

Quarterback Scotty Hosch was throwing the key punches. He was 21 of 23 in the first half as the Bulldogs built a 28-0 lead. And the defense took up where it left off against Peachtree Ridge, by allowing only a fourth-quarter field goal.

North will face Colquitt County Friday in Suwanee. Colquitt defeated East Coweta 31-10 Friday. The state title game will be Dec. 10 in the Georgia Dome.

Hosch left the game midway through the third quarter, having completed 25 of 27 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns. At one point he completed 22 straight passes, though two were nullified by penalties.

"We talked a lot all week about not taking anything for granted," North coach Bob Sphire said.

All of Hosch's touchdowns were to Chad Scott. Joe Jones also had a 1-yard TD run.

Also for North, Michael Haynes had a 6-yard scoring run, and Chris Bolden caught a 1-yard scoring pass. North's other TD came on a fumble recovery.

And the Bulldogs now have two straight games without allowing a touchdown.

"You gotta have great defense to get anywhere in Georgia," Sphire said.

It gives North (10-1) its sixth straight 10-win season, only the sixth program in state history to accomplish that feat.